Differences between Azure CLI products

As of the end of June 2018, explicit version numbers have been removed from Azure CLI product names. This change helps eliminate confusion when documentation instructed to use "the Azure CLI," but was unclear what version of the product was being referenced. If you're familiar with the old product names, here's how they have changed:

• Azure CLI versions 2.0 and later are now referred to only as "Azure CLI."
• Earlier Azure CLI versions (1.x and lower) are now referred to as "Azure classic CLI."

The name change to Azure classic CLI makes it clear that this tool is meant to be used only with the classic deployment model. The classic CLI is also no longer updated or maintained. For this reason, and many more, it's recommended that you move any classic deployments to use the Azure Resource Manager model. Migrate to the latest available version of the Azure CLI.

If you're still using the classic CLI, you can learn about the process of migrating in the following articles:

• Migrate from Classic to Azure Resource Manager
• Install the Azure CLI
• Migrating from Azure classic CLI to Azure CLI