---
title: config context edit cli command
description: Edit an existing context (flag-patch or $EDITOR mode) 
url: https://docs-v3-preview.elastic.dev/elastic/cli/pull/537/cli/config/context/edit
---

# config context edit cli command
```bash
elastic config context edit <name> [options]
```

Edit an existing context (flag-patch or $EDITOR mode)

## Arguments

<definitions>
  <definition term="<name> string required">
    context name
  </definition>
</definitions>


## Options

<definitions>
  <definition term="--[no-]inline-secrets">
    store secrets inline in the config file (instead of the OS keychain)
  </definition>
  <definition term="--es-url string">
    Elasticsearch URL
  </definition>
  <definition term="--es-username string">
    Elasticsearch username (pair with --es-password)
  </definition>
  <definition term="--kb-url string">
    Kibana URL
  </definition>
  <definition term="--kb-username string">
    Kibana username (pair with --kb-password)
  </definition>
  <definition term="--cloud-url string">
    Elastic Cloud API URL
  </definition>
  <definition term="--es-api-key string">
    Elasticsearch API key (secret -- stored in the OS keychain when available)
  </definition>
  <definition term="--es-password string">
    Elasticsearch password (secret -- stored in the OS keychain when available)
  </definition>
  <definition term="--kb-api-key string">
    Kibana API key (secret -- stored in the OS keychain when available)
  </definition>
  <definition term="--kb-password string">
    Kibana password (secret -- stored in the OS keychain when available)
  </definition>
  <definition term="--cloud-api-key string">
    Elastic Cloud API key (secret -- stored in the OS keychain when available)
  </definition>
</definitions>


## config Options

<definitions>
  <definition term="--config-file string">
    path to the config file to edit (defaults to ~/.elasticrc.yml)
  </definition>
  <definition term="--[no-]dry-run">
    validate all inputs and exit without performing any action (preview changes without applying them)
  </definition>
</definitions>


## Global Options

<definitions>
  <definition term="--[no-]json">
    output as JSON
  </definition>
</definitions>