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Note

This command group has commands that are defined in both Azure CLI and at least one extension. Install each extension to benefit from its extended capabilities. Learn more about extensions.

Manage file storage directories.

Commands

Name Description Type Status
az storage directory create

Create a new directory under the specified share or parent directory.

 Core GA
az storage directory create (storage-preview extension)

Create a new directory under the specified share or parent directory.

 Extension GA
az storage directory delete

Delete the specified empty directory.

 Core GA
az storage directory delete (storage-preview extension)

Delete the specified empty directory.

 Extension GA
az storage directory exists

Check for the existence of a storage directory.

 Core GA
az storage directory exists (storage-preview extension)

Check for the existence of a storage directory.

 Extension GA
az storage directory list

List directories in a share.

 Core GA
az storage directory list (storage-preview extension)

List directories in a share.

 Extension GA
az storage directory metadata

Manage file storage directory metadata.

 Core and Extension GA
az storage directory metadata show

Get all user-defined metadata for the specified directory.

 Core GA
az storage directory metadata show (storage-preview extension)

Get all user-defined metadata for the specified directory.

 Extension GA
az storage directory metadata update

Set one or more user-defined name-value pairs for the specified directory.

 Core GA
az storage directory metadata update (storage-preview extension)

Set one or more user-defined name-value pairs for the specified directory.

 Extension GA
az storage directory show

Get all user-defined metadata and system properties for the specified directory.

 Core GA
az storage directory show (storage-preview extension)

Get all user-defined metadata and system properties for the specified directory.

 Extension GA

az storage directory create

Edit

Create a new directory under the specified share or parent directory.

az storage directory create --name
                            --share-name
                            [--account-key]
                            [--account-name]
                            [--auth-mode {key, login}]
                            [--backup-intent]
                            [--connection-string]
                            [--disallow-trailing-dot {false, true}]
                            [--fail-on-exist]
                            [--file-endpoint]
                            [--metadata]
                            [--sas-token]
                            [--snapshot]
                            [--timeout]

Required Parameters

--name -n

The directory name.

--share-name -s

The file share name.

Optional Parameters

--account-key

Storage account key. Must be used in conjunction with storage account name or service endpoint. Environment variable: AZURE_STORAGE_KEY.

--account-name

Storage account name. Related environment variable: AZURE_STORAGE_ACCOUNT. Must be used in conjunction with either storage account key or a SAS token. If neither are present, the command will try to query the storage account key using the authenticated Azure account. If a large number of storage commands are executed the API quota may be hit.

--auth-mode

The mode in which to run the command. "login" mode will directly use your login credentials for the authentication. The legacy "key" mode will attempt to query for an account key if no authentication parameters for the account are provided. Environment variable: AZURE_STORAGE_AUTH_MODE.

Accepted values: key, login
--backup-intent --enable-file-backup-request-intent

Required parameter to use with OAuth (Azure AD) Authentication for Files. This will bypass any file/directory level permission checks and allow access, based on the allowed data actions, even if there are ACLs in place for those files/directories.

Default value: False
--connection-string

Storage account connection string. Environment variable: AZURE_STORAGE_CONNECTION_STRING.

--disallow-trailing-dot

If true, the trailing dot will be trimmed from the target URI. Default to False.

Accepted values: false, true
Default value: False
--fail-on-exist

Throw an exception if the directory already exists.

Default value: False
--file-endpoint

Storage data service endpoint. Must be used in conjunction with either storage account key or a SAS token. You can find each service primary endpoint with az storage account show. Environment variable: AZURE_STORAGE_SERVICE_ENDPOINT.

--metadata

Metadata in space-separated key=value pairs. This overwrites any existing metadata.

--sas-token

A Shared Access Signature (SAS). Must be used in conjunction with storage account name or service endpoint. Environment variable: AZURE_STORAGE_SAS_TOKEN.

--snapshot

A string that represents the snapshot version, if applicable.

--timeout

Request timeout in seconds. Applies to each call to the service.

Global Parameters
--debug

Increase logging verbosity to show all debug logs.

--help -h

Show this help message and exit.

--only-show-errors

Only show errors, suppressing warnings.

