You can use the --help flag to navigate the list of supported commands:
wsk --help
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Usage:
wsk [command]
Available Commands:
action work with actions
activation work with activations
package work with packages
rule work with rules
trigger work with triggers
sdk work with the sdk
property work with whisk properties
namespace work with namespaces
list list entities in the current namespace
api work with APIs
Flags:
--apihost HOST whisk API HOST
--apiversion VERSION whisk API VERSION
-u, --auth KEY authorization KEY
--cert string client cert
-d, --debug debug level output
-i, --insecure bypass certificate checking
--key string client key
-v, --verbose verbose output
Use "wsk [command] --help" for more information about a command.
Suppose you want to get help on how to work with actions. You’d run:
wsk action --help
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work with actions
Usage:
wsk action [command]
Available Commands:
create create a new action
update update an existing action, or create an action if it does not exist
invoke invoke action
get get action
delete delete action
list list all actions in a namespace or actions contained in a package
Now that you know the command you need for create an action, you can get help on this:
wsk action create --help
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create a new action
Usage:
wsk action create ACTION_NAME ACTION [flags]
Flags:
-a, --annotation KEY VALUE annotation values in KEY VALUE format (default [])
-A, --annotation-file FILE FILE containing annotation values in JSON format
--copy treat ACTION as the name of an existing action
--docker string use provided docker image (a path on DockerHub) to run the action
--kind KIND the KIND of the action runtime (example: swift:default, nodejs:default)
-l, --logsize LIMIT the maximum log size LIMIT in MB for the action (default 10)
--main string the name of the action entry point (function or fully-qualified method name when applicable)
-m, --memory LIMIT the maximum memory LIMIT in MB for the action (default 256)
--native treat ACTION as native action (zip file provides a compatible executable to run)
-p, --param KEY VALUE parameter values in KEY VALUE format (default [])
-P, --param-file FILE FILE containing parameter values in JSON format
--sequence treat ACTION as comma separated sequence of actions to invoke
-t, --timeout LIMIT the timeout LIMIT in milliseconds after which the action is terminated (default 60000)
--web string treat ACTION as a web action, a raw HTTP web action, or as a standard action; yes | true = web action, raw = raw HTTP web action, no | false = standard action
--web-secure SECRET secure the web action. where SECRET is true, false, or any string. Only valid when the ACTION is a web action