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6 nova - OpenStack Nova command line client
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9 nova [options] <command> [command-options]
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13 nova help <command>
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16 nova is a command line client for controlling OpenStack Nova, the cloud
17 computing fabric controller. It implements 100% of the Nova API, allow‐
18 ing management of instances, images, quotas and much more.
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20 Before you can issue commands with nova, you must ensure that your
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26 See OpenStack Nova CLI Guide for a full-fledged guide.
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29 To get a list of available commands and options run:
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67 Nova client is hosted in Launchpad so you can view current bugs at
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