--output -o

Output format.

Accepted values: json, jsonc, none, table, tsv, yaml, yamlc
Default value: json
--query

JMESPath query string. See http://jmespath.org/ for more information and examples.

--subscription

Name or ID of subscription. You can configure the default subscription using az account set -s NAME_OR_ID.

--verbose

Increase logging verbosity. Use --debug for full debug logs.

az storage directory create (storage-preview extension)

Create a new directory under the specified share or parent directory.

az storage directory create --name
                            --share-name
                            [--account-key]
                            [--account-name]
                            [--auth-mode {key, login}]
                            [--backup-intent]
                            [--connection-string]
                            [--disallow-trailing-dot {false, true}]
                            [--fail-on-exist]
                            [--metadata]
                            [--sas-token]
                            [--snapshot]
                            [--timeout]

Required Parameters

--name -n

The directory name.

--share-name -s

The file share name.

Optional Parameters

--account-key

Storage account key. Must be used in conjunction with storage account name. Environment variable: AZURE_STORAGE_KEY.

--account-name

Storage account name. Related environment variable: AZURE_STORAGE_ACCOUNT. Must be used in conjunction with either storage account key or a SAS token. If neither are present, the command will try to query the storage account key using the authenticated Azure account. If a large number of storage commands are executed the API quota may be hit.

--auth-mode

The mode in which to run the command. "login" mode will directly use your login credentials for the authentication. The legacy "key" mode will attempt to query for an account key if no authentication parameters for the account are provided. Environment variable: AZURE_STORAGE_AUTH_MODE.

Accepted values: key, login
--backup-intent --enable-file-backup-request-intent

Required parameter to use with OAuth (Azure AD) Authentication for Files. This will bypass any file/directory level permission checks and allow access, based on the allowed data actions, even if there are ACLs in place for those files/directories.

Default value: False
--connection-string

Storage account connection string. Environment variable: AZURE_STORAGE_CONNECTION_STRING.

--disallow-trailing-dot

If true, the trailing dot will be trimmed from the target URI. Default to False.

Accepted values: false, true
Default value: False
--fail-on-exist

Throw an exception if the directory already exists.

Default value: False
--metadata

Metadata in space-separated key=value pairs. This overwrites any existing metadata.

--sas-token

A Shared Access Signature (SAS). Must be used in conjunction with storage account name. Environment variable: AZURE_STORAGE_SAS_TOKEN.

--snapshot

A string that represents the snapshot version, if applicable.

--timeout

Request timeout in seconds. Applies to each call to the service.

Global Parameters
--debug

Increase logging verbosity to show all debug logs.

--help -h

Show this help message and exit.

--only-show-errors

Only show errors, suppressing warnings.

--output -o

Output format.

Accepted values: json, jsonc, none, table, tsv, yaml, yamlc
Default value: json
--query

JMESPath query string. See http://jmespath.org/ for more information and examples.

--subscription

Name or ID of subscription. You can configure the default subscription using az account set -s NAME_OR_ID.

--verbose

Increase logging verbosity. Use --debug for full debug logs.

az storage directory delete

Edit

Delete the specified empty directory.

az storage directory delete --name
                            --share-name
                            [--account-key]
                            [--account-name]
                            [--auth-mode {key, login}]
                            [--backup-intent]
                            [--connection-string]
                            [--disallow-trailing-dot {false, true}]
                            [--fail-not-exist]
                            [--file-endpoint]
                            [--sas-token]
                            [--snapshot]
                            [--timeout]

Required Parameters

--name -n

The directory name.

--share-name -s

The file share name.

Optional Parameters

--account-key

Storage account key. Must be used in conjunction with storage account name or service endpoint. Environment variable: AZURE_STORAGE_KEY.

--account-name

Storage account name. Related environment variable: AZURE_STORAGE_ACCOUNT. Must be used in conjunction with either storage account key or a SAS token. If neither are present, the command will try to query the storage account key using the authenticated Azure account. If a large number of storage commands are executed the API quota may be hit.

--auth-mode

The mode in which to run the command. "login" mode will directly use your login credentials for the authentication. The legacy "key" mode will attempt to query for an account key if no authentication parameters for the account are provided. Environment variable: AZURE_STORAGE_AUTH_MODE.

Accepted values: key, login
--backup-intent --enable-file-backup-request-intent

Required parameter to use with OAuth (Azure AD) Authentication for Files. This will bypass any file/directory level permission checks and allow access, based on the allowed data actions, even if there are ACLs in place for those files/directories.

Default value: False
--connection-string

Storage account connection string. Environment variable: AZURE_STORAGE_CONNECTION_STRING.

--disallow-trailing-dot

If true, the trailing dot will be trimmed from the target URI. Default to False.

Accepted values: false, true
Default value: False
--fail-not-exist

Throw an exception if the directory does not exist.

Default value: False
--file-endpoint

Storage data service endpoint. Must be used in conjunction with either storage account key or a SAS token. You can find each service primary endpoint with az storage account show. Environment variable: AZURE_STORAGE_SERVICE_ENDPOINT.

--sas-token

A Shared Access Signature (SAS). Must be used in conjunction with storage account name or service endpoint. Environment variable: AZURE_STORAGE_SAS_TOKEN.

--snapshot

A string that represents the snapshot version, if applicable.

--timeout

Request timeout in seconds. Applies to each call to the service.

Global Parameters
--debug

Increase logging verbosity to show all debug logs.

--help -h

Show this help message and exit.

--only-show-errors

Only show errors, suppressing warnings.

--output -o

Output format.

Accepted values: json, jsonc, none, table, tsv, yaml, yamlc
Default value: json
--query

JMESPath query string. See http://jmespath.org/ for more information and examples.

--subscription

Name or ID of subscription. You can configure the default subscription using az account set -s NAME_OR_ID.

--verbose

Increase logging verbosity. Use --debug for full debug logs.

az storage directory delete (storage-preview extension)

Delete the specified empty directory.

az storage directory delete --name
                            --share-name
                            [--account-key]
                            [--account-name]
                            [--auth-mode {key, login}]
                            [--backup-intent]
                            [--connection-string]
                            [--disallow-trailing-dot {false, true}]
                            [--fail-not-exist]
                            [--sas-token]
                            [--snapshot]
                            [--timeout]

Required Parameters

--name -n

The directory name.

--share-name -s

The file share name.

Optional Parameters

--account-key

Storage account key. Must be used in conjunction with storage account name. Environment variable: AZURE_STORAGE_KEY.

--account-name

Storage account name. Related environment variable: AZURE_STORAGE_ACCOUNT. Must be used in conjunction with either storage account key or a SAS token. If neither are present, the command will try to query the storage account key using the authenticated Azure account. If a large number of storage commands are executed the API quota may be hit.

--auth-mode

The mode in which to run the command. "login" mode will directly use your login credentials for the authentication. The legacy "key" mode will attempt to query for an account key if no authentication parameters for the account are provided. Environment variable: AZURE_STORAGE_AUTH_MODE.

Accepted values: key, login
--backup-intent --enable-file-backup-request-intent

Required parameter to use with OAuth (Azure AD) Authentication for Files. This will bypass any file/directory level permission checks and allow access, based on the allowed data actions, even if there are ACLs in place for those files/directories.

Default value: False
--connection-string

Storage account connection string. Environment variable: AZURE_STORAGE_CONNECTION_STRING.

--disallow-trailing-dot

If true, the trailing dot will be trimmed from the target URI. Default to False.

Accepted values: false, true
Default value: False
--fail-not-exist

Throw an exception if the directory does not exist.

Default value: False
--sas-token

A Shared Access Signature (SAS). Must be used in conjunction with storage account name. Environment variable: AZURE_STORAGE_SAS_TOKEN.

--snapshot

A string that represents the snapshot version, if applicable.

--timeout

Request timeout in seconds. Applies to each call to the service.

Global Parameters
--debug

Increase logging verbosity to show all debug logs.

--help -h

Show this help message and exit.

--only-show-errors

Only show errors, suppressing warnings.

--output -o

Output format.

Accepted values: json, jsonc, none, table, tsv, yaml, yamlc
Default value: json
--query

JMESPath query string. See http://jmespath.org/ for more information and examples.

