| copyright | lastupdated | keywords | subcollection | content-type | ||
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2020-12-17 |
cli, cli faq, debug cli, cli help, ibmcloud cli help, ibmcloud help |
cli |
faq |
{:shortdesc: .shortdesc} {:screen: .screen} {:codeblock: .codeblock} {:pre: .pre} {:tip: .tip} {:external: target="_blank" .external} {:faq: data-hd-content-type='faq'} {:support: data-reuse='support'}
{: #ibm-cli-faq}
FAQs for the {{site.data.keyword.cloud}} Command Line Interface include questions about CLI versioning, updates, and working with apps. To find all FAQs for {{site.data.keyword.cloud_notm}}, see our FAQ library. {: shortdesc}
{: #cli-latest-version} {: faq}
Yes, you must use the latest version. You can check which version you are using by running the following command:
ibmcloud -v
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{: #cli-update-version} {: faq} {: support}
Run the following command to update to the latest version of the CLI:
ibmcloud update
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{: #cli-install-devtools-manually} {: faq}
To manually install the {{site.data.keyword.dev_cli_notm}} commands, see Installing the tools and plug-ins manually.
{: #cli-get-notified} {: faq} {: support}
When you run an {{site.data.keyword.cloud_notm}} CLI command, you're notified if a new version is available. You can also subscribe to the {{site.data.keyword.cloud_notm}} CLI releases repository{: external} to stay up-to-date on the latest releases.
{: #cli-private-endpoint-plugins-faq} {: faq} {: support}
To find out which installed CLI plug-ins support private endpoints, use the plugin list command.
{: #cli-private-endpoint-faq} {: faq} {: support}
Regions that support private endpoints are us-east and us-south.
A region must be targeted when a private endpoint is set in the {{site.data.keyword.cloud_notm}} CLI.
For more information about regions, see Locations for resource deployment and Service and infrastructure availability by location.
{: #cli-file-structure} {: faq} {: support}
Applications that are created or enabled from the CLI come with pre-configured settings encapsulated in the cli-config.yml file. The cli-config.yml contains default entries that are used by the commands of the CLI that can be overridden by values that are passed through the command line.
Apps that are deployed to a DevOps toolchain can also contain files such as toolchain.yml and pipeline.yml. Apps that are being manually deployed can contain a manifest.yml and Helm chart files (for deployment to Cloud Foundry or Kubernetes, for example).
{: #cli-faq-containers} {: faq}
The {{site.data.keyword.dev_cli_short}} (ibmcloud dev) commands use two containers to facilitate building and testing your app. The first is the tools container, which contains the necessary utilities to build and test your app. The Dockerfile for this container is defined by the dockerfile-tools parameter. You might think of it as a development container, as it contains the tools that are normally used for development of a particular runtime.
The second container is the run container, which closely mimics the actual runtime environment of your app once it is deployed to the cloud. This container is in a form that is suitable to be deployed for use, for example, in {{site.data.keyword.cloud_notm}}. As a result, an entry point is defined that starts your app. When you select to run your app through the {{site.data.keyword.dev_cli_short}} (ibmcloud dev) commands, it uses this container. The Dockerfile for this container is defined by the dockerfile-run parameter.
{: #faq-deploy-existing-code} {: faq}
To deploy an existing code base, see Generating deployment and cloud enablement assets.