[SOLVED] pvesh output changes

[alexskysilk]

Within the last month or so pvesh has changed from outputting json to "pretty" output by default. I'm trying to obtain json output again but cant figure out how; pvesh refers to format options:

# pvesh
USAGE: pvesh set <api_path> [OPTIONS] [FORMAT_OPTIONS]
  Call API PUT on <api_path>.
  <api_path> <string>
             API path.
  -noproxy   <boolean>
             Disable automatic proxying.

but I can find no documentation for options or format options anywhere. help!

 

[danielb]

Just add --output-format=json at the end

 

[alexskysilk]

that worked- thanks! before I label the thread resolved, is this information published somewhere (eg, with other switches?)

 

[dcsapak]

yes see 'man pvesh'

 

[alexskysilk]

pvesh(1)                                                 Proxmox Documentation                                                 pvesh(1)

NAME
       pvesh - shell interface to the Promox VE API

SYNOPSIS
       pvesh [get|set|create|delete|help] [REST API path] [--verbose]

DESCRIPTION
       pvesh provides a shell-like interface to the Proxmox VE REST API, in two different modes:

       interactive
           when called without parameters, pvesh starts an interactive client, where you can navigate in the different parts of the API

       command line
           when started with parameters pvesh will send a command to the corresponding REST url, and will return the JSON formatted
           output

EXAMPLES
       get the list of nodes in my cluster

       pvesh get /nodes

       get a list of available options for the datacenter

       pvesh help cluster/options -v

       set the HTMl5 NoVNC console as the default console for the datacenter

       pvesh set cluster/options -console html5

SEE ALSO
       qm(1), pct(1)

5.2                                                            2018-07-10                                                      pvesh(1)

I may be blind but I dont see it...

 

[dcsapak]

what does pveversion -v say?

 

[alexskysilk]

@dcsapak I apologize, I looked at an earlier version. All is well with the world

 

[immo]

root@prox01:~# pveversion
pve-manager/5.2-8/fdf39912 (running kernel: 4.13.13-5-pve)

but I get a
Unknow option: output-format
error

all the time I try to clone a VM

pvesh create /nodes/prox05/qemu/800/clone -newID 603 -full 1 -name TestPC1 -storage Storage -format qcow2 -target prox07