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metalcloud-cli template-asset update

Update an existing template asset with new configuration

Update an existing template asset using a configuration file or piped input.

Arguments: template_asset_id: The unique identifier of the template asset to update (required)

Required Flags: —config-source: Source of the template asset configuration updates (required) Can be ‘pipe’ for piped input or path to a JSON file

Configuration Format: The configuration must be in JSON format with the same structure as create: { “templateId”: 123, // Required: ID of the OS template “usage”: “logo”, // Required: Usage type (logo, icon, build_source_image, etc.) “file”: { // Required: File configuration “name”: “updated-example.png”, // Required: File name “mimeType”: “image/png”, // Required: MIME type “checksum”: “new-sha256-hash”, // Optional: File checksum “contentBase64”: “updated-base64-content”, // Optional: Base64 encoded file content “templatingEngine”: false, // Optional: Enable templating (default: false) “url”: “https://example.com/updated-file.png” // Optional: External URL }, “tags”: [“branding”, “updated”] // Optional: Tags for categorization }

Examples:

metalcloud-cli template-asset update 123 —config-source updated-config.json

echo ’{“templateId”: 123, “usage”: “icon”, “file”: {“name”: “new-icon.png”, “mimeType”: “image/png”}}’ | metalcloud-cli template-asset update 456 —config-source pipe

metalcloud-cli template-asset config-example > update-config.json

Edit update-config.json with your new values

Section titled “Edit update-config.json with your new values”

metalcloud-cli template-asset update 789 —config-source update-config.json

metalcloud-cli template-asset update template_asset_id [flags]
--config-source string Source of the template asset configuration updates. Can be 'pipe' or path to a JSON file.
-h, --help help for update
-k, --api_key string MetalCloud API key
-c, --config string Config file path
-d, --debug Set to enable debug logging
-e, --endpoint string MetalCloud API endpoint
-f, --format string Output format. Supported values are 'text','csv','md','json','yaml'. (default "text")
-i, --insecure_skip_verify Set to allow insecure transport
-l, --log_file string Log file path
-v, --verbosity string Log level verbosity (default "INFO")

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