metalcloud-cli variable update

Update an existing variable

Synopsis

Update an existing variable with new configuration values.

This command updates a variable’s configuration using data provided through a JSON file or piped input. You can modify the variable’s name, value, and usage type.

Required Arguments: variable_id Numeric ID of the variable to update

Required Flags: —config-source Source of the variable configuration updates

Configuration Source Options: pipe Read configuration from stdin (use with echo or cat) /path/to/file Read configuration from specified JSON file

Configuration Format: The configuration must be valid JSON. You can include any of these fields: { “name”: “new-variable-name”, // Optional: New variable name “value”: { // Optional: New key-value pairs “key1”: “new-value1”, “key2”: “new-value2” }, “usage”: “specific” // Optional: New usage type }

Note: Only the fields you specify will be updated. Omitted fields remain unchanged.

Required Permissions: VARIABLES_AND_SECRETS_WRITE

Examples:

Update variable from JSON file

metalcloud-cli variable update 123 —config-source /path/to/update.json

Update variable from stdin using pipe

echo ’{“name”:“updated-name”,“value”:{“new-key”:“new-value”}}’ | metalcloud-cli variable update 123 —config-source pipe

Update only the value using cat

cat value-update.json | metalcloud-cli variable update 456 —config-source pipe

Using alias

metalcloud-cli var edit 789 —config-source /tmp/variable-update.json

metalcloud-cli variable update variable_id [flags]

Options

      --config-source string   Source of the variable configuration updates. Can be 'pipe' or path to a JSON file.
  -h, --help                   help for update

Options inherited from parent commands

  -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")