This topic tells you about the Tanzu command-line interface (commonly known as Tanzu CLI).
The Tanzu CLI is a command-line interface that connects you to Tanzu. For example, some functions of Tanzu CLI include:
For more information about Tanzu CLI, see the VMware Tanzu CLI documentation.
The Tanzu CLI has a pluggable architecture. Plug-ins extend the Tanzu CLI core with additional CLI commands. Use the vmware-tap/default:v1.8
plug-in group with Tanzu Application Platform. For more information, see Install Tanzu CLI plug-ins.
The vmware-tap/default:v1.8
plug-in group consists of the following plug-ins:
NAME DESCRIPTION TARGET VERSION
telemetry configure cluster-wide settings for vmware tanzu telemetry global v1.1.0
accelerator Manage accelerators in a Kubernetes cluster kubernetes v1.7.0
apps Applications on Kubernetes kubernetes v0.12.1
build-service plugin to interact with tanzu build service (tbs) crds kubernetes v1.0.0
external-secrets interacts with external-secrets.io resources kubernetes v0.1.0
insight post & query image, package, source, and vulnerability data kubernetes v1.7.0
package Tanzu package management kubernetes v0.29.0
secret Tanzu secret management kubernetes v0.29.0
services Commands for working with service instances, classes and claims kubernetes v0.8.0
NoteThe Telemetry, Package, and Secret plug-ins are not Tanzu Application Platform specific, they are common to a number of other plug-in groups, for more information, see Command Groups in the Tanzu CLI Product Documentation.
To install the Tanzu CLI, see Install Tanzu CLI.
Tanzu CLI commands are organized into command groups. View a list of available command groups by running:
tanzu
The list of command groups that you see depends on which CLI plug-ins are installed on your local machine.
Install the CLI plug-ins required for Tanzu Application Platform by running:
tanzu plugin install --group vmware-tap/default:v1.8
Plug-ins for the Tanzu CLI are distributed by using a centralized plug-in repository.
The centralized plug-in repository contains:
To discover and install plug-ins and plug-in groups:
Discover which plug-ins or plug-in groups are available for installation by running:
tanzu plugin search
tanzu plugin group search
NoteInclude the
--show-details
flag to see all plug-in or group versions available for installation.
Install the latest version of a plug-in or plug-in group by running:
tanzu plugin install PLUG-IN-NAME
tanzu plugin install --group GROUP-NAME
Install a specific version of a plug-in or plug-in group by running:
tanzu plugin install PLUG-IN-NAME --version VERSION
tanzu plugin install --group GROUP-NAME:VERSION