From b6b075363b3d3695413ce7026ef5bf6cb19ffa93 Mon Sep 17 00:00:00 2001
From: Scott Anderson <scott@influxdata.com>
Date: Mon, 1 Apr 2019 16:19:13 -0600
Subject: [PATCH] added information about using the CLI after running the setup
 in the UI, resolves #63

---
 assets/styles/layouts/_layout-article.scss  |  4 ++++
 content/v2.0/get-started.md                 | 14 ++++++++++++++
 content/v2.0/reference/cli/influx/_index.md | 14 ++++++++++++++
 3 files changed, 32 insertions(+)

diff --git a/assets/styles/layouts/_layout-article.scss b/assets/styles/layouts/_layout-article.scss
index 5c05bb237..63891adcd 100644
--- a/assets/styles/layouts/_layout-article.scss
+++ b/assets/styles/layouts/_layout-article.scss
@@ -280,6 +280,10 @@
     border-style: solid;
     border-radius: 0 $border-radius $border-radius 0;
     font-size: .95rem;
+
+    ul,ol { 
+      &:last-child { margin-bottom: 1.85rem; }
+    }
   }
 
   blockquote {
diff --git a/content/v2.0/get-started.md b/content/v2.0/get-started.md
index 60ca21b2d..e7592f601 100644
--- a/content/v2.0/get-started.md
+++ b/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 %}}
+
 {{% /tab-content %}}
 <!-------------------------------- END UI Setup ------------------------------->
 
diff --git a/content/v2.0/reference/cli/influx/_index.md b/content/v2.0/reference/cli/influx/_index.md
index cae751a6f..fbc9063e0 100644
--- a/content/v2.0/reference/cli/influx/_index.md
+++ b/content/v2.0/reference/cli/influx/_index.md
@@ -21,6 +21,20 @@ influx [flags]
 influx [command]
 ```
 
+{{% note %}}
+#### Using the influx CLI after setting up InfluxDB through the UI
+To use the `influx` CLI 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 %}}
+
 ## Commands
 | Command                                     | Description                                          |
 |:-------                                     |:-----------                                          |