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cpln user [SUBCOMMAND]

Commands:
  cpln user access-report <ref>  Show the access report for the referenced user
  cpln user delete <ref...>      Delete one or more referenced users
  cpln user edit <ref>           Edit the referenced user, as YAML, within an editor
  cpln user eventlog <ref>       Show the event log of the referenced user  [aliases: log]
  cpln user get [ref...]         Retrieve one or more referenced users
  cpln user invite               Invite users to the current or overridden organization
  cpln user patch <ref>          Update the referenced user's metadata using an input file
  cpln user permissions          Show the grantable permissions for a user object type
  cpln user query                Find all the users based on the given query
  cpln user tag <ref...>         Manage the tags belonging to one or more referenced users
  cpln user update <ref>         Update properties of the referenced user

Options:
  --help  Show help  [boolean]

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user access-report

Show the access report for the referenced user Usage 
cpln user access-report <ref> [OPTIONS]

Positionals:
  ref  The resource reference. Usually it is the name of the resource.  [required]

Context options:
  --profile  Override the profile. The default profile can be set using the `cpln profile set-default` command or by setting the CPLN_PROFILE environment variable
  --org      Override the organization. The default organization can be set in your profile by using the `cpln profile update` command

Format options:
  --output, -o  Set the output format  [choices: "text", "json", "yaml", "json-slim", "yaml-slim", "tf", "crd", "names"]
  --color       Colorize the output  [boolean] [default: true]
  --ts          Timestamp format if the output format is text (e.g., --output=text)  [choices: "iso", "local", "age"]
  --max         Maximum number of records to show. A value less than 1 will return all records.  [number] [default: 50]

Request options:
  --token         Override the authorization token
  --endpoint      Override the API URL
  --insecure, -k  Ignore TLS errors  [boolean]

Debug options:
  --verbose, -v  Enable verbose output to stderr  [boolean] [default: false]
  --debug, -d    Show all HTTP communications  [boolean] [default: false]

Options:
  --help  Show help  [boolean]
Common Options Reference
cpln user access-report [email protected] --org demo-cpln-organization

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user delete

Delete one or more referenced users Usage 
cpln user delete <ref...> [OPTIONS]
Deleting a user will remove all associated resources (permissions, group memberships, etc.)
Positionals:
  ref  One or more resource references. Usually it is the name of the resource.  [array] [required] [default: []]

Context options:
  --profile  Override the profile. The default profile can be set using the `cpln profile set-default` command or by setting the CPLN_PROFILE environment variable
  --org      Override the organization. The default organization can be set in your profile by using the `cpln profile update` command

Format options:
  --output, -o  Set the output format  [choices: "text", "json", "yaml", "json-slim", "yaml-slim", "tf", "crd", "names"]
  --color       Colorize the output  [boolean] [default: true]
  --ts          Timestamp format if the output format is text (e.g., --output=text)  [choices: "iso", "local", "age"]
  --max         Maximum number of records to show. A value less than 1 will return all records.  [number] [default: 50]

Request options:
  --token         Override the authorization token
  --endpoint      Override the API URL
  --insecure, -k  Ignore TLS errors  [boolean]

Debug options:
  --verbose, -v  Enable verbose output to stderr  [boolean] [default: false]
  --debug, -d    Show all HTTP communications  [boolean] [default: false]

Options:
  --help  Show help  [boolean]
Common Options Reference
cpln user delete [email protected] --org demo-cpln-organization

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user edit

Edit the referenced user, as YAML, within an editor Usage 
cpln user edit <ref> [OPTIONS]
The default editor can be set by using the EDITOR environment variable.
Positionals:
  ref  The resource reference. Usually it is the name of the resource.  [required]

Command options:
  --replace, -r  Replace instead of patch/merge  [boolean] [default: false]

Context options:
  --profile  Override the profile. The default profile can be set using the `cpln profile set-default` command or by setting the CPLN_PROFILE environment variable
  --org      Override the organization. The default organization can be set in your profile by using the `cpln profile update` command

Format options:
  --output, -o  Set the output format  [choices: "text", "json", "yaml", "json-slim", "yaml-slim", "tf", "crd", "names"]
  --color       Colorize the output  [boolean] [default: true]
  --ts          Timestamp format if the output format is text (e.g., --output=text)  [choices: "iso", "local", "age"]
  --max         Maximum number of records to show. A value less than 1 will return all records.  [number] [default: 50]

