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az bicep — Bicep CLI command group. Part of `azure-cli` (also known as `az`). More information: <https://learn.

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Problem

How to use the az bicep command: Bicep CLI command group. Part of azure-cli (also known as az). More information: <https://learn.microsoft.com/cli/azure/bicep>.

Solution

az bicep — Bicep CLI command group. Part of azure-cli (also known as az). More information: <https://learn.microsoft.com/cli/azure/bicep>.

Install Bicep CLI:

az bicep install

Build a Bicep file:

az bicep build {{[-f|--file]}} {{path/to/file.bicep}}

Attempt to decompile an ARM template file to a Bicep file:

az bicep decompile {{[-f|--file]}} {{path/to/template_file.json}}

Upgrade Bicep CLI to the latest version:

az bicep upgrade

Display the installed version of Bicep CLI:

az bicep version

List all available versions of Bicep CLI:

az bicep list-versions

Uninstall Bicep CLI:

az bicep uninstall

Code Snippets

Install Bicep CLI

az bicep install

Build a Bicep file

az bicep build {{[-f|--file]}} {{path/to/file.bicep}}

Attempt to decompile an ARM template file to a Bicep file

az bicep decompile {{[-f|--file]}} {{path/to/template_file.json}}

Upgrade Bicep CLI to the latest version

az bicep upgrade

Display the installed version of Bicep CLI

az bicep version

Context

tldr-pages: common/az bicep

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