Getting Syntax Help

To see syntax information for a given command, display its help message by entering the command name at the prompt, followed by -h or --help. The help message indicates supported arguments and indicates which arguments require values.

For example, to display the help message for the command view create run view create --help:

vcli: admin> view create --help
optional arguments:
  -h, --help            show this help message and exit
  --cluster-id CLUSTER_ID
  --path PATH
  --alias ALIAS
  --policy-id POLICY_ID
  --create-dir
  --protocols [PROTOCOLS]
  --share SHARE

In this example:, each of the following arguments, if specified, requires a value: the help message provides the following information:

For help entering a valid value for an argument, type a space after the argument to reveal a generic value format, an array of possible values, or an example. For example: