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wiebeck
Mar 23, 2021Copper Contributor
GitHub Actions - az cli tool usable without azure/CLI action
Hi,
until now I followed the documentation when executing commands via the Azure CLI tool:
- name: Azure Login
uses: azure/login@v1
with:
creds: ${{ secrets.AZURE_CREDENTIALS }}
- name: Azure CLI script
uses: azure/CLI@v1
with:
azcliversion: 2.0.72
inlineScript: |
az account show
az storage -h
...but then I (accidentally) found out that I can also issue "az" commands with a pure "run" action, without using "azure/CLI" (which runs in a container I guess?):
- name: Azure Login
uses: azure/login@v1
with:
creds: ${{ secrets.AZURE_CREDENTIALS }}
# works as well
- name: Azure CLI script
run: |
az account show
az storage -h
So, if it's possible to use simple "run" actions, why bother using "azure/CLI"? The only noticeable difference seems to be that with "azure/CLI" you can specify the version of the Azure CLI tool being used.
Many thanks for you answer. Stay safe!
Oliver
- wiebeckCopper Contributor