Request options:
  --token         Override the authorization token
  --endpoint      Override the API URL
  --insecure, -k  Ignore TLS errors  [boolean]

Debug options:
  --verbose, -v  Enable verbose output to stderr  [boolean] [default: false]
  --debug, -d    Show all HTTP communications  [boolean] [default: false]

Options:
  --help  Show help  [boolean]
Common Options Reference
cpln user edit [email protected] --org demo-cpln-organization

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user eventlog

Show the event log of the referenced user Usage 
cpln user eventlog <ref> [OPTIONS]

Positionals:
  ref  The resource reference. Usually it is the name of the resource.  [required]

Context options:
  --profile  Override the profile. The default profile can be set using the `cpln profile set-default` command or by setting the CPLN_PROFILE environment variable
  --org      Override the organization. The default organization can be set in your profile by using the `cpln profile update` command

Format options:
  --output, -o  Set the output format  [choices: "text", "json", "yaml", "json-slim", "yaml-slim", "tf", "crd", "names"]
  --color       Colorize the output  [boolean] [default: true]
  --ts          Timestamp format if the output format is text (e.g., --output=text)  [choices: "iso", "local", "age"]
  --max         Maximum number of records to show. A value less than 1 will return all records.  [number] [default: 50]

Request options:
  --token         Override the authorization token
  --endpoint      Override the API URL
  --insecure, -k  Ignore TLS errors  [boolean]

Debug options:
  --verbose, -v  Enable verbose output to stderr  [boolean] [default: false]
  --debug, -d    Show all HTTP communications  [boolean] [default: false]

Options:
  --help  Show help  [boolean]
Common Options Reference
cpln user eventlog [email protected] --org demo-cpln-organization

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user get

Retrieve one or more referenced users Usage 
cpln user get [ref...] [OPTIONS]
An empty reference will return all references
Positionals:
  ref  One or more resource references. Usually it is the name of the resource.  [array] [default: []]

Context options:
  --profile  Override the profile. The default profile can be set using the `cpln profile set-default` command or by setting the CPLN_PROFILE environment variable
  --org      Override the organization. The default organization can be set in your profile by using the `cpln profile update` command

Format options:
  --output, -o  Set the output format  [choices: "text", "json", "yaml", "json-slim", "yaml-slim", "tf", "crd", "names"]
  --color       Colorize the output  [boolean] [default: true]
  --ts          Timestamp format if the output format is text (e.g., --output=text)  [choices: "iso", "local", "age"]
  --max         Maximum number of records to show. A value less than 1 will return all records.  [number] [default: 50]

Request options:
  --token         Override the authorization token
  --endpoint      Override the API URL
  --insecure, -k  Ignore TLS errors  [boolean]

Debug options:
  --verbose, -v  Enable verbose output to stderr  [boolean] [default: false]
  --debug, -d    Show all HTTP communications  [boolean] [default: false]

Options:
  --help  Show help  [boolean]
Common Options Reference
  • Get all users
cpln user get --org demo-cpln-organization
  • Get one user
cpln user get [email protected] --org demo-cpln-organization

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user invite

Invite users to the current or overridden organization Usage 
cpln user invite --email EMAIL_ADDRESS [--group GROUP_NAME] [OPTIONS]

Command options:
  --email  Email address of the user to invite  [required]
  --group  Primary group to add the user to after they accept an invitation

Context options:
  --profile  Override the profile. The default profile can be set using the `cpln profile set-default` command or by setting the CPLN_PROFILE environment variable
  --org      Override the organization. The default organization can be set in your profile by using the `cpln profile update` command

Format options:
  --output, -o  Set the output format  [choices: "text", "json", "yaml", "json-slim", "yaml-slim", "tf", "crd", "names"]
  --color       Colorize the output  [boolean] [default: true]
  --ts          Timestamp format if the output format is text (e.g., --output=text)  [choices: "iso", "local", "age"]
  --max         Maximum number of records to show. A value less than 1 will return all records.  [number] [default: 50]

Request options:
  --token         Override the authorization token
  --endpoint      Override the API URL
  --insecure, -k  Ignore TLS errors  [boolean]

Debug options:
  --verbose, -v  Enable verbose output to stderr  [boolean] [default: false]
  --debug, -d    Show all HTTP communications  [boolean] [default: false]

