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Representative command help output captured automatically from the local checkout.

Generated: 2026-04-01T19:39:49.416217+00:00

Root Help

Command: pxb --help

Top-level entrypoint and root command groups.

 Usage: python -m proxbox_cli [OPTIONS] COMMAND [ARGS]...                       

 Proxbox CLI — interact with the proxbox-api backend.                           

╭─ Options ────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────╮
│ --help          Show this message and exit.                                  │
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╭─ Commands ───────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────╮
│ init            Interactively configure the proxbox-api base URL.            │
│ config          Show the current CLI configuration.                          │
│ test            Test connectivity to the proxbox-api server.                 │
│ version         Show the proxbox-api backend version.                        │
│ info            Show proxbox-api project info.                               │
│ cache           Show the in-memory cache contents.                           │
│ clear-cache     Clear the in-memory cache on the proxbox-api server.         │
│ full-update     Run a full sync: creates devices (nodes) then VMs. [NOTE:    │
│                 long-running operation]                                      │
│ netbox          NetBox integration commands.                                 │
│ proxmox         Proxmox integration commands.                                │
│ proxbox         Proxbox plugin and backend info commands.                    │
│ dcim            DCIM (datacenter infrastructure) commands.                   │
│ virtualization  Virtualization commands.                                     │
│ extras          Extras commands (custom fields, etc.).                       │
│ docs            Documentation generation commands.                           │
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Init Help

Command: pxb init --help

Interactive configuration bootstrap for the proxbox-api base URL.

 Usage: python -m proxbox_cli init [OPTIONS]                                    

 Interactively configure the proxbox-api base URL.                              

╭─ Options ────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────╮
│ --help          Show this message and exit.                                  │
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Docs Generate Capture Help

Command: pxb docs generate-capture --help

Regenerates the machine-generated CLI reference artifacts used by MkDocs.

 Usage: python -m proxbox_cli docs generate-capture [OPTIONS]                   

 Generate machine-readable CLI docs artifacts for the MkDocs site.              

╭─ Options ────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────╮
│ --output                TEXT  Markdown snapshot output path.                 │
│ --raw-dir               TEXT  Raw JSON artifact directory.                   │
│ --catalog-output        TEXT  Command catalog JSON output path.              │
│ --help                        Show this message and exit.                    │
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Extras Help

Command: pxb extras --help

Shows extras-related CLI commands (custom fields, etc.).

 Usage: python -m proxbox_cli extras [OPTIONS] COMMAND [ARGS]...                

 Extras commands (custom fields, etc.).                                         

╭─ Options ────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────╮
│ --help          Show this message and exit.                                  │
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╭─ Commands ───────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────╮
│ custom-fields-create  Create predefined Proxbox custom fields in NetBox      │
│                       (proxmox_vm_id, start_at_boot, etc.).                  │
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Proxbox Help

Command: pxb proxbox --help

Plugin configuration and backend info commands.

 Usage: python -m proxbox_cli proxbox [OPTIONS] COMMAND [ARGS]...               

 Proxbox plugin and backend info commands.                                      

╭─ Options ────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────╮
│ --help          Show this message and exit.                                  │
╰──────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────╯
╭─ Commands ───────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────╮
│ settings          Show resolved Proxbox plugin configuration from NetBox.    │
│ plugins-config    Show plugin configuration from NetBox PLUGINS_CONFIG.      │
│ default-settings  Show Proxbox default settings from the NetBox plugin       │
│                   config.                                                    │
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