CLI: Templates
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Templates
List Templates
parameter | description | required | default |
---|---|---|---|
kind | Job Template Kind | optional | |
search, q | Search text | optional | |
active | Only retrieve active job templates | optional | |
offset | Search offset | optional | 0 |
limit | Search page size | optional | 20 |
Example 1: List all the job templates
In the following example, the authentication parameters are provided within the configuration file. See the authentication section for more information.
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skysync-cli templates list
Example results
ID Name Kind Enabled
382d78ab17784b6bb14844ba1ea819bc Example template 1 transfer true
8c92e69280b74d1aa8c66e6c992ac475 Example template 2 transfer true
Example results (JSON)
[
{
"id": "382d78ab17784b6bb14844ba1ea819bc",
"name": "Example template 1",
"kind": "transfer",
"disabled": false,
"schedule": {
"mode": "manual"
}
},
{
"id": "8c92e69280b74d1aa8c66e6c992ac475",
"name": "Example template 2",
"kind": "transfer",
"disabled": false,
"schedule": {
"mode": "manual"
}
}
]
Example 2: List transfer job templates
In the following example, the authentication parameters are provided within the configuration file. See the authentication section for more information.
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Example 3: List active job templates
In the following example, the authentication parameters are provided within the configuration file. See the authentication section for more information.
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Example 4: List job templates with "test" in their name
In the following example, the authentication parameters are provided within the configuration file. See the authentication section for more information.
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Example 5: List the job templates skipping the first 5
In the following example, the authentication parameters are provided within the configuration file. See the authentication section for more information.
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Show a Job Template
This command will show the details of the specified job template.
parameter | description | required | default |
---|---|---|---|
id | The ID of the job template for which details will be shown | required |
In the following example, the authentication parameters are provided within the configuration file. See the authentication section for more information. The parameters within the two curly braces (including the braces) will need to be replaced with valid values.
Command with variables
Command with example values
Example results
Example results (JSON)
If the ID entered does not correspond to an existing job template, for example, if the template was already deleted, the expected output is the following.
Expected results
Expected results (JSON)
Create a Job Template
This command will create a template.
parameter | description | required | default |
---|---|---|---|
kind | The job template kind | required | transfer |
name | The job template name | optional | |
auto | Schedule the job as automatic | optional | true |
manual | Schedule the job as manual | optional | false |
options-input, in | Read JSON options from stdin | ||
options-file, file | The options JSON file |
If both auto and manual are set to true, the job will be created to run manually.
To create a job template that imports permissions or metadata, use the below examples in conjunction with the documentation for the permissions import or the metadata import.
Example 1: Creating a job template providing the options from the stdin
This feature is available only with scripting such as within a PowerShell or Node script. In this example, the the template will be created by providing the JSON contents as a parameter and the schedule will be set to manual. The authentication parameters are provided within the configuration file. See the authentication section for more information.
Command with variables (PowerShell)
Sample expected results
Example 2: Creating a job template providing the options from a file
In this example, the the template will be created by providing the location of the JSON options file and the schedule will be set to manual. The authentication parameters are provided within the configuration file. See the authentication section for more information.
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Contents of templateOptions.json with variables
Contents of templateOptions.json with sample values
Sample expected results
Delete a Job Template
This command will delete the specified job template
parameter | description | required | default |
---|---|---|---|
id | The ID of the template to be deleted | required |
In the following example, the authentication parameters are provided within the configuration file. See the authentication section for more information. The parameters within the two curly braces (including the braces) will need to be replaced with valid values.
Command with variables
Command with example values
Expected results
If the ID entered does not correspond to an existing template, for example, if the template was already deleted, the expected output is the following.
Expected results