Options:
  --help  Show help  [boolean]
Common Options Reference
cpln user invite --email [email protected] --org demo-cpln-organization

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user patch

Update the referenced user’s metadata using an input file Usage 
cpln user patch <ref> --file FILE_NAME [OPTIONS]
Running this command with the option --file - sets the input to stdin. The input is required to be a valid JSON or YAML string (e.g., {"description": "My new description"} or description: My new description). To complete the update, press Control-D (or Control-Z if you are using Windows).
Positionals:
  ref  The resource reference. Usually it is the name of the resource.  [required]

Command options:
  --file, -f  File to load the patch from. Use `--file -` to enable input from stdin.  [required]

Context options:
  --profile  Override the profile. The default profile can be set using the `cpln profile set-default` command or by setting the CPLN_PROFILE environment variable
  --org      Override the organization. The default organization can be set in your profile by using the `cpln profile update` command

Format options:
  --output, -o  Set the output format  [choices: "text", "json", "yaml", "json-slim", "yaml-slim", "tf", "crd", "names"]
  --color       Colorize the output  [boolean] [default: true]
  --ts          Timestamp format if the output format is text (e.g., --output=text)  [choices: "iso", "local", "age"]
  --max         Maximum number of records to show. A value less than 1 will return all records.  [number] [default: 50]

Request options:
  --token         Override the authorization token
  --endpoint      Override the API URL
  --insecure, -k  Ignore TLS errors  [boolean]

Debug options:
  --verbose, -v  Enable verbose output to stderr  [boolean] [default: false]
  --debug, -d    Show all HTTP communications  [boolean] [default: false]

Options:
  --help  Show help  [boolean]
Common Options Reference
cpln user patch [email protected] --file update.json --org demo-cpln-organization

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user permissions

Show the grantable permissions for a user object type Usage 
cpln user permissions [OPTIONS]

Context options:
  --profile  Override the profile. The default profile can be set using the `cpln profile set-default` command or by setting the CPLN_PROFILE environment variable
  --org      Override the organization. The default organization can be set in your profile by using the `cpln profile update` command

Format options:
  --output, -o  Set the output format  [choices: "text", "json", "yaml", "json-slim", "yaml-slim", "tf", "crd", "names"]
  --color       Colorize the output  [boolean] [default: true]
  --ts          Timestamp format if the output format is text (e.g., --output=text)  [choices: "iso", "local", "age"]
  --max         Maximum number of records to show. A value less than 1 will return all records.  [number] [default: 50]

Request options:
  --token         Override the authorization token
  --endpoint      Override the API URL
  --insecure, -k  Ignore TLS errors  [boolean]

Debug options:
  --verbose, -v  Enable verbose output to stderr  [boolean] [default: false]
  --debug, -d    Show all HTTP communications  [boolean] [default: false]

Options:
  --help  Show help  [boolean]
Common Options Reference
cpln user permissions --org demo-cpln-organization

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user query

Find all the users based on the given query Usage 
cpln user query QUERY_OPTIONS [OPTIONS]

Query options:
  --match             Query filter type  [choices: "all", "none", "any"] [default: "all"]
  --property, --prop  Property to query
  --tag               Tag to query
  --rel               Tag to query

Context options:
  --profile  Override the profile. The default profile can be set using the `cpln profile set-default` command or by setting the CPLN_PROFILE environment variable
  --org      Override the organization. The default organization can be set in your profile by using the `cpln profile update` command

Format options:
  --output, -o  Set the output format  [choices: "text", "json", "yaml", "json-slim", "yaml-slim", "tf", "crd", "names"]
  --color       Colorize the output  [boolean] [default: true]
  --ts          Timestamp format if the output format is text (e.g., --output=text)  [choices: "iso", "local", "age"]
  --max         Maximum number of records to show. A value less than 1 will return all records.  [number] [default: 50]

Request options:
  --token         Override the authorization token
  --endpoint      Override the API URL
  --insecure, -k  Ignore TLS errors  [boolean]

Debug options:
  --verbose, -v  Enable verbose output to stderr  [boolean] [default: false]
  --debug, -d    Show all HTTP communications  [boolean] [default: false]

