az

Login to Azure

$ az login

$ az group list

$ az group create --name [MyResourceGroup] --location [eastus]

$ az vm list

$ az account show

$ az account set --subscription [subscription-id]

az [group] [subgroup] [command] [options]

az is the unified command-line interface for Microsoft Azure. It provides access to Azure services including virtual machines, storage, databases, Kubernetes, and hundreds of other cloud resources through a consistent cross-platform interface.
The CLI enables automation, scripting, and management of Azure resources without using the web portal.

--output, -o format

Output format (json, jsonc, table, tsv, yaml, none)

JMESPath query to filter output

Subscription name or ID

Resource group name

Azure region

Increase logging verbosity

Enable debug logging

Only show errors

~/.azure/config

INI-format configuration file for defaults and settings. Sections include [core], [defaults], and [cloud]. Managed via `az config set`.

$ # Set default output format
az config set core.output=table

# Set default location
az config set defaults.location=eastus

- vm - Virtual machines
- storage - Storage accounts
- aks - Azure Kubernetes Service
- webapp - Web apps
- sql - SQL databases
- cosmosdb - Cosmos DB
- keyvault - Key Vault
- network - Networking resources
- group - Resource groups
- account - Account management

Requires Azure subscription and authentication. Some operations are destructive. API rate limits may apply. Large outputs can be slow. Not all Azure features available immediately in CLI. Use --dry-run when available.

The Azure CLI 2.0 was released by Microsoft in 2017 as a complete rewrite of the original Azure CLI, built in Python with focus on usability and cross-platform support.

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