Merge pull request #118 from influxdata/ui-token-message

Using the CLI after running setup in the UI

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content/v2.0/get-started.md

@@ -203,6 +203,20 @@ the `influx` command line interface (CLI).
 InfluxDB is now initialized with a primary user, organization, and bucket.
 You are ready to [collect data](/v2.0/collect-data).
 
+{{% note %}}
+#### Using the influx CLI after setting up InfluxDB through the UI
+To use the [`influx` CLI](/v2.0/reference/cli/influx) after setting up InfluxDB through the UI,
+use one of the following methods to provide your [authentication token](/v2.0/users/tokens/) to the CLI:
+
+1. Pass your token to the `influx` CLI using the `-t` or `--token` flag.
+2. Set the `INFLUX_TOKEN` environment variable using your token.
+3. Store your token in `~/.influxdbv2/credentials`.
+   _The content of the `credentials` file should be only your token._
+
+_See [View tokens](/v2.0/users/tokens/view-tokens/) for information about
+retrieving authentication tokens._
+{{% /note %}}
+
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content/v2.0/reference/cli/influx/_index.md

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 influx [command]
 ```
 
+{{% note %}}
+#### Store your InfluxDB authentication token
+To avoid having to pass your InfluxDB [authentication token](/v2.0/users/tokens/)
+with each `influx` command, use one of the following methods to store your token:
+
+1.  Set the `INFLUX_TOKEN` environment variable using your token.
+
+    ```bash
+    export INFLUX_TOKEN=oOooYourAuthTokenOoooOoOO==
+    ```
+
+2.  Store your token in `~/.influxdbv2/credentials`.
+    _The content of the `credentials` file should be only your token._
+
+    _**Note:** If you [set up InfluxDB using the CLI](/v2.0/reference/cli/influx/setup),
+    InfluxDB stores your token in the credentials files automatically._
+
+_See [View tokens](/v2.0/users/tokens/view-tokens/) for information about
+retrieving authentication tokens._
+{{% /note %}}
+
 ## Commands
 | Command                                     | Description                                          |
 |:-------                                     |:-----------                                          |

content/v2.0/reference/cli/influx/setup/_index.md

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 ---
-title: influx setup – Run the initial Influx DB setup
+title: influx setup – Run the initial InfluxDB setup
 description: >
   The 'influx setup' command walks through the initial InfluxDB setup process,
   creating a default user, organization, and bucket.