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proxmox --help

Output:

 Usage: proxmox [OPTIONS] COMMAND [ARGS]...                                     

 Proxmox VE, PMG, and PBS CLI - A pvesh-like interface for Proxmox API          

╭─ Options ────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────╮
│ --version                                        Show version and exit       │
│ --verbose             -v                         Enable verbose logging      │
│ --quiet               -q                         Suppress non-essential      │
│                                                  output                      │
│ --config              -c      TEXT               Path to configuration file  │
│ --backend             -b      TEXT               Backend to use (https,      │
│                                                  ssh_paramiko, openssh,      │
│                                                  local, mock)                │
│ --host                -H      TEXT               Proxmox host address        │
│ --user                -U      TEXT               Username or token name      │
│ --password            -P      TEXT               Password (insecure, prefer  │
│                                                  token)                      │
│ --token-value                 TEXT               API token value             │
│ --port                        INTEGER            API port (default: 8006)    │
│ --service             -S      [PVE|PMG|PBS|PDM]  Proxmox service type        │
│                                                  [default: PVE]              │
│ --output              -o      TEXT               Output format (human, json, │
│                                                  yaml, markdown, table,      │
│                                                  text, raw)                  │
│ --json                                           Shortcut for --output json  │
│ --yaml                                           Shortcut for --output yaml  │
│ --markdown                                       Shortcut for --output       │
│                                                  markdown                    │
│ --install-completion                             Install completion for the  │
│                                                  current shell.              │
│ --show-completion                                Show completion for the     │
│                                                  current shell, to copy it   │
│                                                  or customize the            │
│                                                  installation.               │
│ --help                                           Show this message and exit. │
╰──────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────╯
╭─ Commands ───────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────╮
│ batch               Execute batch operations from a JSON file.               │
│ create              Create new resources in the Proxmox API.                 │
│ delete              Delete resources from the Proxmox API.                   │
│ get                 Retrieve resources from the Proxmox API.                 │
│ help-cmd            Show help for API endpoints.                             │
│ ls                  List child resources at a given API path.                │
│ set-cmd             Update (PUT/PATCH) resources in the Proxmox API.         │
│ tui                 Launch interactive Proxmox TUI for resource navigation   │
│                     and management.                                          │
│ usage               Show API schema and usage information for an endpoint.   │
│ completion-install  Install shell completion for proxmox CLI.                │
│ init                Initialize CLI config for production and mock TUI usage. │
│ config-list         List all available configuration profiles.               │
│ config-show         Show configuration for a specific profile.               │
│ config-add          Add a new configuration profile.                         │
│ config-remove       Remove a configuration profile.                          │
│ config-set-default  Set the default profile.                                 │
│ benchmark           Benchmark API performance.                               │
│ perf-test           Run performance tests.                                   │
│ ceph                Browse Proxmox Ceph cluster, monitors, managers, OSDs,   │
│                     pools, and logs (PVE only, read-only).                   │
│ pbs                 Proxmox Backup Server tools (TUI entry point).           │
│ pdm                 Proxmox Datacenter Manager (PDM) commands.               │
│ docs                Generate CLI documentation artifacts for MkDocs.         │
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