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# Azure CLI 2.0 Cheatsheet

Azure CLI 2.0 cheatsheet for Login, Resources, VMs, Resource groups, Storage,
Batch, and Containers.

## Logging in

### Login with web

```
az login
```
### Login in CLI
```
az login -u [email protected]
```

### List accounts

```
az account list
```

### Set subscription

```
az account set --subscription "xxx"
```

### List all locations

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```
az account list-locations
```

### List all my resource groups

```
az resource list
```

### Get what version of the CLI you have

```
azure --version
```

### Get help

```
azure help
```

## Creating a basic VM / Resource Group / Storage Account

### Get all available VM sizes

```
az vm list-sizes --location eastus
```

### Get all available VM images for Windows and Linux

```
az vm image list --output table
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### Create a Linux VM

```
az vm create --resource-group myResourceGroup --name myVM --image ubuntults
```

### Create a Windows VM

```
az vm create --resource-group myResourceGroup --name myVM --image
win2016datacenter
```

### Create a Resource group

```
az group create --name myresourcegroup --location eastus
```

### Create a Storage account.

```
az storage account create -g myresourcegroup -n mystorageaccount -l eastus --sku
Standard_LRS
```

## DELETING A RESOURCE GROUP

### Permanetly deletes a resource group

```
az group delete --name myResourceGroup

```
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## Managing VM's

### List your VMs

```
az vm list

### Start a VM
az vm start --resource-group myResourceGroup --name myVM
```

### Stop a VM
```
az vm stop --resource-group myResourceGroup --name myVM
```
### Deallocate a VM
```
az vm deallocate --resource-group myResourceGroup --name myVM

### Restart a VM
```
az vm restart --resource-group myResourceGroup --name myVM
```
### Redeploy a VM
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Here are the top 100 PowerShell commands to use and everyone should master:

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Displays
information
1 Get-Help about Get-Help Get-Process
PowerShell
commands.

Lists all
available
2 Get-Command Get-Command
commands in
PowerShell.

Retrieves files
and folders in
3 Get-ChildItem Get-ChildItem C:\
a specified
location.

Changes the
current
4 Set-Location Set-Location D:\
working
directory.

Reads the
5 Get-Content content of a Get-Content file.txt
file.

Writes output
6 Out-File Get-Process | Out-File processes.txt
to a file.

Sends output
7 Write-Output Write-Output “Hello, PowerShell!”
to the pipeline.
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Selects
specific Get-Process | Select-Object Name,
8 Select-Object
properties of CPU
objects.

Filters objects
based on Get-Service | Where-Object
9 Where-Object
specified { $_.Status -eq “Running” }
criteria.

Performs an
operation on
10 ForEach-Object 1..5 | ForEach-Object { $_ * 2 }
each object in
a pipeline.

Formats
Get-Process | Format-Table -
11 Format-Table output as a
AutoSize
table.

Sorts objects
12 Sort-Object by specified Get-Service | Sort-Object Status
properties.

Calculates
properties of “Hello, PowerShell!” | Measure-
13 Measure-Object
objects (e.g., Object -Character
length).

Creates a new
14 New-Item item (file, New-Item newfile.txt -ItemType File
folder, etc.).

Deletes an
15 Remove-Item Remove-Item file.txt
item.

16 Copy-Item Copies files or Copy-Item file.txt newfolder

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folders.

Renames an
17 Rename-Item Rename-Item file.txt newname.txt
item.

Checks if a file
18 Test-Path or folder Test-Path file.txt
exists.

Retrieves
19 Get-Service Get-Service
services.

Starts a
20 Start-Service Start-Service serviceName
service.

Stops a
21 Stop-Service Stop-Service serviceName
service.

Restarts a
22 Restart-Service Restart-Service serviceName
service.

Retrieves
23 Get-Process Get-Process
processes.

Starts a
24 Start-Process Start-Process notepad
process.

Stops a
25 Stop-Process Stop-Process -Name notepad
process.
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Retrieves
management Get-WmiObject
26 Get-WmiObject
information Win32_ComputerSystem
using WMI.

Retrieves
27 Get-EventLog event log Get-EventLog -LogName Application
data.

Reads the
28 Get-Content content of a Get-Content file.txt
file.

Writes content
29 Set-Content Set-Content file.txt “New content”
to a file.

Tests network
30 Test-Connection Test-Connection google.com
connectivity.

Comprehensiv
e network
31 Test-NetConnection Test-NetConnection google.com
connectivity
test.

Performs
Invoke-WebRequest https://
32 Invoke-WebRequest HTTP
www.example.com
requests.

Converts
33 ConvertTo-Json objects to Get-Process | ConvertTo-Json
JSON format.

Converts
‘{“Name”:”John”,”Age”:30}’ |
34 ConvertFrom-Json JSON data to
ConvertFrom-Json
objects.
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Retrieves the
