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canvas courses update

canvas courses update

Update a course

Synopsis

Update an existing course.

Examples:

canvas courses update 123 --name "Updated Course Name"
canvas courses update 123 --code "NEW101" --start-at "2024-10-01"
canvas courses update 123 --public
canvas courses update 123 --offer
canvas courses update <course-id> [flags]

Options

      --code string           Course code
      --default-view string   Default view (feed, wiki, modules, syllabus, assignments)
      --end-at string         End date (ISO 8601)
  -h, --help                  help for update
      --license string        Course license
      --name string           Course name
      --public                Make course public
      --start-at string       Start date (ISO 8601)

Options inherited from parent commands

      --as-user int       Masquerade as another user (admin feature, requires permission)
      --columns strings   Select specific columns to display (comma-separated)
      --config string     config file (default is $HOME/.canvas-cli/config.yaml)
      --dry-run           Print curl commands instead of executing requests
      --filter string     Filter results by text (case-insensitive substring match)
      --instance string   Canvas instance URL (overrides config)
      --limit int         Limit number of results for list operations (0 = unlimited)
      --no-cache          Disable caching of API responses
  -o, --output string     Output format: table, json, yaml, csv (default "table")
      --show-token        Show actual token in dry-run output (default: redacted)
      --sort string       Sort results by field (prefix with - for descending, e.g., -name)
  -v, --verbose           Enable verbose output

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