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cmctl:tldr:be23a
cmctl: Create a new certificate request, fetch the signed certificate, and set a maximum wait time.
$ cmctl create certificaterequest my-cr --from-certificate-file ${cert-yaml} --fetch-certificate --timeout ${20m}
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The given command is using cmctl
to create a certificate request. Let's break down the command and explain each part:
cmctl
: It represents the command-line tool or binary used to interact with a certificate manager.create certificaterequest
: It invokes the command to create a certificate request.my-cr
: It specifies the name or identifier of the certificate request being created.
Options used in the command:
--from-certificate-file ${cert-yaml}
: It indicates that the certificate request should be created from a certificate file in YAML format.${cert-yaml}
represents a variable (which may have been defined previously) that holds the path or name of the certificate file.--fetch-certificate
: This flag suggests fetching the certificate once it is ready after the certificate request is processed.--timeout ${20m}
: It sets the timeout for the command execution to 20 minutes.${20m}
refers to the variable storing the timeout duration. This allows the command to run for a maximum of 20 minutes before timing out.
In summary, this command creates a certificate request named "my-cr" based on a certificate file in YAML format. It also specifies that the requested certificate should be fetched once it becomes available. The command will timeout if it takes more than 20 minutes to complete.
This explanation was created by an AI. In most cases those are correct. But please always be careful and
never run a command you are not sure if it is safe.