title: "arv subcommands"
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+{% comment %}
+Copyright (C) The Arvados Authors. All rights reserved.
+
+SPDX-License-Identifier: CC-BY-SA-3.0
+{% endcomment %}
_In order to use the @arv@ command, make sure that you have a "working environment.":{{site.baseurl}}/user/getting_started/check-environment.html_
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-$ <code class="userinput">arv arv get --help</code>
-Usage: arv get [uuid] [fields...]
-Fetch the specified Arvados object, select the specified fields,
-and print a text representation (json or yaml, use --format).
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-*Note*: the 'format' flag is used by @arv@ (not @arv get@), as detailed on the "arv CLI overview page":{{site.baseurl}}/sdk/cli/index.html.
+$ <code class="userinput">arv get --help</code>
+Usage: arv [--format json|yaml] get [uuid] [fields...]
-This command can be used instead of the previously required:
-
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-<pre>
-$ <code class="userinput">EDITOR=cat arv edit [uuid]</code>
+Fetch the specified Arvados object, select the specified fields,
+and print a text representation.
</pre>
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