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Jenkins CLI Commands

Commands to interact with Jenkins via command line.

Action Command Details
Connect java -jar jenkins-cli.jar -s http://jenkins-server/ help List Jenkins CLI commands.
Build job java -jar jenkins-cli.jar -s http://jenkins-server/ build job-name Trigger a build.
Get job info java -jar jenkins-cli.jar -s http://jenkins-server/ get-job job-name Retrieve job configuration.
List jobs java -jar jenkins-cli.jar -s http://jenkins-server/ list-jobs List all jobs.
Create job java -jar jenkins-cli.jar -s http://jenkins-server/ create-job job-name < config.xml Create a new job.
Delete job java -jar jenkins-cli.jar -s http://jenkins-server/ delete-job job-name Delete a job.
Console output java -jar jenkins-cli.jar -s http://jenkins-server/ console job-name Get build console output.
Install plugin java -jar jenkins-cli.jar -s http://jenkins-server/ install-plugin plugin-name Install plugin.
Restart Jenkins java -jar jenkins-cli.jar -s http://jenkins-server/ restart Restart Jenkins server.
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