Using DCLI with Variables

You can predefine a set of variables in the environment where you run DCLI commands so you do not have to pass the options every time you run a command. The following environment variables are supported.

Variables Supported by DCLI

Variable	Description
`DCLI_VMC_SERVER`	Set this variable to pass the VMware Cloud on AWS server IP address.
`DCLI_NSX_SERVER`	Set this variable to pass the NSX-T server IP address. Passing the nsx-server option on the command line overrides this variable.
`DCLI_SERVER`	Set this variable to pass the vCenter Server system IP address. Passing the server option on the command line overrides this variable.
`DCLI_ORG_ID`	Set this variable to specify the default value for the +org-id option.
`DCLI_SDDC_ID`	Set this variable to specify the default value for the +sddc-id option.
`DCLI_CACERTFILE`	Set this variable to pass the path of a CA certificate file. Passing the cacert-file option on the command line overrides this variable.
`DCLI_USERNAME`	Set this variable to pass the user name required for authentication. Passing the username option on the command line overrides this variable.
`DCLI_CREDFILE`	Set this variable to point to a DCLI credential store file. Default value is ~/.dcli/.dcli_credstore. Passing the credstore-file option on the command line overrides this variable.
`DCLI_HISTFILE`	Set this variable to point to a DCLI interactive shell history file path. Default value is ~/.dcli/.dcli_history.
`DCLI_LOGFILE`	Set this variable to specify the log file for DCLI.
`DCLI_CACERTS_BUNDLE`	Set this variable to specify the path to a trust store. By default, DCLI includes a trust store from Certifi.
`DCLI_VMC_CSP_URL`	Set this variable to specify the URL to the CSP service for authentication token retrieval from a given refresh token. The default URL is https://console.cloud.vmware.com.
`DCLI_VMC_METADATA_URL`	Set this variable to specify metadata URL location. By default, DCLI receives metadata from VMware Cloud on AWS for API specifics such as available commands.
`DCLI_VMC_METADATA_FILE`	Set this variable to specify metadata file location. If set, DCLI retrieves metadata from the specified file.
`DCLI_NSX_METADATA_URL`	Set this variable to specify metadata URL location used for connections to NSX-T. By default, DCLI receives metadata from a location relative to the provided NSX-T URL for API specifics such as available commands.
`DCLI_NSX_METADATA_FILE`	Set this variable to specify metadata file location to use when connecting to NSX-T. If set, DCLI retrieves NSX-T specific metadata from the specified file.
`DCLI_COLOR_THEME`	Set this variable to change the color output of DCLI. The possible values are `monokai`, `bw`, `paradiso-dark`, `autumn`. The default color theme is `bw`.
`DCLI_COLORS_ENABLED`	Set this variable to enable DCLI colorization.
`DCLI_COLORED_INPUT`	Set this variable to enable DCLI input colorization.
`DCLI_COLORED_OUTPUT`	Set this variable to enable DCLI output colorization.
`DCLI_CONFIGFILE`	Set this variable to specify a custom configuration file.