Cloud Foundry CLI Reference Guide
- Name
- Usage
- Version
- Getting Started
- Apps
- Services
- Orgs
- Spaces
- Domains
- Routes
- Network Policies
- Buildpacks
- User Admin
- Org Admin
- Space Admin
- Service Admin
- Security Group
- Environment Variable Groups
- Isolation Segments
- Feature Flags
- Advanced
- Add/remove Plugin Repository
- Add/remove Plugin
- Environment Variables
- Global Options
- Apps (experimental)
Name
cf - A command line tool to interact with Cloud Foundry
Usage
cf [global options] command [arguments…] [command options]
Version
6.39.1+efdd631d2.2018-09-18
Getting Started
| Command | Description |
|---|---|
| help | Show help |
| version | Print the version |
| login | Log user in |
| logout | Log user out |
| passwd | Change user password |
| target | Set or view the targeted org or space |
| api | Set or view target api url |
| auth | Authenticate non-interactively |
Apps
| Command | Description |
|---|---|
| apps | List all apps in the target space |
| app | Display health and status for an app |
| push | Push a new app or sync changes to an existing app |
| scale | Change or view the instance count, disk space limit, and memory limit for an app |
| delete | Delete an app |
| rename | Rename an app |
| start | Start an app |
| stop | Stop an app |
| restart | Stop all instances of the app, then start them again. This causes downtime. |
| restage | Recreate the app’s executable artifact using the latest pushed app files and the latest environment (variables, service bindings, buildpack, stack, etc.) |
| restart-app-instance | Terminate, then restart an app instance |
| run-task | Run a one-off task on an app |
| tasks | List tasks of an app |
| terminate-task | Terminate a running task of an app |
| events | Show recent app events |
| files | Print out a list of files in a directory or the contents of a specific file of an app running on the DEA backend |
| logs | Tail or show recent logs for an app |
| env | Show all env variables for an app |
| set-env | Set an env variable for an app |
| unset-env | Remove an env variable |
| stacks | List all stacks (a stack is a pre-built file system, including an operating system, that can run apps) |
| stack | Show information for a stack (a stack is a pre-built file system, including an operating system, that can run apps) |
| copy-source | Copies the source code of an application to another existing application (and restarts that application) |
| create-app-manifest | Create an app manifest for an app that has been pushed successfully |
| get-health-check | Show the type of health check performed on an app |
| set-health-check | Change type of health check performed on an app |
| enable-ssh | Enable ssh for the application |
| disable-ssh | Disable ssh for the application |
| ssh-enabled | Reports whether SSH is enabled on an application container instance |
| ssh | SSH to an application container instance |
Services
| Command | Description |
|---|---|
| marketplace | List available offerings in the marketplace |
| services | List all service instances in the target space |
| service | Show service instance info |
| create-service | Create a service instance |
| update-service | Update a service instance |
| delete-service | Delete a service instance |
| rename-service | Rename a service instance |
| create-service-key | Create key for a service instance |
| service-keys | List keys for a service instance |
| service-key | Show service key info |
| delete-service-key | Delete a service key |
| bind-service | Bind a service instance to an app |
| unbind-service | Unbind a service instance from an app |
| bind-route-service | Bind a service instance to an HTTP route |
| unbind-route-service | Unbind a service instance from an HTTP route |
| create-user-provided-service | Make a user-provided service instance available to CF apps |
| update-user-provided-service | Update user-provided service instance |
| share-service | Share a service instance with another space |
| unshare-service | Unshare a shared service instance from a space |
Orgs
| Command | Description |
|---|---|
| orgs | List all orgs |
| org | Show org info |
| create-org | Create an org |
| delete-org | Delete an org |
| rename-org | Rename an org |
Spaces
| Command | Description |
|---|---|
| spaces | List all spaces in an org |
| space | Show space info |
| create-space | Create a space |
| delete-space | Delete a space |
| rename-space | Rename a space |
| allow-space-ssh | Allow SSH access for the space |
| disallow-space-ssh | Disallow SSH access for the space |
| space-ssh-allowed | Reports whether SSH is allowed in a space |
Domains
| Command | Description |
|---|---|
| domains | List domains in the target org |
| create-domain | Create a domain in an org for later use |
| delete-domain | Delete a domain |
| create-shared-domain | Create a domain that can be used by all orgs (admin-only) |
| delete-shared-domain | Delete a shared domain |
| router-groups | List router groups |
Routes
| Command | Description |
|---|---|
| routes | List all routes in the current space or the current organization |
| create-route | Create a url route in a space for later use |
| check-route | Perform a simple check to determine whether a route currently exists or not |
| map-route | Add a url route to an app |
| unmap-route | Remove a url route from an app |
| delete-route | Delete a route |
| delete-orphaned-routes | Delete all orphaned routes (i.e. those that are not mapped to an app) |
Network Policies
| Command | Description |
|---|---|
| network-policies | List direct network traffic policies |
| add-network-policy | Create policy to allow direct network traffic from one app to another |
| remove-network-policy | Remove network traffic policy of an app |
Buildpacks
| Command | Description |
|---|---|
| buildpacks | List all buildpacks |
| create-buildpack | Create a buildpack |
| update-buildpack | Update a buildpack |
| rename-buildpack | Rename a buildpack |
| delete-buildpack | Delete a buildpack |
User Admin
| Command | Description |
|---|---|
| create-user | Create a new user |
| delete-user | Delete a user |
| org-users | Show org users by role |
| set-org-role | Assign an org role to a user |
| unset-org-role | Remove an org role from a user |
| space-users | Show space users by role |
| set-space-role | Assign a space role to a user |
| unset-space-role | Remove a space role from a user |
Org Admin
| Command | Description |
|---|---|
| quotas | List available usage quotas |
| quota | Show quota info |
| set-quota | Assign a quota to an org |
| create-quota | Define a new resource quota |
| delete-quota | Delete a quota |
| update-quota | Update an existing resource quota |
| share-private-domain | Share a private domain with an org |
| unshare-private-domain | Unshare a private domain with an org |
Space Admin
| Command | Description |
|---|---|
| space-quotas | List available space resource quotas |
| space-quota | Show space quota info |
| create-space-quota | Define a new space resource quota |
| update-space-quota | Update an existing space quota |
| delete-space-quota | Delete a space quota definition and unassign the space quota from all spaces |
| set-space-quota | Assign a space quota definition to a space |
| unset-space-quota | Unassign a quota from a space |
Service Admin
| Command | Description |
|---|---|
| service-auth-tokens | List service auth tokens |
| create-service-auth-token | Create a service auth token |
| update-service-auth-token | Update a service auth token |
| delete-service-auth-token | Delete a service auth token |
| service-brokers | List service brokers |
| create-service-broker | Create a service broker |
| update-service-broker | Update a service broker |
| delete-service-broker | Delete a service broker |
| rename-service-broker | Rename a service broker |
| migrate-service-instances | Migrate service instances from one service plan to another |
| purge-service-offering | Recursively remove a service and child objects from Cloud Foundry database without making requests to a service broker |
| purge-service-instance | Recursively remove a service instance and child objects from Cloud Foundry database without making requests to a service broker |
| service-access | List service access settings |
| enable-service-access | Enable access to a service or service plan for one or all orgs |
| disable-service-access | Disable access to a service or service plan for one or all orgs |
Security Group
| Command | Description |
|---|---|
| security-group | Show a single security group |
| security-groups | List all security groups |
| create-security-group | Create a security group |
| update-security-group | Update a security group |
| delete-security-group | Deletes a security group |
| bind-security-group | Bind a security group to a particular space, or all existing spaces of an org |
| unbind-security-group | Unbind a security group from a space |
| bind-staging-security-group | Bind a security group to the list of security groups to be used for staging applications |
| staging-security-groups | List security groups in the staging set for applications |
| unbind-staging-security-group | Unbind a security group from the set of security groups for staging applications |
