To start using the Azure DevOps extension for Azure CLI, perform the following steps: Install Azure CLI: Follow the instructions provided in Install the Azure CLI to set up your Azure CLI environment. At a minimum, your Azure CLI version must be 2.10.1. You can use az -version to validate. Add the Azure DevOps extension. The following steps enable you to install the AWS CLI version 1 from the command line on any build of macOS. The following is a summary of the installation commands that you can cut and paste to run as a single set of commands.

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Azure DevOps Services | Azure DevOps Server 2020

With the Azure DevOps extension for Azure Command Line Interface (CLI), you can manage many Azure DevOps Services from the command line. CLI commands enable you streamline your tasks with faster and flexible interactive canvas, bypassing user interface workflows.

Note

The Azure DevOps Command Line Interface (CLI) is available for Azure DevOps Server 2020 and Azure DevOps Services.

To start using the Azure DevOps extension for Azure CLI, perform the following steps:

  1. Install Azure CLI: Follow the instructions provided in Install the Azure CLI to set up your Azure CLI environment. At a minimum, your Azure CLI version must be 2.10.1. You can use az --version to validate.

  2. Add the Azure DevOps extension:

    You can use az extension list or az extension show --name azure-devops to confirm the installation.

  3. Sign in: Run az login to sign in. Note that we support only interactive or log in using user name and password with az login. To sign in using a Personal Access Token (PAT), see Sign in via Azure DevOps Personal Access Token (PAT). When connecting to an on-premises server instance, sign in using a PAT may be required to run select commands.

  4. Configure defaults: We recommend you set the default configuration for your organization and project. Otherwise, you can set these within the individual commands themselves.

    If you're connecting to an Azure DevOps Server, specify the URL for your server instance. For example:

Command usage

Adding the Azure DevOps Extension adds devops, pipelines, artifacts, boards, and repos groups.For usage and help content for any command, enter the -h parameter, for example:

Open items in browser

You can use --open switch to open any artifact in Azure DevOps portal in your default browser.

For example :

This command shows the details of build with id 1 on the command-line and also opens it in the default browser.

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The Azure CLI is available to install in Windows, macOS and Linux environments. It can also be run in a Docker container and Azure Cloud Shell.

Install

The current version of the Azure CLI is 2.12.1. For information about the latest release, see the release notes. To find your installed version and see if you need to update, run az --version.

  • Install on Linux or Windows Subsystem for Linux (WSL)

Note

If you're using the Azure classic deployment model, install the Azure classic CLI.

Azure

Azure Cli Commands

Update

The CLI provides an in-tool command to update to the latest version:

Download Azure Cli For Mac Osx

Note

This command will also update all installed extensions by default. For more az upgrade options, please refer to the command reference page.

Next Steps

Azure Cli For Windows

See What is Azure CLI? for key characteristics.