Options:
  --help  Show help  [boolean]
Common Options Reference
Use the --match option to display all, none, or any of the results based on a given property or tag
  • Search for a user based on a property
cpln user query --match any --prop [email protected] --org demo-cpln-organization
  • Search for a user based on a tag
cpln user query --match any --tag firebase/sign_in_provider="password" --org demo-cpln-organization
  • Search for a user based on a property and tag
cpln user query --match any --prop [email protected] --tag firebase/sign_in_provider="password" --org demo-cpln-organization

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user tag

Manage the tags belonging to one or more referenced users Usage 
cpln user tag <ref...> --tag KEY=VALUE [OPTIONS]
Built-in tags, which begin with cpln/*, can’t be modified.
Positionals:
  ref  One or more resource references. Usually it is the name of the resource.  [array] [required] [default: []]

Command options:
  --tag     Attach tags (e.g., --tag drink=water)
  --remove  Remove tags (e.g., --remove tagname)

Context options:
  --profile  Override the profile. The default profile can be set using the `cpln profile set-default` command or by setting the CPLN_PROFILE environment variable
  --org      Override the organization. The default organization can be set in your profile by using the `cpln profile update` command

Format options:
  --output, -o  Set the output format  [choices: "text", "json", "yaml", "json-slim", "yaml-slim", "tf", "crd", "names"]
  --color       Colorize the output  [boolean] [default: true]
  --ts          Timestamp format if the output format is text (e.g., --output=text)  [choices: "iso", "local", "age"]
  --max         Maximum number of records to show. A value less than 1 will return all records.  [number] [default: 50]

Request options:
  --token         Override the authorization token
  --endpoint      Override the API URL
  --insecure, -k  Ignore TLS errors  [boolean]

Debug options:
  --verbose, -v  Enable verbose output to stderr  [boolean] [default: false]
  --debug, -d    Show all HTTP communications  [boolean] [default: false]

Options:
  --help  Show help  [boolean]
Common Options Reference
  • Add a tag
cpln user tag [email protected] --tag drink=water --org demo-cpln-organization
  • Update same tag (after running the example above)
cpln user tag [email protected] --tag drink=coffee --org demo-cpln-organization
  • Remove tag (after running the example above)
cpln user tag [email protected] --remove drink --org demo-cpln-organization

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user update

Update properties of the referenced user Usage 
cpln user update <ref> --set UPDATE_PROPERTY [OPTIONS]

Positionals:
  ref  The resource reference. Usually it is the name of the resource.  [required]

Update Properties:
  --set  Update the following properties (e.g., --set description="Updated Description"):

         tags.<key>    string  [required]

Context options:
  --profile  Override the profile. The default profile can be set using the `cpln profile set-default` command or by setting the CPLN_PROFILE environment variable
  --org      Override the organization. The default organization can be set in your profile by using the `cpln profile update` command

Format options:
  --output, -o  Set the output format  [choices: "text", "json", "yaml", "json-slim", "yaml-slim", "tf", "crd", "names"]
  --color       Colorize the output  [boolean] [default: true]
  --ts          Timestamp format if the output format is text (e.g., --output=text)  [choices: "iso", "local", "age"]
  --max         Maximum number of records to show. A value less than 1 will return all records.  [number] [default: 50]

Request options:
  --token         Override the authorization token
  --endpoint      Override the API URL
  --insecure, -k  Ignore TLS errors  [boolean]

Debug options:
  --verbose, -v  Enable verbose output to stderr  [boolean] [default: false]
  --debug, -d    Show all HTTP communications  [boolean] [default: false]

Options:
  --help  Show help  [boolean]
Common Options Reference
  • The --set option allows the modification of the following user properties:
    • description
      • Description of the user
      • Type: string
    • tags
      • Tags (key=value) associated with the user
      • Type: string
  • For the examples below, the initial user is configured as:
+-----------------------------+---------------------+---------------------+------------+---------+-------------------------------------+
|ID                           |FULL NAME            |EMAIL                |CREATED     |IDP      |TAGS                                 |
|-----------------------------|---------------------|---------------------|------------|---------|-------------------------------------|
|HkKCu6TcHIMB8ON8iXayuKw5oop2 |[email protected] |[email protected] |4 years ago |firebase |firebase/sign_in_provider="password" |
+-----------------------------+---------------------+---------------------+------------+---------+-------------------------------------+
  • Update a user’s tag
cpln user update [email protected] --set tags.user-name="test-128" --org demo-cpln-organization