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// * cli_reference/developer-cli-commands.adoc

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= Basic CLI commands

== explain

Display documentation for a certain resource.

.Example: Display documentation for Pods
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$ oc explain pods
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== login

Log in to the {product-title} server and save login information for subsequent
use.

.Example: Interactive login
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$ oc login
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.Example: Log in specifying a user name and password
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$ oc login -u user1 -p mypassword
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== new-app

Create a new application by specifying source code, a template, or an image.

.Example: Create a new application from a local Git repository
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$ oc new-app .
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.Example: Create a new application from a remote Git repository
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$ oc new-app https://github.com/sclorg/cakephp-ex
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.Example: Create a new application from a private remote repository
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$ oc new-app https://github.com/youruser/yourprivaterepo --source-secret=yoursecret
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== new-project

Create a new project and switch to it as the default project in your
configuration.

.Example: Create a new project
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$ oc new-project myproject
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== project

Switch to another project and make it the default in your configuration.

.Example: Switch to a different project
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$ oc project test-project
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== projects

Display information about the current active project and existing projects on
the server.

.Example: List all projects
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$ oc projects
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== status

Show a high-level overview of the current project.

.Example: Show the status of the current project
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$ oc status
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