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Object Storage Service:help

Last Updated:Mar 20, 2026

Run ossutil help to get help information for ossutil commands. Run it without arguments to list all commands, or pass a command name to see that command's usage details.

Important

ossutil 1.6.16 and later lets you use ossutil directly as the binary name, regardless of your operating system. For earlier versions, update the binary name based on your OS. For details, see ossutil command reference.

Command syntax

ossutil help [command]

Brackets [] indicate an optional parameter. Omit [command] to see help for all commands.

Examples

Example 1: View help for all commands

ossutil help

Example 2: View help for the cp command

ossutil help cp

Example 3: View all options

ossutil help -h