--subscription

Name or ID of subscription. You can configure the default subscription using az account set -s NAME_OR_ID.

--verbose

Increase logging verbosity. Use --debug for full debug logs.

az storage directory exists

Edit

Check for the existence of a storage directory.

az storage directory exists --name
                            --share-name
                            [--account-key]
                            [--account-name]
                            [--auth-mode {key, login}]
                            [--backup-intent]
                            [--connection-string]
                            [--disallow-trailing-dot {false, true}]
                            [--file-endpoint]
                            [--sas-token]
                            [--snapshot]
                            [--timeout]

Examples

Check for the existence of a storage directory. (autogenerated)

az storage directory exists --account-key 00000000 --account-name MyAccount --name MyDirectory --share-name MyShare

Required Parameters

--name -n

The directory name.

--share-name -s

The file share name.

Optional Parameters

--account-key

Storage account key. Must be used in conjunction with storage account name or service endpoint. Environment variable: AZURE_STORAGE_KEY.

--account-name

Storage account name. Related environment variable: AZURE_STORAGE_ACCOUNT. Must be used in conjunction with either storage account key or a SAS token. If neither are present, the command will try to query the storage account key using the authenticated Azure account. If a large number of storage commands are executed the API quota may be hit.

--auth-mode

The mode in which to run the command. "login" mode will directly use your login credentials for the authentication. The legacy "key" mode will attempt to query for an account key if no authentication parameters for the account are provided. Environment variable: AZURE_STORAGE_AUTH_MODE.

Accepted values: key, login
--backup-intent --enable-file-backup-request-intent

Required parameter to use with OAuth (Azure AD) Authentication for Files. This will bypass any file/directory level permission checks and allow access, based on the allowed data actions, even if there are ACLs in place for those files/directories.

Default value: False
--connection-string

Storage account connection string. Environment variable: AZURE_STORAGE_CONNECTION_STRING.

--disallow-trailing-dot

If true, the trailing dot will be trimmed from the target URI. Default to False.

Accepted values: false, true
Default value: False
--file-endpoint

Storage data service endpoint. Must be used in conjunction with either storage account key or a SAS token. You can find each service primary endpoint with az storage account show. Environment variable: AZURE_STORAGE_SERVICE_ENDPOINT.

--sas-token

A Shared Access Signature (SAS). Must be used in conjunction with storage account name or service endpoint. Environment variable: AZURE_STORAGE_SAS_TOKEN.

--snapshot

A string that represents the snapshot version, if applicable.

--timeout

Request timeout in seconds. Applies to each call to the service.

Global Parameters
--debug

Increase logging verbosity to show all debug logs.

--help -h

Show this help message and exit.

--only-show-errors

Only show errors, suppressing warnings.

--output -o

Output format.

Accepted values: json, jsonc, none, table, tsv, yaml, yamlc
Default value: json
--query

JMESPath query string. See http://jmespath.org/ for more information and examples.

--subscription

Name or ID of subscription. You can configure the default subscription using az account set -s NAME_OR_ID.

--verbose

Increase logging verbosity. Use --debug for full debug logs.

az storage directory exists (storage-preview extension)

Check for the existence of a storage directory.

az storage directory exists --name
                            --share-name
                            [--account-key]
                            [--account-name]
                            [--auth-mode {key, login}]
                            [--backup-intent]
                            [--connection-string]
                            [--disallow-trailing-dot {false, true}]
                            [--sas-token]
                            [--snapshot]
                            [--timeout]

Examples

Check for the existence of a storage directory. (autogenerated)

az storage directory exists --account-key 00000000 --account-name MyAccount --name MyDirectory --share-name MyShare

Required Parameters

--name -n

The directory name.

--share-name -s

The file share name.

Optional Parameters

--account-key

Storage account key. Must be used in conjunction with storage account name. Environment variable: AZURE_STORAGE_KEY.

--account-name

Storage account name. Related environment variable: AZURE_STORAGE_ACCOUNT. Must be used in conjunction with either storage account key or a SAS token. If neither are present, the command will try to query the storage account key using the authenticated Azure account. If a large number of storage commands are executed the API quota may be hit.

