The CLI is extensively self-documenting. Because the CLI is installed in the web-based terminal, help is available during the exam. Be sure you know how to use it.
To summarize:
cf help
displays help for the most frequently used commandscf help -a
display help for all the available commands.cf <command> -h (or --help)
displays the detailed help for executing a particular command.If you run cf <command>
without the necessary parameters, the CLI will output the detailed help text as if you ran cf <command> -h
. However, leaving off the -h
and assuming the CLI will always output the help text is risky. For example, if you were to run cf push
expecting to see the help text and a manifest exists in your current directory, you would potentially push an application unintentionally.
Many commands offer aliases (for example cf m
as a shortcut for cf marketplace
). Aliases are listed in the help descriptions.