cli

README

Cloud Foundry CLI

This is the official command line client for Cloud Foundry. Latest help of each command is here (or run cf help); Further documentation is at the docs page for the CLI.

If you have any questions, ask away on the #cli channel in our Slack community and the cf-dev mailing list, or open a GitHub issue. You can follow our development progress on Pivotal Tracker.

Getting Started

Download and run the installer for your platform from the Downloads Section.

Once installed, you can log in and push an app.

$ cf login -a api.[my-cloudfoundry].com
API endpoint: https://api.[my-cloudfoundry].com

Email> [my-email]

Password> [my-password]
Authenticating...
OK

$ cd [my-app-directory]
$ cf push

Downloads

Latest stable: Download the installer or compressed binary for your platform:

	Mac OS X 64 bit	Windows 64 bit	Linux 64 bit
Installers	pkg	zip	rpm / deb
Binaries	tgz	zip	tgz

From the command line: Download examples with curl for Mac OS X and Linux

# ...download & extract Mac OS X binary
$ curl -L "https://cli.run.pivotal.io/stable?release=macosx64-binary&source=github" | tar -zx
# ...or Linux binary
$ curl -L "https://cli.run.pivotal.io/stable?release=linux64-binary&source=github" | tar -zx
# ...and confirm you got the version you expected
$ ./cf --version
cf version x.y.z-...

Via Homebrew: Install CF for OSX through Homebrew via the cloudfoundry tap:

$ brew tap cloudfoundry/tap
$ brew install cf-cli

Also, edge binaries are published for Mac OS X 64 bit, Windows 64 bit and Linux 64 bit with each new 'push' that passes though CI. These binaries are not intended for wider use; they're for developers to test new features and fixes as they are completed.

Releases: 32 bit releases and information about all our releases can be found here

Known Issues

• In Cygwin and Git Bash on Windows, interactive prompts (such as in cf login) do not work (see #171). Please use alternative commands (e.g. cf api and cf auth to cf login) or option -f to suppress the prompts.
• .cfignore used in cf push must be in UTF8 encoding for CLI to interpret correctly.
• On Linux, when encountering message "bash: .cf: No such file or directory", ensure that you're using the correct binary or installer for your architecture. See http://askubuntu.com/questions/133389/no-such-file-or-directory-but-the-file-exists

Filing Issues

First, update to the latest cli and try the command again.

If the error remains, run the command that exposes the bug with the environment variable CF_TRACE set to true and create an issue.

Include the below information when creating the issue:

• The error that occurred
• The stack trace (if applicable)
• The command you ran (e.g. cf org-users)
• The CLI Version (e.g. 6.13.0-dfba612)
• Your platform details (e.g. Mac OS X 10.11, Windows 8.1 64-bit, Ubuntu 14.04.3 64-bit)
• The shell you used (e.g. Terminal, iTerm, Powershell, Cygwin, gnome-terminal, terminator)

For simple issues (eg: text formatting, help messages, etc), please provide

• the command you ran
• what occurred
• what you expected to occur

For issues related to HTTP requests or strange behavior, please run the command with env var CF_TRACE=true and provide

• the command you ran
• the trace output
• a high-level description of the bug

For panics and other crashes, please provide

• the command you ran
• the stack trace generated (if any)
• any other relevant information

Plugins

For development guide on writing a cli plugin, see here.

Contributing

Please read the contributors' guide

If you'd like to submit updated translations, please see the i18n README for instructions on how to submit an update.