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python-novaclient/doc/source/shell.rst
Dean Troyer 9101741960 Change '_' to '-' in options
This changes every command-line option with a '_' in its name
and changes them to '-'.  The old option names are maintained
for backward compatibility but are no longer in the help text.

BP command-options

Note: there is a dodgy hack in novaclient/shell.py to handle
usage-list's --end option that conflicts with --endpoint-type
if --endpoint_type is also present for backward compatibility.
If --endpoint_type is not added to the parser it works.  Go figure.
Better solutions that do not break backward compatibility are welcome.

Rebased due to https://review.openstack.org/11072 merging.
Note: --availability_zone changed to --availability-zone with no
backward compatability since this s a new option.

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The :program:`nova` shell utility
=========================================
.. program:: nova
.. highlight:: bash
The :program:`nova` shell utility interacts with OpenStack Nova API
from the command line. It supports the entirety of the OpenStack Nova API.
First, you'll need an OpenStack Nova account and an API key. You get this
by using the `nova-manage` command in OpenStack Nova.
You'll need to provide :program:`nova` with your OpenStack username and
API key. You can do this with the :option:`--os-username`, :option:`--os-password`
and :option:`--os-tenant-id` options, but it's easier to just set them as
environment variables by setting two environment variables:
.. envvar:: OS_USERNAME
Your OpenStack Nova username.
.. envvar:: OS_PASSWORD
Your password.
.. envvar:: OS_TENANT_NAME
Project for work.
.. envvar:: OS_AUTH_URL
The OpenStack API server URL.
.. envvar:: OS_COMPUTE_API_VERSION
The OpenStack API version.
For example, in Bash you'd use::
export OS_USERNAME=yourname
export OS_PASSWORD=yadayadayada
export OS_TENANT_NAME=myproject
export OS_AUTH_URL=http://...
export OS_COMPUTE_API_VERSION=1.1
From there, all shell commands take the form::
nova <command> [arguments...]
Run :program:`nova help` to get a full list of all possible commands,
and run :program:`nova help <command>` to get detailed help for that
command.