--auth-mode

The mode in which to run the command. "login" mode will directly use your login credentials for the authentication. The legacy "key" mode will attempt to query for an account key if no authentication parameters for the account are provided. Environment variable: AZURE_STORAGE_AUTH_MODE.

Accepted values: key, login
--backup-intent --enable-file-backup-request-intent

Required parameter to use with OAuth (Azure AD) Authentication for Files. This will bypass any file/directory level permission checks and allow access, based on the allowed data actions, even if there are ACLs in place for those files/directories.

Default value: False
--connection-string

Storage account connection string. Environment variable: AZURE_STORAGE_CONNECTION_STRING.

--disallow-trailing-dot

If true, the trailing dot will be trimmed from the target URI. Default to False.

Accepted values: false, true
Default value: False
--sas-token

A Shared Access Signature (SAS). Must be used in conjunction with storage account name. Environment variable: AZURE_STORAGE_SAS_TOKEN.

--snapshot

A string that represents the snapshot version, if applicable.

--timeout

Request timeout in seconds. Applies to each call to the service.

Global Parameters
--debug

Increase logging verbosity to show all debug logs.

--help -h

Show this help message and exit.

--only-show-errors

Only show errors, suppressing warnings.

--output -o

Output format.

Accepted values: json, jsonc, none, table, tsv, yaml, yamlc
Default value: json
--query

JMESPath query string. See http://jmespath.org/ for more information and examples.

--subscription

Name or ID of subscription. You can configure the default subscription using az account set -s NAME_OR_ID.

--verbose

Increase logging verbosity. Use --debug for full debug logs.

az storage directory list

Edit

List directories in a share.

az storage directory list --share-name
                          [--account-key]
                          [--account-name]
                          [--auth-mode {key, login}]
                          [--backup-intent]
                          [--connection-string]
                          [--disallow-trailing-dot {false, true}]
                          [--exclude-extended-info]
                          [--file-endpoint]
                          [--name]
                          [--sas-token]
                          [--timeout]

Examples

List directories in a share. (autogenerated)

az storage directory list --account-key 00000000 --account-name MyAccount --share-name MyShare

Required Parameters

--share-name -s

The file share name.

Optional Parameters

--account-key

Storage account key. Must be used in conjunction with storage account name or service endpoint. Environment variable: AZURE_STORAGE_KEY.

--account-name

Storage account name. Related environment variable: AZURE_STORAGE_ACCOUNT. Must be used in conjunction with either storage account key or a SAS token. If neither are present, the command will try to query the storage account key using the authenticated Azure account. If a large number of storage commands are executed the API quota may be hit.

--auth-mode

The mode in which to run the command. "login" mode will directly use your login credentials for the authentication. The legacy "key" mode will attempt to query for an account key if no authentication parameters for the account are provided. Environment variable: AZURE_STORAGE_AUTH_MODE.

Accepted values: key, login
--backup-intent --enable-file-backup-request-intent

Required parameter to use with OAuth (Azure AD) Authentication for Files. This will bypass any file/directory level permission checks and allow access, based on the allowed data actions, even if there are ACLs in place for those files/directories.

Default value: False
--connection-string

Storage account connection string. Environment variable: AZURE_STORAGE_CONNECTION_STRING.

--disallow-trailing-dot

If true, the trailing dot will be trimmed from the target URI. Default to False.

Accepted values: false, true
Default value: False
--exclude-extended-info

Specify to exclude "timestamps", "Etag", "Attributes", "PermissionKey" info from response.

Default value: False
--file-endpoint

Storage data service endpoint. Must be used in conjunction with either storage account key or a SAS token. You can find each service primary endpoint with az storage account show. Environment variable: AZURE_STORAGE_SERVICE_ENDPOINT.

--name -n

The directory name.

--sas-token

A Shared Access Signature (SAS). Must be used in conjunction with storage account name or service endpoint. Environment variable: AZURE_STORAGE_SAS_TOKEN.

--timeout

Request timeout in seconds. Applies to each call to the service.

Global Parameters
--debug

Increase logging verbosity to show all debug logs.

--help -h

Show this help message and exit.

--only-show-errors

Only show errors, suppressing warnings.

