c8y(1)

📦 version 2.56.1, in nixpkgs unstable

💅 c8y(1) — like, the manual page for the c8y girlies 🎀

okay so bestie, welcome to c8y(1) — the manual page. yep, that's the manual name up there, she's iconic, she's the moment. this page is specifically about c8y-inventory-update, aka the glow-up command for your inventory. scroll responsibly ✨

🌸 NAME 🌸

c8y-inventory-update — Update inventory. that's it. that's the vibe. 💖

🦋 SYNOPSIS 🦋

c8y inventory update [flags]

literally just that. flags optional, slaying mandatory. 💅

✨ DESCRIPTION ✨

Update an existing managed object. no cap, that's the whole assignment — you point it at a managed object that already exists and you give it a little makeover. 🔥

🎀 OPTIONS 🎀

okay here's the actual menu, and yes we're going through all of them because nobody gets left behind in this group chat 🫶

  • -d, --data=[] — static data to be applied to body. accepts json or shorthand json, i.e. --data 'value1=1,my.nested.value=100' 🌈
  • -h, --help[=false] — help for update. the classic. the icon. when in doubt, ask for help 💜
  • --id=[] — ManagedObject id (required) (accepts pipeline). yes, required — you cannot skip this one, bestie, it's the main character 👑
  • --newName="" — name
  • --processingMode="" — Cumulocity processing mode
  • --template="" — Body template
  • --templateVars=[] — Body template variables

💫 OPTIONS INHERITED FROM PARENT COMMANDS 💫

these aren't even hers, she inherited them, and honestly? nepo baby but make it useful. every single one is here, bestie, i counted 😭

  • --abortOnErrors=10 — Abort batch when reaching specified number of errors
  • --allowEmptyPipe[=false] — Don't fail when piped input is empty (stdin)
  • --cache[=false] — Enable cached responses
  • --cacheBodyPaths=[] — Cache should limit hashing of selected paths in the json body. Empty indicates all values
  • --cacheTTL="60s" — Cache time-to-live (TTL) as a duration, i.e. 60s, 2m
  • -c, --compact[=false] — Compact instead of pretty-printed output when using json output. Pretty print is the default if output is the terminal
  • --confirm[=false] — Prompt for confirmation
  • --confirmText="" — Custom confirmation text
  • --currentPage=0 — Current page which should be returned
  • --customQueryParam=[] — add custom URL query parameters. i.e. --customQueryParam 'withCustomOption=true,myOtherOption=myvalue'
  • --debug[=false] — Set very verbose log messages
  • --delay="0ms" — delay after each request, i.e. 5ms, 1.2s
  • --delayBefore="0ms" — delay before each request, i.e. 5ms, 1.2s
  • --dry[=false] — Dry run. Don't send any data to the server
  • --dryFormat="markdown" — Dry run output format. i.e. json, dump, markdown or curl
  • --examples[=false] — Show examples for the current command
  • --filter=[] — Apply a client side filter to response before returning it to the user
  • --flatten[=false] — flatten json output by replacing nested json properties with properties where their names are represented by dot notation
  • -f, --force[=false] — Do not prompt for confirmation. Ignored when using --confirm
  • -H, --header=[] — custom headers. i.e. --header "Accept: value, AnotherHeader: myvalue"
  • --includeAll[=false] — Include all results by iterating through each page
  • -k, --insecure[=false] — Allow insecure server connections when using SSL
  • -l, --logMessage="" — Add custom message to the activity log
  • --maxJobs=0 — Maximum number of jobs. 0 = unlimited (use with caution!)
  • --noAccept[=false] — Ignore Accept header will remove the Accept header from requests, however PUT and POST requests will only see the effect
  • --noCache[=false] — Force disabling of cached responses (overwrites cache setting)
  • -M, --noColor[=false] — Don't use colors when displaying log entries on the console
  • --noLog[=false] — Disables the activity log for the current command
  • --noProgress[=false] — Disable progress bars
  • --noProxy[=false] — Ignore the proxy settings
  • -n, --nullInput[=false] — Don't read the input (stdin). Useful if using in shell for/while loops
  • -o, --output="table" — Output format i.e. table, json, csv, csvheader
  • --outputFile="" — Save JSON output to file (after select/view)
  • --outputFileRaw="" — Save raw response to file (before select/view)
  • --outputTemplate="" — jsonnet template to apply to the output
  • -p, --pageSize=5 — Maximum results per page
  • --progress[=false] — Show progress bar. This will also disable any other verbose output
  • --proxy="" — Proxy setting, i.e. http://10.0.0.1:8080
  • -r, --raw[=false] — Show raw response. This mode will force output=json and view=off
  • --retries=3 — Max number of attempts when a failed http call is encountered
  • --select=[] — Comma separated list of properties to return. wildcards and globstar accepted, i.e. --select 'id,name,type,**.serialNumber'
  • --session="" — Session configuration
  • --sessionMode="" — Override default session mode for a single command which would normally be disabled
  • -P, --sessionPassword="" — Override session password
  • -U, --sessionUsername="" — Override session username. i.e. peter or t1234/peter (with tenant)
  • --silentExit[=false] — Silent status codes do not affect the exit code
  • --silentStatusCodes="" — Status codes which will not print out an error message
  • --timeout="600s" — Request timeout duration, i.e. 60s, 2m
  • --totalPages=0 — Total number of pages to get
  • -v, --verbose[=false] — Verbose logging
  • --view="auto" — Use views when displaying data on the terminal. Disable using --view off
  • --withError[=false] — Errors will be printed on stdout instead of stderr
  • --withTotalElements[=false] — Request Cumulocity to include the total elements in the response statistics under .statistics.totalElements (introduced in 10.13)
  • -t, --withTotalPages[=false] — Request Cumulocity to include the total pages in the response statistics under .statistics.totalPages
  • --workers=1 — Number of workers
💀 friendly reminder from your girl: --maxJobs=0 means unlimited, and the manpage itself literally says use with caution! so like… be careful, bestie, ok? 🫶

🔥 EXAMPLE 🔥

here's where it gets good — actual receipts, copied character for character because i do not play about accuracy 💅

$ c8y inventory update --id 12345 --newName "my_custom_name" --data "{\"com_my_props\":{},\"value\":1}"
Update a managed object
$ c8y inventory update --id 12345 --data "my_Fragment=null"
Remove a property (by setting it to null)

see that second one? setting a property to null removes it. that's the trick, iykyk 🌟

👑 SEE ALSO 👑

so yeah, that's the whole page, bestie. this was c8y(1) — the manual, dated Jan 1980 (yes, she's vintage, she's retro, she's older than your mom and still serving 💜). go update some managed objects. slay. periodt. ✨🦋💖

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