# metalcloud-cli variable

Manage variables for infrastructure configuration

## Synopsis

Manage variables that can be used across your infrastructure configurations.
Variables store key-value pairs that can be referenced in templates, scripts, and other configurations.

Available Commands:
  list           List all variables
  get            Get details of a specific variable
  create         Create a new variable
  update         Update an existing variable
  delete         Delete a variable
  config-example Show example configuration format

Examples:
  ## List all variables
  metalcloud-cli variable list

  ## Get details of a specific variable
  metalcloud-cli variable get 123

  ## Create a new variable from a JSON file
  metalcloud-cli variable create --config-source /path/to/config.json

  ## Create a new variable from stdin
  echo '{"name":"my-var","value":{"key1":"value1"}}' | metalcloud-cli variable create --config-source pipe

### Options

```
  -h, --help   help for variable
```

### 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")
```

### SEE ALSO

* [metalcloud-cli](/content/configuration/cli/metalcloud-cli.md)	 - MetalCloud CLI
* [metalcloud-cli variable config-example](/content/configuration/cli/metalcloud-cli_variable_config-example.md)	 - Show variable configuration example
* [metalcloud-cli variable create](/content/configuration/cli/metalcloud-cli_variable_create.md)	 - Create a new variable
* [metalcloud-cli variable delete](/content/configuration/cli/metalcloud-cli_variable_delete.md)	 - Delete a variable
* [metalcloud-cli variable get](/content/configuration/cli/metalcloud-cli_variable_get.md)	 - Get details of a specific variable
* [metalcloud-cli variable list](/content/configuration/cli/metalcloud-cli_variable_list.md)	 - List all variables
* [metalcloud-cli variable update](/content/configuration/cli/metalcloud-cli_variable_update.md)	 - Update an existing variable

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