linode-linode man page

linode-linode — 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.

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2019-07-25 perl v5.30.0 User Contributed Perl Documentation