os-shell

An interactive OpenStack command shell.

Installation

Simplest way to install is using pip

If installing in a virtualenv

pip install os-shell

If you are not installing in a virtualenv, run:

sudo pip install os-shell

Supported Python Versions.

Currently supported version of python:

• 2.7.x and greater

Basic Usage

os-shell accepts the same commands and options as the openstack CLI. Once in the shell you dont need to specify 'openstack' as the prefix.

Example:

$os-shell
openstack> server list
+--------------------------------------+----------------------+--------+----------------------------------+---------------+
| ID                                   | Name                 | Status | Networks                         | Image Name    |
+--------------------------------------+----------------------+--------+----------------------------------+---------------+
| 75aa51d8-169d-4f0c-b227-c338c885d71f | centos7_server-4bff  | ACTIVE | behzad-dastur-net=100.73.166.106 |               |
| 6ec1b630-823c-4006-8367-f376849cc6c6 | elastic-ace9         | ACTIVE | behzad-dastsur-net=100.73.166.108 |               |
| dfa7b936-70ac-4fba-a41c-2a9b67ddc2a9 | rundeck-centos7-e7f4 | ACTIVE | behzad-dastur-net=100.73.166.109 |               |
| a3ab4dc1-5373-4d19-b6f4-3f947f3a5e52 | staytus-centos-fde9  | ACTIVE | behzad-dasatur-net=100.73.166.110 |               |
+--------------------------------------+----------------------+--------+----------------------------------+---------------+
openstack>

openstack> network list --format json
[
  {
      "Subnets": "389ebaef-aee7-4b61-9639-fe89010755ef", 
          "ID": "4d4dcf18-b1b3-4196-9b80-06ba11fa2b13", 
              "Name": "behzad-dastur-net"
  }
]>openstack>

Features

Auto completion of commands and options

Providing the correct commands and options as you type, so you never have to remember the tedious commands.

Inline command history and auto suggest from history.

When in the shell, you can use the up arrow keys to get to previous commands. Also suggest from previous commands.

auto suggestion for resources.

os-shell caches the current images, flavors and networks information during startup and suggests relevant options during command execution.

Feedback:

User feedback and suggests are most welcome. Create an issue for a feature, fix.