5 title: "Command line interface"
8 h1. Reference: Command Line Interface
10 *First, you should be "logged into an Arvados VM instance":{{site.basedoc}}/user/getting_started/ssh-access.html#login, and have a "working environment.":{{site.basedoc}}/user/getting_started/check-environment.html*
14 @arv [global_options] resource_type resource_method [method_parameters]@
18 - @--format=json@ := Output response as JSON
19 - @--format=yaml@ := Output response as YAML
20 - @--format=uuid@ := Output only the UUIDs of object(s) in the API response, one per line.
23 h3. Resource types and methods
25 Get list of resource types
28 Get list of resource methods for the "user" resource type
34 Get record for current user
37 Get entire record for some specific user
38 @arv -h user get --uuid 6dnxa-tpzed-iimd25zhzh84gbk@
41 @arv user update --uuid 6dnxa-tpzed-iimd25zhzh84gbk --first-name "Bob"@
47 @arv group delete --uuid 6dnxa-j7d0g-iw7i6n43d37jtog@