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layout: docs
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page_title: policy write - Command
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The "policy write" command uploads a policy with name NAME from the contents
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of a local file PATH or stdin. If PATH is "-", the policy is read from stdin.
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Otherwise, it is loaded from the file at the given path on the local disk.
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---
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# policy write
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The `policy write` command uploads a policy with name NAME from the contents of
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a local file PATH or stdin. If PATH is "-", the policy is read from stdin.
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Otherwise, it is loaded from the file at the given path on the local disk.
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For details on the policy syntax, please see the [policy
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documentation](/docs/concepts/policies).
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## Examples
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Upload a policy named "my-policy" from "/tmp/policy.hcl" on the local disk:
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```shell-session
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$ vault policy write my-policy /tmp/policy.hcl
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```
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Upload a policy from stdin:
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```shell-session
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$ cat my-policy.hcl | vault policy write my-policy -
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```
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## Usage
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There are no flags beyond the [standard set of flags](/docs/commands)
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included on all commands.
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