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Connection

Browser Access Navigate to http://[jenkins-server-url]:[port] CLI Connection java -jar jenkins-cli.jar -s http://[jenkins-server-url]:[port]/ -auth username:password SSH Connection ssh -l username -p [ssh-port] [jenkins-server-url]

Job Management

List Jobs jenkins-cli.jar list-jobs Create Job jenkins-cli.jar create-job [job-name] < config.xml Delete Job jenkins-cli.jar delete-job [job-name] Copy Job jenkins-cli.jar copy-job [source-job] [target-job] Enable Job jenkins-cli.jar enable-job [job-name] Disable Job jenkins-cli.jar disable-job [job-name]

Build Operations

Start Build jenkins-cli.jar build [job-name] Start Parameterized Build jenkins-cli.jar build [job-name] -p key=value Stop Build jenkins-cli.jar stop-builds [job-name] Console Output jenkins-cli.jar console [job-name] [build-number]

Node Management

List Nodes jenkins-cli.jar get-nodes Add Node jenkins-cli.jar create-node [node-name] < node.xml Delete Node jenkins-cli.jar delete-node [node-name] Connect Node jenkins-cli.jar connect-node [node-name] Disconnect Node jenkins-cli.jar disconnect-node [node-name]

Plugin Management

List Plugins jenkins-cli.jar list-plugins Install Plugin jenkins-cli.jar install-plugin [plugin-name] Update Plugins jenkins-cli.jar install-plugin [plugin-name] -deploy Safe Restart jenkins-cli.jar safe-restart

Pipeline Operations

Validate Pipeline jenkins-cli.jar declarative-linter < Jenkinsfile Pipeline Steps Reference http://[jenkins-server-url]:[port]/pipeline-syntax/ Get Pipeline Snippet http://[jenkins-server-url]:[port]/pipeline-syntax/snippet-generator/

System Administration

Reload Configuration jenkins-cli.jar reload-configuration Quiet Down jenkins-cli.jar quiet-down Cancel Quiet Down jenkins-cli.jar cancel-quiet-down Restart Jenkins jenkins-cli.jar restart Shutdown Jenkins jenkins-cli.jar shutdown

Security Management

Who Am I jenkins-cli.jar who-am-i Generate API Token User → Configure → API Token → Add new Token Manage Credentials http://[jenkins-server-url]:[port]/credentials/

Groovy Scripts

Execute Groovy jenkins-cli.jar groovy [script-file] Groovy Console http://[jenkins-server-url]:[port]/script