| bind-running-security-group | Bind a security group to the list of security groups to be used for running applications |
| running-security-groups | List security groups in the set of security groups for running applications |
| unbind-running-security-group | Unbind a security group from the set of security groups for running applications |
Environment Variable Groups
| Command | Description |
|---|---|
| running-environment-variable-group | Retrieve the contents of the running environment variable group |
| staging-environment-variable-group | Retrieve the contents of the staging environment variable group |
| set-staging-environment-variable-group | Pass parameters as JSON to create a staging environment variable group |
| set-running-environment-variable-group | Pass parameters as JSON to create a running environment variable group |
Isolation Segments
| Command | Description |
|---|---|
| isolation-segments | List all isolation segments |
| create-isolation-segment | Create an isolation segment |
| delete-isolation-segment | Delete an isolation segment |
| enable-org-isolation | Entitle an organization to an isolation segment |
| disable-org-isolation | Revoke an organization’s entitlement to an isolation segment |
| set-org-default-isolation-segment | Set the default isolation segment used for apps in spaces in an org |
| reset-org-default-isolation-segment | Reset the default isolation segment used for apps in spaces of an org |
| set-space-isolation-segment | Assign the isolation segment for a space |
| reset-space-isolation-segment | Reset the space’s isolation segment to the org default |
Feature Flags
| Command | Description |
|---|---|
| feature-flags | Retrieve list of feature flags with status |
| feature-flag | Retrieve an individual feature flag with status |
| enable-feature-flag | Allow use of a feature |
| disable-feature-flag | Prevent use of a feature |
Advanced
| Command | Description |
|---|---|
| curl | Executes a request to the targeted API endpoint |
| config | Write default values to the config |
| oauth-token | Retrieve and display the OAuth token for the current session |
| ssh-code | Get a one time password for ssh clients |
Add/remove Plugin Repository
| Command | Description |
|---|---|
| add-plugin-repo | Add a new plugin repository |
| remove-plugin-repo | Remove a plugin repository |
| list-plugin-repos | List all the added plugin repositories |
| repo-plugins | List all available plugins in specified repository or in all added repositories |
Add/remove Plugin
| Command | Description |
|---|---|
| plugins | List commands of installed plugins |
| install-plugin | Install CLI plugin |
| uninstall-plugin | Uninstall CLI plugin |
Environment Variables
| Variable | Description |
|---|---|
| CF_COLOR=false | Do not colorize output |
| CF_DIAL_TIMEOUT=5 | Max wait time to establish a connection, including name resolution, in seconds |
| CF_HOME=path/to/dir/ | Override path to default config directory |
| CF_PLUGIN_HOME=path/to/dir/ | Override path to default plugin config directory |
| CF_TRACE=true | Print API request diagnostics to stdout |
| CF_TRACE=path/to/trace.log | Append API request diagnostics to a log file |
| all_proxy=proxy.example.com:8080 | Specify a proxy server to enable proxying for all requests |
| https_proxy=proxy.example.com:8080 | Enable proxying for HTTP requests |
Global Options
| Option | Description |
|---|---|
| –help, -h | Show help |
| -v | Print API request diagnostics to stdout |
Apps (experimental)
| Command | Description |
|---|---|
| v3-apps | List all apps in the target space |
| v3-create-app | Create a V3 App |
| v3-push | Push a new app or sync changes to an existing app |
| v3-scale | Change or view the instance count, disk space limit, and memory limit for an app |
| v3-delete | Delete a V3 App |
| v3-start | Start an app |
| v3-stop | Stop an app |
| v3-restart | Stop all instances of the app, then start them again. This causes downtime. |
| v3-stage | Create a new droplet for an app |
| v3-restart-app-instance | Terminate, then instantiate an app instance |
| v3-apply-manifest | Applies manifest properties to an application |
| v3-droplets | List droplets of an app |
| v3-set-droplet | Set the droplet used to run an app |
| v3-env | Show all env variables for an app |
| v3-set-env | Set an env variable for an app |
| v3-unset-env | Remove an env variable from an app |
| v3-get-health-check | Show the type of health check performed on an app |
| v3-set-health-check | Change type of health check performed on an app’s process |
| v3-packages | List packages of an app |
| v3-create-package | Uploads a V3 Package |
| v3-ssh | SSH to an application container instance |