NAME

       cloud-init - Cloud instance initialization

SYNOPSIS

       cloud-init [-h] [-d] [--force] [-v] [SUBCOMMAND]

DESCRIPTION

       Cloud-init provides a mechanism for cloud instance initialization.  This is done by identifying the cloud
       platform  that  is  in  use,  reading provided cloud metadata and optional vendor and user data, and then
       initializing the instance as requested.

OPTIONS

       -h, --help
              Show help message and exit.

       -v, --version
              Show program's version number and exit.

       --all-stages
              INTERNAL: Run cloud-init's stages under a single process using a syncronization protocol. This  is
              not intended for CLI usage.

SUBCOMMANDS

       Please see the help output for each subcommand for additional details, flags, and subcommands.

       analyze
              Analyze cloud-init logs and data.

       collect-logs
              Collect and tar all cloud-init debug info.

       clean  Remove logs and artifacts so cloud-init can re-run.

       devel  Run development tools. See help output for subcommand details.

       features
              List defined features.

       query  Query standardized instance metadata from the command line.

       schema Validate cloud-config files using jsonschema.

       single Manually run a single module. Useful for testing during development.

       status Report cloud-init status or wait on completion.

DEPRECATED

       -d, --debug
              Show additional pre-action logging (default: False).

       --force
              Force running even if no datasource is found (use at your own risk).

       init   Initialize cloud-init and execute initial modules.

       modules
              Activate modules using a given configuration key.

EXIT STATUS

              0 - Success

              1 - Error - Cloud-init failed.

              2 - Recoverable error - Cloud-init completed but experienced errors.

COPYRIGHT

       Copyright (C) 2020 Canonical Ltd. License GPL-3 or Apache-2.0

SEE ALSO

       Full documentation at: <https://docs.cloud-init.io>

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