Grep will return 0 while the build is running:

$ curl http://myjenkins/job/myjob/lastBuild/api/json | grep –color result\”:null

$ echo $?

Trigger a Jenkins Job from command line

$ wget http://yourserver/job/MyJobname/build?delay=0sec

$ wget -O – $HUDSON_URL/job/JOBNAME/build

Trigger a Jenkins Job without authentication

$ curl http://jenkins:8080/job/my%20job/build

Trigger a Jenkins Job with authentication

$ curl –user dbacher:$MY_API_TOKEN http://jenkins:8080/job/my%20job/build

$ curl –user <your_jenkins_username>:<your_jenkins_API_key> http://<jenkins_server_url>/job/<your_jenkins_job_name>/build

Running commands against a secure Jenkins (basic auth or ssh keys)

$ java -jar jenkins-cli.jar -s http://myjenkins help –username me –password mypassword

$ java -jar jenkins-cli.jar -s http://myjenkins help -i ~/.ssh/id_rsa

Triggering a job build against a secure Jenkins (avoiding a 1.5 year old open bug!)

$ java -jar jenkins-cli.jar -s http://myjenkins build ‘My Awesome Jenkins Job’ -i ~/.ssh/id_rsa

$ java -jar jenkins-cli.jar -s http://myjenkins build ‘My Awesome Jenkins Job’ -i ~/.ssh/id_rsa -s -v

Passing parameters when triggering a job build

$ java -jar jenkins-cli.jar -s http://myjenkins build ‘Deploy XYZ App’ -i ~/.ssh/id_rsa -s -v -p target_env=api.cloudfoundry.com -p branch=master

Reference

http://starkandwayne.com/articles/2013/04/12/jenkins-builds-from-cli/

http://www.scmgalaxy.com/index.php?option=com_k2&view=item&id=890:ways-to-login-jenkins-using-command-line&Itemid=120

Appendix

1. How to get your_jenkins_API_key?

• Login to your Jenkins.
• Click on the username in the top right.
• Click on Configure.
• Click on ‘Show API Token’ button.
• You got it.

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