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+============
+Command Beta
+============
+
+OpenStackClient releases do not always coincide with OpenStack
+releases. This creates challenges when developing new OpenStackClient
+commands for the current OpenStack release under development
+since there may not be an official release of the REST API
+enhancements necessary for the command. In addition, backwards
+compatibility may not be guaranteed until an official OpenStack release.
+To address these challenges, an OpenStackClient command may
+be labeled as a beta command according to the guidelines
+below. Such commands may introduce backwards incompatible
+changes and may use REST API enhancements not yet released.
+
+See the examples below on how to label a command as a beta
+by updating the command documentation, help and implementation.
+
+The initial release note must label the new command as a beta.
+No further release notes are required until the command
+is no longer a beta. At which time, the command beta label
+or the command itself must be removed and a new release note
+must be provided.
+
+Documentation
+-------------
+
+The command documentation must label the command as a beta.
+
+example list
+~~~~~~~~~~~~
+
+List examples
+
+.. caution:: This is a beta command and subject to change.
+             Use global option ``--enable-beta-commands`` to
+             enable this command.
+
+.. program:: example list
+.. code:: bash
+
+    os example list
+
+Help
+----
+
+The command help must label the command as a beta.
+
+.. code-block:: python
+
+    class ShowExample(command.ShowOne):
+        """Display example details
+
+           (Caution: This is a beta command and subject to change.
+            Use global option --enable-beta-commands to enable
+            this command)
+        """
+
+Implementation
+--------------
+
+The command must raise a ``CommandError`` exception if beta commands
+are not enabled via ``--enable-beta-commands`` global option.
+
+.. code-block:: python
+
+    def take_action(self, parsed_args):
+        if not self.app.options.enable_beta_commands:
+            msg = _('Caution: This is a beta command and subject to '
+                    'change. Use global option --enable-beta-commands '
+                    'to enable this command.')
+            raise exceptions.CommandError(msg)