35 Get-Date current date Get-Date
and time.

Creates a new
36 New-Object New-Object PSObject
object.

Reads the
37 Get-Content content of a Get-Content file.txt
file.

Writes content
38 Set-Content Set-Content file.txt “New content”
to a file.

Invokes a
command or
39 Invoke-Expression Invoke-Expression ‘Get-Process’
expression as
if by typing it.

Displays
40 Write-Host messages to Write-Host “Hello, PowerShell!”
the console.

Displays data
41 Out-GridView in a graphical Get-Process | Out-GridView
table.

Sends output
42 Out-Printer Get-Process | Out-Printer
to a printer.

Retrieves host
43 Get-Host Get-Host
information.

44 Get-Module Lists the Get-Module

modules
imported into
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the session.

Imports a
45 Import-Module module into Import-Module MyModule
the session.

Removes
imported
46 Remove-Module Remove-Module MyModule
modules from
the session.

Lists available
47 Get-Command Get-Command
commands.

48 Get-Alias Lists aliases. Get-Alias

Creates or
49 Set-Alias changes Set-Alias np Notepad
aliases.

Clears the
50 Clear-Host console Clear-Host
screen.

Clears the
51 Clear-Content content of a Clear-Content file.txt
file.

Removes the
52 Clear-Item content of an Clear-Item file.txt
item.

53 Clear-Variable Removes Clear-Variable varName

variable
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values.

Clears the
contents of
54 Clear-RecycleBin Clear-RecycleBin
the Recycle
Bin.

Compares two
55 Compare-Object sets of Compare-Object object1 object2
objects.

Complete- Completes a
56 Complete-Transaction
Transaction transaction.

Converts
CSV- Get-Content data.csv |
57 ConvertFrom-Csv
formatted data ConvertFrom-Csv
to objects.

Converts
Get-Process | ConvertTo-Csv -
58 ConvertTo-Csv objects to
NoTypeInformation
CSV format.

Debugs a
59 Debug-Process Debug-Process -Id processId
process.

Disable- Disables Disable-PSBreakpoint -Id

60
PSBreakpoint breakpoints. breakpointId

Enable- Enables Enable-PSBreakpoint -Id

61
PSBreakpoint breakpoints. breakpointId

62 Exit Exits the Exit

current
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session.

Exports
Get-Alias | Export-Alias -Path
63 Export-Alias aliases to a
aliases.txt
file.

Exports
Get-Process | Export-Clixml
64 Export-Clixml objects to an
process.xml
XML file.

Exports
Get-Process | Export-Csv
65 Export-Csv objects to a
process.csv
CSV file.

Iterates
through
66 ForEach-Object 1..5 | ForEach-Object { $_ * 2 }
objects in the
pipeline.

Formats
output using a
67 Format-Custom Get-Process | Format-Custom
customized
view.

Formats data
as
68 Format-Hex Format-Hex 123
hexadecimal
values.

Formats
69 Format-List output as a list Get-Process | Format-List
of properties.

Formats
Get-Process | Format-Table -
70 Format-Table output as a
AutoSize
table.
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Formats
output as a
71 Format-Wide table with a Get-Process | Format-Wide
single wide
column.

Retrieves
72 Get-Acl access control Get-Acl file.txt
lists (ACLs).

Sets access
73 Set-Acl control lists Set-Acl file.txt -AclObject $aclObj
(ACLs).

74 Get-Alias Gets aliases. Get-Alias

Get- Retrieves
75 AuthenticodeSignatu digital Get-AuthenticodeSignature file.exe
re signatures.

Retrieves
76 Get-ChildItem items in a Get-ChildItem C:\
location.

Retrieves the
current
77 Get-Clipboard Get-Clipboard
clipboard
contents.

Gets
78 Get-Command Get-Command
commands.

Retrieves
79 Get-ComputerInfo computer Get-ComputerInfo
information.
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Retrieves the
80 Get-Content content of an Get-Content file.txt
item.

Retrieves
81 Get-Credential stored Get-Credential
credentials.

Retrieves
82 Get-Culture culture Get-Culture
information.

Retrieves the
83 Get-Date current date Get-Date
and time.

Retrieves
84 Get-Event Get-Event
events.

Retrieves the
85 Get-History command Get-History
history.

Retrieves host
86 Get-Host Get-Host
information.

Retrieves
87 Get-HotFix installed Get-HotFix
hotfixes.

Retrieves
88 Get-Item Get-Item
items.

89 Get-ItemProperty Retrieves Get-ItemProperty file.txt -Name

property
values of an
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item. Length

Retrieves
90 Get-Job background Get-Job
jobs.

Retrieves the
91 Get-Location current Get-Location
location.

Retrieves
92 Get-Member members of Get-Process | Get-Member
an object.

Lists the
modules
93 Get-Module Get-Module
imported into
the session.

Retrieves the
Get-WmiObject
operating
94 Get-OSVersion Win32_OperatingSystem | Select-
system
Object Caption
version.

Retrieves
95 Get-Process Get-Process
processes.

Generates
Get-Random -Minimum 1 -Maximum
96 Get-Random random
100
numbers.

Retrieves
97 Get-Service Get-Service
services.

98 Get-Transaction Retrieves Get-Transaction

transactions.
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Retrieves user
interface
99 Get-UICulture Get-UICulture
culture
information.

10 Retrieves
Get-Unique Get-ChildItem | Get-Unique
0 unique items.