% curl -Lv https://JENKINS_URL/login 2>&1 | grep 'X-SSH-Endpoint'
< X-SSH-Endpoint: localhost:53801
%

% ssh -l kohsuke -p 53801 localhost help

% ssh -l kohsuke -p 53801 localhost help build

java -jar jenkins-cli.jar build JOB [-c] [-f] [-p] [-r N] [-s] [-v] [-w]
Starts a build, and optionally waits for a completion. Aside from general
scripting use, this command can be used to invoke another job from within a
build of one job. With the -s option, this command changes the exit code based
on the outcome of the build (exit code 0 indicates a success) and interrupting
the command will interrupt the job. With the -f option, this command changes
the exit code based on the outcome of the build (exit code 0 indicates a
success) however, unlike -s, interrupting the command will not interrupt the
job (exit code 125 indicates the command was interrupted). With the -c option,
a build will only run if there has been an SCM change.
JOB : Name of the job to build
-c : Check for SCM changes before starting the build, and if there's no
change, exit without doing a build
-f : Follow the build progress. Like -s only interrupts are not passed
through to the build.
-p : Specify the build parameters in the key=value format.
-s : Wait until the completion/abortion of the command. Interrupts are passed
through to the build.
-v : Prints out the console output of the build. Use with -s
-w : Wait until the start of the command
% ssh -l kohsuke -p 53801 localhost build build-all-software -f -v
Started build-all-software #1
Started from command line by admin
Building in workspace /tmp/jenkins/workspace/build-all-software
[build-all-software] $ /bin/sh -xe /tmp/hudson1100603797526301795.sh
+ echo hello world
hello world
Finished: SUCCESS
Completed build-all-software #1 : SUCCESS
%

% ssh -l kohsuke -p 53801 localhost help console

java -jar jenkins-cli.jar console JOB [BUILD] [-f] [-n N]
Produces the console output of a specific build to stdout, as if you are doing 'cat build.log'
JOB : Name of the job
BUILD : Build number or permalink to point to the build. Defaults to the last
build
-f : If the build is in progress, stay around and append console output as
it comes, like 'tail -f'
-n N : Display the last N lines
% ssh -l kohsuke -p 53801 localhost console build-all-software
Started from command line by kohsuke
Building in workspace /tmp/jenkins/workspace/build-all-software
[build-all-software] $ /bin/sh -xe /tmp/hudson1100603797526301795.sh
+ echo hello world
yes
Finished: SUCCESS
%

% ssh -l kohsuke -p 53801 localhost help who-am-i

java -jar jenkins-cli.jar who-am-i
Reports your credential and permissions.
% ssh -l kohsuke -p 53801 localhost who-am-i
Authenticated as: kohsuke
Authorities:
authenticated
%

java -jar jenkins-cli.jar [-s JENKINS_URL] [global options...] command [command options...] [arguments...]

java -jar jenkins-cli.jar [-s JENKINS_URL] -auth kohsuke:abc1234ffe4a command ...

java -jar jenkins-cli.jar [-s JENKINS_URL] -auth @/home/kohsuke/.jenkins-cli command ...

java -jar jenkins-cli.jar [-s JENKINS_URL] -ssh -user kohsuke command ...

% java -jar jenkins-cli.jar -s JENKINS_URL help
Exception in thread "main" java.net.ConnectException:

Operation timed out
at java.net.PlainSocketImpl.socketConnect(Native Method)
at java.net.PlainSocketImpl.doConnect(PlainSocketImpl.

java:351)
at java.net.PlainSocketImpl.connectToAddress(PlainSocket

Impl.java:213)
at java.net.PlainSocketImpl.connect(PlainSocketImpl.

java:200)
at java.net.SocksSocketImpl.connect(SocksSocketImpl.

java:432)
at java.net.Socket.connect(Socket.java:529)
at java.net.Socket.connect(Socket.java:478)
at java.net.Socket.<init>(Socket.java:375)
at java.net.Socket.<init>(Socket.java:189)
at hudson.cli.CLI.<init>(CLI.java:97)
at hudson.cli.CLI.<init>(CLI.java:82)
at hudson.cli.CLI._main(CLI.java:250)
at hudson.cli.CLI.main(CLI.java:199)

java.io.IOException: No X-Jenkins-CLI2-Port among

[X-Jenkins, null, Server, X-Content-Type-Options,

Connection,
X-You-Are-In-Group, X-Hudson, X-Permission-Implied-By,

Date, X-Jenkins-Session, X-You-Are-Authenticated-As,
X-Required-Permission, Set-Cookie, Expires,

Content-Length, Content-Type]
at hudson.cli.CLI.getCliTcpPort(CLI.java:284)
at hudson.cli.CLI.<init>(CLI.java:128)
at hudson.cli.CLIConnectionFactory.connect

(CLIConnectionFactory.java:72)
at hudson.cli.CLI._main(CLI.java:473)
at hudson.cli.CLI.main(CLI.java:384)
Suppressed: java.io.IOException: Server returned

HTTP response code: 403 for URL: http://citest.gce

.px/cli
at sun.net.www.protocol.http.HttpURLConnection.getInput

Stream0(HttpURLConnection.java:1840)
at sun.net.www.protocol.http.HttpURLConnection.getInput

Stream(HttpURLConnection.java:1441)
at hudson.cli.FullDuplexHttpStream.<init>(FullDuplex

HttpStream.java:78)
at hudson.cli.CLI.connectViaHttp(CLI.java:152)
at hudson.cli.CLI.<init>(CLI.java:132)
... 3 more