07-26-2006
Jess,
here are the FAQs. Check the technical FAQ area in that. There you will find all sorts of links to other threads like date arithmetic and tutorials. Check these out.
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Why does this cron entry do nothing? It works interactively.
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cloudservers
CLOUDSERVERS(1) User Commands CLOUDSERVERS(1)
NAME
cloudservers - Command-line interface to the Cloud Servers API.
SYNOPSIS
cloudservers [ --username USERNAME ] [ --apikey APIKEY ] <subcommand>
DESCRIPTION
cloudservers is a command line interface to the Rackspace Cloud Servers API.
COMMAND OVERVIEW
cloudservers backup-schedule
Show or edit the backup schedule for a server.
cloudservers backup-schedule-delete
Delete the backup schedule for a server.
cloudservers boot
Boot a new server.
cloudservers delete
Immediately shut down and delete a server.
cloudservers flavor-list
Print a list of available 'flavors' (sizes of servers).
cloudservers help
Display help about this program or one of its subcommands.
cloudservers image-create
Create a new image by taking a snapshot of a running server.
cloudservers image-delete
Delete an image.
cloudservers image-list
Print a list of available images to boot from.
cloudservers ip-share
Share an IP address from the given IP group onto a server.
cloudservers ip-unshare
Stop sharing an given address with a server.
cloudservers ipgroup-create
Create a new IP group.
cloudservers ipgroup-delete
Delete an IP group.
cloudservers ipgroup-list
Show IP groups.
cloudservers ipgroup-show
Show details about a particular IP group.
cloudservers list
List active servers.
cloudservers reboot
Reboot a server.
cloudservers rebuild
Shutdown, re-image, and re-boot a server.
cloudservers rename
Rename a server.
cloudservers resize
Resize a server.
cloudservers resize-confirm
Confirm a previous resize.
cloudservers resize-revert
Revert a previous resize (and return to the previous VM).
cloudservers root-password
Change the root password for a server.
cloudservers show
Show details about the given server.
Optional arguments:
--username USERNAME
Defaults to env[CLOUD_SERVERS_USERNAME].
--apikey APIKEY
Defaults to env[CLOUD_SERVERS_API_KEY].
See "cloudservers help COMMAND" for help on a specific command.
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