linode-linode - Man Page
command-line interface for Linode instances
Synopsis
linode-linode [-a action] [action-options...] [options...]
-a create, --action create create and start a new Linode
-a rebuild, --action rebuild rebuild an existing Linode
-a start, --action start start a Linode
-a stop, --action stop stop a Linode
-a restart, --action restart restart a Linode
-a rename, --action rename change a Linode's label
-a group, --action group set a Linode's display group
-a resize, --action resize resize a Linode and boot
-a ip-add, --action ip-add add an IP address to a Linode
-a delete, --action delete completely delete a Linode
-a list, --action list list info about Linodes
-a show, --action show show detailed info about a Linode
-a locations, --action locations list all datacenters
-a distros, --action distros list all distributions
-a plans, --action plans list all Linode plans
--api-key=KEY your user's API key
-h, --help display this help and exit
-j, --json return output in JSON format
-u, --username=USER username for Linode CLI account
Options
- -a, --action
An action to perform on one Linode. One of: create, start, stop, restart, rename, group, resize, delete.
Read-only operations are available as well: list, show.
Each action has a set of options that apply to it, which are outlined in the section Actions.
- --api-key
API key to use when communicating with the Linode API. The API key can also be set using an environment variable (LINODE_API_KEY). Alternatively, you can specify the API key in a .linodecli file in the working user's home directory, using the format `api-key foobar`.
- -u, --username:
Optional. Allows users to specify the username, if using with multiple accounts and configuration files.
- -j, --json:
Optional. JSON output.
- -h, --help
Displays help documentation.
Actions
Create
- Create and start a new Linode.
- -l, --label
Required. A Linode to operate on.
- -L, --location
Required. The datacenter to use for deployment. Locations are Atlanta, Dallas, Fremont, London, Newark, and Tokyo.
- -d, --distribution
Required. Distribution name or DistributionID to deploy.
- -p, --plan
Required. The Plan to deploy. Plans are linode1024, linode2048, linode4096, linode8192, linode16384, linode24576, linode32768, and linode40960.
- -P, --password
Required. The root user's password. Needs to be at least 6 characters and contain at least two of these four character classes: lower case letters, upper case letters, numbers, and punctuation.
- -t, --payment-term
Optional. Payment term, one of 1, 12, or 24 (months). Default: 1. This is ignored when using metered.
- -g, --group
Optional. Linode Manager display group to place this Linode under. Default: none.
- -K, --pubkey-file
Optional. A public key file to install at `/root/.ssh/authorized_keys` when creating this Linode.
- -S, --stackscript
Optional. Personal or public StackScript ID to use for deployment. Names of personal StackScripts are accepted.
- -J, --stackscriptjson
The JSON encoded name/value pairs, answering the StackScript's User Defined Fields (UDF). A path to a JSON file is also accepted.
- -w, --wait
Optional. Amount of time (in minutes) to wait for human output. Using the flag only, will use the default of 5.
Rebuild
- Rebuild an existing Linode.
- -l, --label
Required. A Linode to operate on.
- -d, --distribution
Required. Distribution name or DistributionID to deploy.
- -P, --password
Required. The root user's password. Needs to be at least 6 characters and contain at least two of these four character classes: lower case letters, upper case letters, numbers, and punctuation.
- -K, --pubkey-file
Optional. A public key file to install at `/root/.ssh/authorized_keys` when creating this Linode.
- -S, --stackscript
Optional. Personal or public StackScript ID to use for deployment. Names of personal StackScripts are accepted.
- -J, --stackscriptjson
The JSON encoded name/value pairs, answering the StackScript's User Defined Fields (UDF). A path to a JSON file is also accepted.
- -w, --wait
Optional. Amount of time (in minutes) to wait for human output. Using the flag only, will use the default of 5.
Start
- Starts (boots) a Linode.
- -l, --label
A Linode to operate on.
- -w, --wait
Optional. Amount of time (in minutes) to wait for human output. Using the flag only, will use the default of 5.
Stop
- Stops (powers down) a Linode.
- -l, --label
A Linode to operate on.
- -w, --wait
Optional. Amount of time (in minutes) to wait for human output. Using the flag only, will use the default of 5.
Restart
- Restart (reboots) a Linode.
- -l, --label
A Linode to operate on.
- -w, --wait
Optional. Amount of time (in minutes) to wait for human output. Using the flag only, will use the default of 5.
Rename
- Change a Linode's label.
- -l, --label
A Linode to operate on.
- --new-label
New label to apply to this Linode.
Group
- Set a Linode's display group.
- -g, --group
Linode Manager display group to place this Linode under.
- -l, --label
A Linode to operate on.
Resize
- Resize a Linode to a new plan size, and issue a boot job.
- -l, --label
A Linode to operate on.
- -p, --plan
The Plan to resize to. Plans are linode1024, linode2048, linode4096, linode8192, linode16384, linode24576, linode32768, and linode40960.
- -w, --wait
Optional. Amount of time (in minutes) to wait for human output. Using the flag only, will use the default of 20.
IP-Add
- Add an IP address to a Linode.
- -l, --label
A Linode to operate on.
- --private
Add a private IP address instead of a public one.
Delete
- Delete a Linode, its disk image(s), and configuration profile(s).
- -l, --label
The Linode to Delete.
List
- List information about one or more Linodes. Linodes are grouped by their display group.
- -l, --label
Optional. A specific Linode to list.
Show
- Display detailed information about one or more Linodes.
- -l, --label
Required. A specific Linode to show.
Locations
List all available datacenters.
Distros
List all available distributions.
Plans
List all available Linode plans.
Examples
Working with Multiple Linodes
Actions can be performed on multiple Linodes using their labels. Using multiple --label arguments will accomplish the same thing.
$ linode start My-Linode-Label1 My-Linode-Label2
$ linode show --label My-Linode-Label1 --label My-Linode-Label2
Copyright/License
Copyright 2015 Linode, LLC. Linode CLI is made available under the terms of the Perl Artistic License, or GPLv2 at the recipients discretion. Read it at <http://dev.perl.org/licenses/artistic.html>. This program is free software; you can redistribute it and/or modify it under the terms of the GNU General Public License as published by the Free Software Foundation; either version 2 of the License, or (at your option) any later version. This program is distributed in the hope that it will be useful, but WITHOUT ANY WARRANTY; without even the implied warranty of MERCHANTABILITY or FITNESS FOR A PARTICULAR PURPOSE. See the GNU General Public License for more details. You should have received a copy of the GNU General Public License along with this program. If not, see http://www.gnu.org/licenses/ See the full license at <http://www.gnu.org/licenses/>.Perl Artistic License
GNU General Public License (GPL) Version 2