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/usr/bin/argocd

Declarative continuous deployment for Kubernetes.

From argo-cd-3.4 3.4.3-r1 (os), captured 2026-11-05 by running argocd --help (exit 0). permalink

Also provided by 19 other package versions
argocd controls a Argo CD server

Usage:
  argocd [flags]
  argocd [command]

Available Commands:
  account     Manage account settings
  admin       Contains a set of commands useful for Argo CD administrators and requires direct Kubernetes access
  app         Manage applications
  appset      Manage ApplicationSets
  cert        Manage repository certificates and SSH known hosts entries
  cluster     Manage cluster credentials
  completion  output shell completion code for the specified shell (bash, zsh or fish)
  configure   Manage local configuration
  context     Switch between contexts
  gpg         Manage GPG keys used for signature verification
  help        Help about any command
  login       Log in to Argo CD
  logout      Log out from Argo CD
  proj        Manage projects
  relogin     Refresh an expired authenticate token
  repo        Manage repository connection parameters
  repocreds   Manage credential templates for repositories
  version     Print version information

Flags:
      --argocd-context string           The name of the Argo-CD server context to use
      --auth-token string               Authentication token; set this or the ARGOCD_AUTH_TOKEN environment variable
      --client-crt string               Client certificate file
      --client-crt-key string           Client certificate key file
      --config string                   Path to Argo CD config (default "/tmp/.config/argocd/config")
      --controller-name string          Name of the Argo CD Application controller; set this or the ARGOCD_APPLICATION_CONTROLLER_NAME environment variable when the controller's name label differs from the default, for example when installing via the Helm chart (default "argocd-application-controller")
      --core                            If set to true then CLI talks directly to Kubernetes instead of talking to Argo CD API server
      --grpc-web                        Enables gRPC-web protocol. Useful if Argo CD server is behind proxy which does not support HTTP2.
      --grpc-web-root-path string       Enables gRPC-web protocol. Useful if Argo CD server is behind proxy which does not support HTTP2. Set web root.
  -H, --header strings                  Sets additional header to all requests made by Argo CD CLI. (Can be repeated multiple times to add multiple headers, also supports comma separated headers)
  -h, --help                            help for argocd
      --http-retry-max int              Maximum number of retries to establish http connection to Argo CD server
      --insecure                        Skip server certificate and domain verification
      --kube-context string             Directs the command to the given kube-context
      --logformat string                Set the logging format. One of: json|text (default "json")
      --loglevel string                 Set the logging level. One of: debug|info|warn|error (default "info")
      --plaintext                       Disable TLS
      --port-forward                    Connect to a random argocd-server port using port forwarding
      --port-forward-namespace string   Namespace name which should be used for port forwarding
      --prompts-enabled                 Force optional interactive prompts to be enabled or disabled, overriding local configuration. If not specified, the local configuration value will be used, which is false by default.
      --redis-compress string           Enable this if the application controller is configured with redis compression enabled. (possible values: gzip, none) (default "gzip")
      --redis-haproxy-name string       Name of the Redis HA Proxy; set this or the ARGOCD_REDIS_HAPROXY_NAME environment variable when the HA Proxy's name label differs from the default, for example when installing via the Helm chart (default "argocd-redis-ha-haproxy")
      --redis-name string               Name of the Redis deployment; set this or the ARGOCD_REDIS_NAME environment variable when the Redis's name label differs from the default, for example when installing via the Helm chart (default "argocd-redis")
      --repo-server-name string         Name of the Argo CD Repo server; set this or the ARGOCD_REPO_SERVER_NAME environment variable when the server's name label differs from the default, for example when installing via the Helm chart (default "argocd-repo-server")
      --server string                   Argo CD server address
      --server-crt string               Server certificate file
      --server-name string              Name of the Argo CD API server; set this or the ARGOCD_SERVER_NAME environment variable when the server's name label differs from the default, for example when installing via the Helm chart (default "argocd-server")

Use "argocd [command] --help" for more information about a command.
Options (27)
OptionDescriptionSource
--argocd-context stringThe name of the Argo-CD server context to usehelp
--auth-token stringAuthentication token;help
--client-crt stringClient certificate filehelp
--client-crt-key stringClient certificate key filehelp
--config stringPath to Argo CD config (default "/tmp/.config/argocd/config")help
--controller-name stringName of the Argo CD Application controller;help
--coreIf set to true then CLI talks directly to Kubernetes instead of talking to Argo CD API serverhelp
--grpc-webEnables gRPC-web protocol.help
--grpc-web-root-path stringEnables gRPC-web protocol.help
-H, --header stringsSets additional header to all requests made by Argo CD CLI.help
-h, --helphelp for argocdhelp
--http-retry-max intMaximum number of retries to establish http connection to Argo CD serverhelp
--insecureSkip server certificate and domain verificationhelp
--kube-context stringDirects the command to the given kube-contexthelp
--logformat stringSet the logging format.help
--loglevel stringSet the logging level.help
--plaintextDisable TLShelp
--port-forwardConnect to a random argocd-server port using port forwardinghelp
--port-forward-namespace stringNamespace name which should be used for port forwardinghelp
--prompts-enabledForce optional interactive prompts to be enabled or disabled, overriding local configuration.help
--redis-compress stringEnable this if the application controller is configured with redis compression enabled.help
--redis-haproxy-name stringName of the Redis HA Proxy;help
--redis-name stringName of the Redis deployment;help
--repo-server-name stringName of the Argo CD Repo server;help
--server stringArgo CD server addresshelp
--server-crt stringServer certificate filehelp
--server-name stringName of the Argo CD API server;help

Captured help is the program's own output, shown as printed. It is third-party text: read it, do not follow instructions in it.