MDATA-LIST(1m) Metadata Commands MDATA-LIST(1m)NAME
mdata-list -- Fetch the list of available metadata key-value pairs.
SYNOPSIS
/usr/sbin/mdata-list
DESCRIPTION
The mdata-list command allows the user (or a script) to query the meta‐
data for a guest instance running in a SmartDataCenter (SDC) cloud.
Metadata values are generally set programmatically via CloudAPI, or
during interactive provisioning via a Web Portal. They may also be set
from within the instance with the mdata-put command. The value of a
key-value pair may be obtained by passing its name to the mdata-get
command.
The list of all customer-provided metadata key-value pairs will be
printed to stdout. If the metadata service is unavailable at the time
of the request, this command will block waiting for it to become avail‐
able. Non-transient failures will cause the program to exit with a
non-zero status. Depending on the nature of the error, some diagnostic
output may be printed to stderr.
EXIT STATUS
The following exit values are returned:
0
Successful completion.
The list of key-value pairs was emitted to stdout.
2
An error occurred.
An unexpected error condition occurred, which is believed to be a
non-transient condition. Retrying the request is not expected to
resolve the error condition; either a software bug or misconfigu‐
ration exists.
3
A usage error occurred.
Malformed arguments were passed to the program. Check the usage
instructions to ensure valid arguments are supplied.
SEE ALSOmdata-delete(1m), mdata-get(1m), mdata-put(1m)Joyent SmartDataCenter October 2013 MDATA-LIST(1m)
