CLOUD-INIT(1) General Commands Manual CLOUD-INIT(1)
NAME
cloud-init - Cloud instance initialization
SYNOPSIS
cloud-init [-h] [-d] [--force] [-v] [SUBCOMMAND]
DESCRIPTION
Cloud-init provides a mechanism for cloud instance initialization.
This is done by identifying the cloud platform that is in use, reading
cloud meta-data, vendor-data and user-data, and then initializing the
instance as requested.
OPTIONS
-h, --help
Show help message and exit.
-v, --version
Show program's version number and exit.
--all-stages
INTERNAL: Run cloud-init's stages under a single process using a
syncronization protocol. This is not intended for CLI usage.
SUBCOMMANDS
Please see the help output for each subcommand for additional details,
flags, and subcommands.
analyze
Analyze cloud-init logs and data.
collect-logs
Collect and tar all cloud-init debug info.
clean Remove logs and artifacts so cloud-init can re-run.
devel Run development tools. See help output for subcommand details.
features
List defined features.
query Query standardized instance metadata from the command line.
schema Validate cloud-config files using jsonschema.
single Manually run a single module. Useful for testing during develop-
ment.
status Report cloud-init status or wait on completion.
DEPRECATED
-d, --debug
Show additional pre-action logging (default: False).
--force
Force running even if no datasource is found (use at your own
risk).
init Initialize cloud-init and execute initial modules.
modules
Activate modules using a given configuration key.
EXIT STATUS
0 - Success
1 - Error - Cloud-init failed.
2 - Recoverable error - Cloud-init completed but experienced er-
rors.
COPYRIGHT
Copyright (C) 2020 Canonical Ltd. License GPL-3 or Apache-2.0
SEE ALSO
Full documentation at: <https://docs.cloud-init.io>
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