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While the Azure Portal provides a rich graphical interface, many tasks are faster, more repeatable, and more scriptable when performed from the command line. Azure provides two primary command-line tools — the Azure CLI and Azure PowerShell — along with Azure Cloud Shell, a browser-based shell environment that comes pre-configured with both.
The Azure CLI (az) is a cross-platform command-line tool for managing Azure resources. It is available on Windows, macOS, and Linux, and can also be used directly in Azure Cloud Shell.
Key characteristics of the Azure CLI:
az <group> <subgroup> <action> --parametersYou can install the Azure CLI on your local machine:
# macOS (using Homebrew)
brew install azure-cli
# Ubuntu / Debian
curl -sL https://aka.ms/InstallAzureCLIDeb | sudo bash
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