--output -o

Output format.

Accepted values: json, jsonc, none, table, tsv, yaml, yamlc
Default value: json
--query

JMESPath query string. See http://jmespath.org/ for more information and examples.

--subscription

Name or ID of subscription. You can configure the default subscription using az account set -s NAME_OR_ID.

--verbose

Increase logging verbosity. Use --debug for full debug logs.

az storage directory list (storage-preview extension)

List directories in a share.

az storage directory list --share-name
                          [--account-key]
                          [--account-name]
                          [--auth-mode {key, login}]
                          [--backup-intent]
                          [--connection-string]
                          [--disallow-trailing-dot {false, true}]
                          [--exclude-extended-info]
                          [--name]
                          [--sas-token]
                          [--timeout]

Examples

List directories in a share. (autogenerated)

az storage directory list --account-key 00000000 --account-name MyAccount --share-name MyShare

Required Parameters

--share-name -s

The file share name.

Optional Parameters

--account-key

Storage account key. Must be used in conjunction with storage account name. Environment variable: AZURE_STORAGE_KEY.

--account-name

Storage account name. Related environment variable: AZURE_STORAGE_ACCOUNT. Must be used in conjunction with either storage account key or a SAS token. If neither are present, the command will try to query the storage account key using the authenticated Azure account. If a large number of storage commands are executed the API quota may be hit.

--auth-mode

The mode in which to run the command. "login" mode will directly use your login credentials for the authentication. The legacy "key" mode will attempt to query for an account key if no authentication parameters for the account are provided. Environment variable: AZURE_STORAGE_AUTH_MODE.

Accepted values: key, login
--backup-intent --enable-file-backup-request-intent

Required parameter to use with OAuth (Azure AD) Authentication for Files. This will bypass any file/directory level permission checks and allow access, based on the allowed data actions, even if there are ACLs in place for those files/directories.

Default value: False
--connection-string

Storage account connection string. Environment variable: AZURE_STORAGE_CONNECTION_STRING.

--disallow-trailing-dot

If true, the trailing dot will be trimmed from the target URI. Default to False.

Accepted values: false, true
Default value: False
--exclude-extended-info

Specify to exclude "timestamps", "Etag", "Attributes", "PermissionKey" info from response.

Default value: False
--name -n

The directory name.

--sas-token

A Shared Access Signature (SAS). Must be used in conjunction with storage account name. Environment variable: AZURE_STORAGE_SAS_TOKEN.

--timeout

Request timeout in seconds. Applies to each call to the service.

Global Parameters
--debug

Increase logging verbosity to show all debug logs.

--help -h

Show this help message and exit.

--only-show-errors

Only show errors, suppressing warnings.

--output -o

Output format.

Accepted values: json, jsonc, none, table, tsv, yaml, yamlc
Default value: json
--query

JMESPath query string. See http://jmespath.org/ for more information and examples.

--subscription

Name or ID of subscription. You can configure the default subscription using az account set -s NAME_OR_ID.

--verbose

Increase logging verbosity. Use --debug for full debug logs.

az storage directory show

Edit

Get all user-defined metadata and system properties for the specified directory.

az storage directory show --name
                          --share-name
                          [--account-key]
                          [--account-name]
                          [--auth-mode {key, login}]
                          [--backup-intent]
                          [--connection-string]
                          [--disallow-trailing-dot {false, true}]
                          [--file-endpoint]
                          [--sas-token]
                          [--snapshot]
                          [--timeout]

Required Parameters

--name -n

The directory name.

--share-name -s

The file share name.

Optional Parameters

--account-key

Storage account key. Must be used in conjunction with storage account name or service endpoint. Environment variable: AZURE_STORAGE_KEY.

--account-name

Storage account name. Related environment variable: AZURE_STORAGE_ACCOUNT. Must be used in conjunction with either storage account key or a SAS token. If neither are present, the command will try to query the storage account key using the authenticated Azure account. If a large number of storage commands are executed the API quota may be hit.

--auth-mode

The mode in which to run the command. "login" mode will directly use your login credentials for the authentication. The legacy "key" mode will attempt to query for an account key if no authentication parameters for the account are provided. Environment variable: AZURE_STORAGE_AUTH_MODE.

