Alibaba Cloud CLI User Guide

About this manual

This user guide provides step‑by‑step instructions for installing and configuring the Alibaba Cloud CLI on Linux, macOS, and Windows. It also shows how to run common commands, view help, and use JSON input formats.

The document includes numerous script samples for batch operations such as querying images, instances, VPCs, and security groups, as well as details on the command structure, options, parameters, and filter functions for processing API output.

What's inside

• Installation and configuration
• Script usage samples
• Command structure and parameters
• Input formats and quoting
• Filter function examples
• Help commands
• Exporting query results

Frequently asked questions

How do I view the list of operations supported by a service?

Run the help command, e.g., "aliyuncli ecs help" to display all ECS operations.

How can I filter JSON output from a CLI command?

Use the "--filter" option with a filter expression, such as "--filter Regions.Region[*].RegionId".