Azure command-line interface

The Azure command-line interface (CLI) is open source, cross-platform, and supports implementing all the tasks you can do in the Azure portal with commands.

Azure CLI comes in two flavors:

• Azure CLI 2.0, which only supports the current Azure portal
• Azure CLI 1.0, which supports both portals

Throughout the book, we will be using Azure CLI 2.0. So, let’s get started with its installation.