VMware vSphere SDKs and Tools 6.7

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Run DCLI Commands in Interactive Mode

DCLI supports interactive shell mode which you can activate by using
dcli +interactive
.
Interactive mode supports drop-down autocompletion of namespaces, commands, command options, and option values in case of enumeration values. With DCLI interactive mode, you can also pass a short command if it is uniquely resolvable. For example,
dcli> com vmware vmc vm list
 can also be run as
dcli> vm list
.
Interactive mode is also a quicker way to browse various namespaces and commands, as DCLI caches the list of namespaces and commands available on the server for faster access. DCLI interactive mode provides specific shell commands which can be accessed by running
dcli> help
.
You can change the prompt for DCLI interactive mode by using
dcli +interactive +prompt <user-prompt>
 when entering interactive mode.
  1. From the command line, navigate to the location of the DCLI binary.
  2. Enable interactive mode. 
    ./dcli +vmc +i
    DCLI connects to the
    VMware Cloud on AWS
     server in interactive mode.
  3. List all SDDCs in a specified organization.
    • Provide the full interactive mode command. 
      dcli> com vmware vmc orgs sddcs list --org orgID
    • Provide the short interactive mode command. 
      dcli> orgs sddcs list --org orgID
    Both commands should return the same result.

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