How do you create the definition.json file?

[rickvelilla-kr]

How do you create a json file when you are in the Azure CLI? The step is assumed, but not expounded upon. My CLI session is ephemeral so I don't think I can just upload a file. Does this have to be done using the bash version of the CLI?

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[Oury-MSFT]

@rickvelilla-kr Thank you for your question. We will check and update as appropriate.

[seesharprun]

Good point @rickvelilla-kr. If you're using a tool like Azure Cloud Shell you can either use touch definition.json to create a file in Bash.

Or you could use code . to open a Visual Studio Code -like editor directly in the Cloud Shell. You can edit or add files there. If you want to persist your files, they need to be in the ./clouddrive folder.

[seesharprun]

We are updating the article to add a note with this information:

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