cf

cf [globaloptions] command [arguments] [commandoptions]

cf is the Cloud Foundry CLI for managing applications and services on Cloud Foundry platforms. It handles the full application lifecycle including deployment, scaling, logging, and service binding across multiple cloud providers.Cloud Foundry uses a push-based deployment model where developers run `cf push` to upload application code, which is then built, containerized, and deployed automatically. Applications are organized into organizations and spaces, providing multi-tenant isolation. The CLI manages the interaction between developers and the Cloud Foundry API.Services such as databases, message queues, and caches are provisioned from a marketplace and bound to applications, with connection credentials injected via environment variables.

-a URL

API endpoint URL

Username

Password

Organization

Space

Number of instances

Memory limit (e.g., 256M)

Path to manifest file

Skip SSL certificate verification

~/.cf/config.json

CLI configuration including API endpoint, access tokens, and current org/space target.

Application deployment manifest defining memory, instances, routes, and service bindings.

login

Authenticate with Cloud Foundry

Deploy application

List applications in space

View application logs

Scale application instances

Manage application state

Delete application

List service instances

Create service instance

Bind service to application

Show environment variables

SSH into application container

List organizations/spaces

Use cf v8 (current supported version). Run `cf help -a` for all commands. Interactive password prompts have issues in Cygwin/Git Bash.

kubectl(1), heroku(1), docker(1)

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