generated: '2026-07-18'
method: searched
source: https://docs.bmc.com/xwiki/bin/view/Automation-DevSecOps/Server-Automation/Server-Automation/bsadoc/Developing/BLCLI-reference/
name: BLCLI
full_name: BMC BladeLogic Command Line Interface
description: >-
  Java-based command line interface for BMC BladeLogic / TrueSight Server
  Automation. Exposes most actions available in the Server Automation Console
  (list jobs, deploy patches, add servers, populate the Depot) as commands that
  can be scripted for complex multi-step automation. Ships with the on-prem
  Server Automation product; not distributed via a public package registry.
docs:
- https://docs.bmc.com/xwiki/bin/view/Automation-DevSecOps/Server-Automation/Server-Automation/bsadoc/Developing/BLCLI-reference/
- https://docs.bmc.com/docs/blcli/87/home-595577953.html
command_format: "blcli [Command Options] <Name Space> <Command Name> [Argument1] ... [ArgumentN]"
surface:
  model: namespace-command
  note: >-
    Commands are organized into Name Spaces (e.g. Job, Server, Depot, ACL, Utility);
    each Name Space groups Command Names that take positional arguments. The full
    per-namespace command list is published in the online BLCLI reference (also
    available as a downloadable offline reference).
distribution:
  registry: none
  bundled_with: BMC BladeLogic / TrueSight Server Automation (on-prem install)