Using DCLI with
VariablesLast Updated December 19, 2024
You can predefine
a set of variables in the environment where you run DCLI commands so you do not
have to pass the options every time you run a command. The following
environment variables are supported.
Variables Supported
by DCLI
Variable | Description |
|---|---|
DCLI_VMC_SERVER
| Set
this variable to pass the
VMware
Cloud on AWS server IP address. |
DCLI_SERVER
| Set this variable to
pass the
system IP address.
Passing the
server option on the
command line overrides this variable.
|
DCLI_CACERTFILE
| Set this variable to
pass the path of a CA certificate file.
Passing the
cacert-file option on the
command line overrides this variable.
|
DCLI_USERNAME
| Set this variable to
pass the user name required for authentication.
Passing the
username option on
command line overrides this variable.
|
DCLI_CREDFILE
| Set this variable to
point to a DCLI credential store file. Default value is
~/.dcli/.dcli_credstore .
Passing the
credstore-file option on
the command line overrides variable.
|
DCLI_HISTFILE
| Set
this variable to point to a DCLI interactive shell history file path. Default
value is
~/.dcli/.dcli_history .
|
DCLI_LOGFILE
| Set
this variable to specify the log file for DCLI. |
DCLI_CACERTS_BUNDLE
| Set
this variable to specify the path to a trust store. By default, DCLI includes a
trust store from Certifi. |
DCLI_VMC_METADATA_URL
| Set
this variable to specify metadata URL location. By default, DCLI receives
metadata from
VMware
Cloud on AWS for API specifics such as available commands. |
DCLI_VMC_METADATA_FILE
| Set
this variable to specify metadata file location. If set, DCLI retrieves
metadata from the specified file. |
DCLI_COLOR_THEME
| Set
this variable to change the color output of DCLI. The possible values are
empty ,
blue ,
red ,
green ,
yellow ,
gray . |
DCLI_CONFIGFILE
| Set
this variable to specify a custom configuration file. |