Jclouds CLI provides two types of command line interface:
To install the jclouds cli you just need to download the zip or the tarball and extract it to the folder of your choice.
To start the interactive shell: ./bin/jclouds-cli
To use the scirpt: ./bin/jclouds [category] [action] [options] [arguments].
Categories: node, group, image, location, hardware. Actions: list, create, destroy, runscript. Options: --provider, --identity, --credential --endpoint etc.
Some examples: To create 10 nodes on EC2 under group: myGroupName using Ubuntu 10.04 ./jclouds node create --provider aws-ec2 --identity [identity] --credential [credential] --os-family ubuntu --os-version 10.04 --adminAcess myGroupName 10
To list all nodes: ./jclouds node list --provider aws-ec2 --identity [identity] --credential [credential]
To destroy a node: ./jclouds node destroy [node id]