Accepted values: key, login
--backup-intent --enable-file-backup-request-intent

Required parameter to use with OAuth (Azure AD) Authentication for Files. This will bypass any file/directory level permission checks and allow access, based on the allowed data actions, even if there are ACLs in place for those files/directories.

Default value: False
--connection-string

Storage account connection string. Environment variable: AZURE_STORAGE_CONNECTION_STRING.

--disallow-trailing-dot

If true, the trailing dot will be trimmed from the target URI. Default to False.

Accepted values: false, true
Default value: False
--file-endpoint

Storage data service endpoint. Must be used in conjunction with either storage account key or a SAS token. You can find each service primary endpoint with az storage account show. Environment variable: AZURE_STORAGE_SERVICE_ENDPOINT.

--sas-token

A Shared Access Signature (SAS). Must be used in conjunction with storage account name or service endpoint. Environment variable: AZURE_STORAGE_SAS_TOKEN.

--snapshot

A string that represents the snapshot version, if applicable.

--timeout

Request timeout in seconds. Applies to each call to the service.

Global Parameters
--debug

Increase logging verbosity to show all debug logs.

--help -h

Show this help message and exit.

--only-show-errors

Only show errors, suppressing warnings.

--output -o

Output format.

Accepted values: json, jsonc, none, table, tsv, yaml, yamlc
Default value: json
--query

JMESPath query string. See http://jmespath.org/ for more information and examples.

--subscription

Name or ID of subscription. You can configure the default subscription using az account set -s NAME_OR_ID.

--verbose

Increase logging verbosity. Use --debug for full debug logs.

az storage directory show (storage-preview extension)

Get all user-defined metadata and system properties for the specified directory.

az storage directory show --name
                          --share-name
                          [--account-key]
                          [--account-name]
                          [--auth-mode {key, login}]
                          [--backup-intent]
                          [--connection-string]
                          [--disallow-trailing-dot {false, true}]
                          [--sas-token]
                          [--snapshot]
                          [--timeout]

Required Parameters

--name -n

The directory name.

--share-name -s

The file share name.

Optional Parameters

--account-key

Storage account key. Must be used in conjunction with storage account name. Environment variable: AZURE_STORAGE_KEY.

--account-name

Storage account name. Related environment variable: AZURE_STORAGE_ACCOUNT. Must be used in conjunction with either storage account key or a SAS token. If neither are present, the command will try to query the storage account key using the authenticated Azure account. If a large number of storage commands are executed the API quota may be hit.

--auth-mode

The mode in which to run the command. "login" mode will directly use your login credentials for the authentication. The legacy "key" mode will attempt to query for an account key if no authentication parameters for the account are provided. Environment variable: AZURE_STORAGE_AUTH_MODE.

Accepted values: key, login
--backup-intent --enable-file-backup-request-intent

Required parameter to use with OAuth (Azure AD) Authentication for Files. This will bypass any file/directory level permission checks and allow access, based on the allowed data actions, even if there are ACLs in place for those files/directories.

Default value: False
--connection-string

Storage account connection string. Environment variable: AZURE_STORAGE_CONNECTION_STRING.

--disallow-trailing-dot

If true, the trailing dot will be trimmed from the target URI. Default to False.

Accepted values: false, true
Default value: False
--sas-token

A Shared Access Signature (SAS). Must be used in conjunction with storage account name. Environment variable: AZURE_STORAGE_SAS_TOKEN.

--snapshot

A string that represents the snapshot version, if applicable.

--timeout

Request timeout in seconds. Applies to each call to the service.

Global Parameters
--debug

Increase logging verbosity to show all debug logs.

--help -h

Show this help message and exit.

--only-show-errors

Only show errors, suppressing warnings.

--output -o

Output format.

Accepted values: json, jsonc, none, table, tsv, yaml, yamlc
Default value: json
--query

JMESPath query string. See http://jmespath.org/ for more information and examples.

--subscription

Name or ID of subscription. You can configure the default subscription using az account set -s NAME_OR_ID.

--verbose

Increase logging verbosity. Use --debug for full debug logs.