Azure CLI Storage Commands

The Azure CLI provides a rich set of commands for managing Azure Storage services. These commands allow you to interact with blobs, files, queues, and tables from your terminal.

Blob Storage Management

Commands for managing blob containers and individual blobs.

Creating and Listing Containers

az storage container create --name mycontainer --account-name mystorageaccount --auth-mode login

Example: Creates a new blob container named 'mycontainer' in the storage account 'mystorageaccount'.

az storage container list --account-name mystorageaccount --auth-mode login --output table

Example: Lists all blob containers in the specified storage account, formatted as a table.

Uploading and Downloading Blobs

az storage blob upload --account-name mystorageaccount --container-name mycontainer --name myblob.txt --file ./local/path/to/myblob.txt --auth-mode login

Example: Uploads a local file to a blob in the specified container.

az storage blob download --account-name mystorageaccount --container-name mycontainer --name myblob.txt --file ./local/path/to/downloaded.txt --auth-mode login

Example: Downloads a blob from a container to a local file.

Managing Blobs

az storage blob delete --account-name mystorageaccount --container-name mycontainer --name myblob.txt --auth-mode login

Example: Deletes a specific blob.

az storage blob list --account-name mystorageaccount --container-name mycontainer --output table

Example: Lists all blobs within a container.

File Share Management

Commands for managing Azure File shares, directories, and files.

Creating and Listing File Shares

az storage share create --name myfileshare --account-name mystorageaccount --auth-mode login

Example: Creates a new file share.

az storage share list --account-name mystorageaccount --output table

Example: Lists all file shares in the storage account.

Uploading and Downloading Files

az storage file upload --account-name mystorageaccount --share-name myfileshare --path /mydirectory/myfile.txt --file ./local/path/to/myfile.txt --auth-mode login

Example: Uploads a local file to a specified path within a file share.

az storage file download --account-name mystorageaccount --share-name myfileshare --path /mydirectory/myfile.txt --file ./local/path/to/downloaded.txt --auth-mode login

Example: Downloads a file from a file share.

Queue Management

Commands for managing Azure Storage Queues.

Creating and Listing Queues

az storage queue create --name myqueue --account-name mystorageaccount --auth-mode login

Example: Creates a new queue.

az storage queue list --account-name mystorageaccount --output table

Example: Lists all queues in the storage account.

Queue Operations

az storage message put --account-name mystorageaccount --queue-name myqueue --content "Hello, Azure Queue!" --auth-mode login

Example: Adds a message to a queue.

az storage message peek --account-name mystorageaccount --queue-name myqueue --auth-mode login

Example: Peeks at the next message in a queue without removing it.

az storage message get --account-name mystorageaccount --queue-name myqueue --auth-mode login

Example: Retrieves and removes the next message from a queue.

Table Management

Commands for managing Azure Table Storage entities.

Creating and Listing Tables

az storage table create --name mytable --account-name mystorageaccount --auth-mode login

Example: Creates a new table.

az storage table list --account-name mystorageaccount --output table

Example: Lists all tables in the storage account.

Entity Operations

az storage entity insert --account-name mystorageaccount --table-name mytable --entity '{"PartitionKey":"PK1", "RowKey":"1", "Name":"Alice", "Age":30}' --auth-mode login

Example: Inserts a new entity into a table.

az storage entity query --account-name mystorageaccount --table-name mytable --filter "Name eq 'Alice'" --auth-mode login

Example: Queries entities in a table using a filter.

For more detailed information and advanced options, please refer to the official Azure CLI storage documentation.