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azlin template export

Export a VM template to a file for sharing or version control.

Description

Export templates to share with team members, back up configurations, or store in Git repositories.

Usage

azlin template export TEMPLATE_NAME OUTPUT_FILE [OPTIONS]

Arguments

  • TEMPLATE_NAME - Template to export
  • OUTPUT_FILE - Destination file path

Options

Option Description
--format FORMAT Export format: yaml, json (default: yaml)
--overwrite Overwrite existing file
-h, --help Show help message

Examples

Export Template to File

azlin template export dev-vm ~/templates/dev-vm.yaml

Output: 

Exporting template 'dev-vm'...
  Source: ~/.azlin/templates/dev-vm.yaml
  Destination: ~/templates/dev-vm.yaml

✓ Template exported successfully!

Export to JSON

azlin template export prod ~/backups/prod-template.json --format json

Export All Templates

mkdir -p ~/azlin-templates-backup
for template in $(azlin template list --format json | jq -r '.templates[].name'); do
  azlin template export $template ~/azlin-templates-backup/$template.yaml
done

Common Workflows

Team Sharing

# Export template
azlin template export team-dev /shared/templates/team-dev.yaml

# Team members import
azlin template import /shared/templates/team-dev.yaml

Version Control

# Export all templates to Git repo
mkdir -p ~/git/azlin-templates
cd ~/git/azlin-templates
git init

for template in $(azlin template list --format json | jq -r '.templates[].name'); do
  azlin template export $template $template.yaml
done

git add *.yaml
git commit -m "Export azlin templates"
git push

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