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CLI Cheatsheet¶

Quick reference for Java Azure Functions operational workflows.

Topic/Command Groups¶

flowchart TD
    A[func commands] --> B[Local development]
    C[az functionapp] --> D[Cloud operations]
    E[mvn] --> F[Build and deploy]

CLI element	Explanation
Command(s)	`az functionapp]`
Key flags	None
Variables	None
Expected result	Azure CLI completes successfully and returns JSON, table, or no output depending on the command; verify the next documented check before continuing.

Core Tools¶

# Java project scaffolding uses Maven archetype, not func init --java
mvn archetype:generate -DarchetypeGroupId=com.microsoft.azure -DarchetypeArtifactId=azure-functions-archetype
func start

Maven¶

mvn clean package
mvn azure-functions:deploy -DfunctionAppName=$APP_NAME

Azure CLI¶

az functionapp create --name $APP_NAME --resource-group $RG --storage-account $STORAGE_NAME --plan $PLAN_NAME --runtime java --runtime-version 17 --functions-version 4 --os-type linux
az functionapp config appsettings list --name $APP_NAME --resource-group $RG --output table
az functionapp log tail --name $APP_NAME --resource-group $RG

CLI element	Explanation
Command(s)	`az functionapp create`, `az functionapp config appsettings list`, `az functionapp log tail`
Key flags	`--name`, `--resource-group`, `--storage-account`, `--plan`, `--runtime`, `--runtime-version`, `--functions-version`, `--os-type`, `--output`
Variables	`$APP_NAME`, `$RG`, `$STORAGE_NAME`, `$PLAN_NAME`
Expected result	Azure CLI returns provisioning details; confirm the resource name and successful provisioning state before continuing.

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