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| page_title: token - Command |
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| The "token" command groups subcommands for interacting with tokens. Users can |
| create, lookup, renew, and revoke tokens. |
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| # token |
| |
| The `token` command groups subcommands for interacting with tokens. Users can |
| create, lookup, renew, and revoke tokens. |
| |
| For more information on tokens, please see the [token concepts |
| page](/vault/docs/concepts/tokens). |
| |
| ## Examples |
| |
| Create a new token: |
| |
| ```shell-session |
| $ vault token create |
| ``` |
| |
| Revoke a token: |
| |
| ```shell-session |
| $ vault token revoke 96ddf4bc-d217-f3ba-f9bd-017055595017 |
| ``` |
| |
| Renew a token: |
| |
| ```shell-session |
| $ vault token renew 96ddf4bc-d217-f3ba-f9bd-017055595017 |
| ``` |
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| ## Usage |
| |
| ```text |
| Usage: vault token <subcommand> [options] [args] |
| |
| # ... |
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| Subcommands: |
| capabilities Print capabilities of a token on a path |
| create Create a new token |
| lookup Display information about a token |
| renew Renew a token lease |
| revoke Revoke a token and its children |
| ``` |
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| For more information, examples, and usage about a subcommand, click on the name |
| of the subcommand in the sidebar. |
