Get Started with the SAP BTP Command Line Interface (btp CLI)
March 24, 2021
Beginner
15 min.
Find out what the btp CLI is, download the btp CLI client, and learn how to use it.
You will learn
- What the SAP BTP command line interface (btp CLI) is
- For which global accounts you can use the btp CLI
- How the btp CLI works
- Where and how to download and install the client
- How commands are structured
- How to get help in the btp CLI
- Where to find documentation
Prerequisites
- You have access to a trial account on SAP BTP
- You are familiar with the basic concepts of SAP BTP, Trial
With the release of the btp CLI client version 2.0 on March 25, 2021, the executable file name was changed from
sapcp
tobtp
. This change is reflected in all documentation, including this tutorial. If you still have a 1.X version of sapcp CLI, see Migrating from sapcp to btp.
Step 1: What is the btp CLI?
Step 2: For which global accounts can I use the btp CLI?
Step 3: btp CLI and cf CLI - What's the difference?
Step 4: Download and install the CLI client
Step 5: Display the help overview
Step 6: Understand the command syntax: usage
Step 7: Understand the command syntax: options
Step 8: Understand the command syntax: parameters
Step 9: Log in to your global account
Step 10: Try it out and get more information
Navigate tutorial steps
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Step 1: What is the btp CLI?
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Step 2: For which global accounts can I use the btp CLI?
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Step 3: btp CLI and cf CLI - What's the difference?
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Step 4: Download and install the CLI client
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Step 5: Display the help overview
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Step 6: Understand the command syntax: usage
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Step 7: Understand the command syntax: options
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Step 8: Understand the command syntax: parameters
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Step 9: Log in to your global account
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Step 10: Try it out and get more information
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