The Azure CLI cheat sheet

Quick reference

Auth

$az login
$az account show
$az account list --output table
$az account set --subscription prod
$az ad signed-in-user show

Resources

$az group list
$az group create -n rg -l uksouth
$az group delete -n rg --no-wait
$az resource list -g rg -o table
$az deployment group list -g rg

Compute

$az vm list -o table
$az vm show -n web -g rg
$az vm start -n web -g rg
$az vm stop -n web -g rg
$az vm list-ip-addresses -g rg -n web

Storage

$az storage account list
$az storage account show -n st -g rg
$az storage account create -n st -g rg
$az storage account keys list -n st -g rg
$az storage account check-name -n st

Explained

Auth az login opens the session, az account show tells you which subscription you are actually in, and az account set --subscription prod switches it. az account list --output table shows the choices, and az ad signed-in-user show confirms the identity behind the token.

Resources az group list finds the resource groups, and az group create -n rg -l uksouth makes one in a named region. az resource list -g rg -o table is the inventory, az deployment group list -g rg shows what was deployed into a group, and az group delete -n rg --no-wait starts the cleanup.

Compute az vm list -o table is the fleet, az vm show -n web -g rg is one machine, and start and stop are the two commands you will type most. az vm list-ip-addresses -g rg -n web finds the address without opening the portal.

Storage az storage account list is the inventory. Show and create work on one account, keys list fetches the two access keys, and check-name tells you whether a name is free before you create anything.

In one line

Who am i

$az account show