[newbie] Can I access files in a given storage account via the Azure Cloud Shell CLI filesystem?

Can I access "these" files "there", or are the filesystems completely separate? Or is there a CLI command to link the two? Thanks in advance for any insight you can provide.

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Kidd_Ip
Jul 02, 2025
Yes you can but not directly through Cloud Shell's native filesystem:

1. Use Azure CLI to connect to the storage account:

   az storage account show --name <yourStorageAccount> --resource-group <yourResourceGroup>

2. List containers or blobs:

   az storage container list --account-name <yourStorageAccount>

   az storage blob list --account-name <yourStorageAccount> --container-name <yourContainer>

3. Download or upload files:

   az storage blob download --account-name <yourStorageAccount> --container-name <yourContainer> --name <blobName> --file <localFilePath>

   az storage blob upload --account-name <yourStorageAccount> --container-name <yourContainer> --name <blobName> --file <localFilePath>

4. Mount a file share (if using Azure Files):

   az storage share list --account-name <yourStorageAccount>

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