> ## Documentation Index > The index for all IBM Cloud docs is at: https://cloud.ibm.com/docs/llms.txt > Use these files to discover more information as needed. # IBM Cloud Command Line Interface (IBM Cloud CLI) Use IBM Cloud's powerful CLIs and tooling to interact with your applications, containers, infrastructure, and other services. ## Get started - [Getting started with the IBM Cloud CLI](https://cloud.ibm.com/docs/cli?topic=cli-getting-started&format=markdown) ## How to - [Installing the stand-alone IBM Cloud CLI](https://cloud.ibm.com/docs/cli?topic=cli-install-ibmcloud-cli&format=markdown) - [Extending IBM Cloud CLI with plug-ins](https://cloud.ibm.com/docs/cli?topic=cli-plug-ins&format=markdown) - [Installing and using private endpoints](https://cloud.ibm.com/docs/cli?topic=cli-cli-private-endpoints&format=markdown) - [Working with multiple sessions with the IBM Cloud CLI](https://cloud.ibm.com/docs/cli?topic=cli-ibmcloud-home&format=markdown) - [Enabling shell autocompletion for IBM Cloud CLI (Linux and macOS only)](https://cloud.ibm.com/docs/cli?topic=cli-shell-autocomplete&format=markdown) - [Using quotation marks with strings in IBM Cloud CLI](https://cloud.ibm.com/docs/cli?topic=cli-quote-strings&format=markdown) - [Uninstalling the stand-alone IBM Cloud CLI](https://cloud.ibm.com/docs/cli?topic=cli-uninstall-ibmcloud-cli&format=markdown) - IBM Cloud CLI IDE Extensions - [IBM Cloud CLI for Microsoft™ Visual Studio Code](https://cloud.ibm.com/docs/cli?topic=cli-ibm-dev-tools-for-vscode&format=markdown) - [IBM Cloud CLI for Eclipse IDE plug-in (preview)](https://cloud.ibm.com/docs/cli?topic=cli-eclipse-ide-plugins&format=markdown) - [Securing your connection when using the IBM Cloud CLI](https://cloud.ibm.com/docs/cli?topic=cli-service-connection&format=markdown) - [Understanding high availability and disaster recovery for the IBM Cloud CLI](https://cloud.ibm.com/docs/cli?topic=cli-ha-dr&format=markdown) - [Logging in with a Compute Resource Token](https://cloud.ibm.com/docs/cli?topic=cli-cri-login&format=markdown) - [Logging in as a Virtual Server Instance Compute Resource Identity](https://cloud.ibm.com/docs/cli?topic=cli-vsi-cri-login&format=markdown) - [Using a proxy with the IBM Cloud CLI](https://cloud.ibm.com/docs/cli?topic=cli-ibmcloud-cli-proxy&format=markdown) ## Reference - [General IBM Cloud CLI (ibmcloud) commands](https://cloud.ibm.com/docs/cli?topic=cli-ibmcloud_cli&format=markdown) - [Context-based restrictions CLI plug-in](https://cloud.ibm.com/docs/cli?topic=cli-cbr-plugin&format=markdown) - [Service dependency map](https://cloud.ibm.com/docs/cli?topic=cli-service-dependencies&format=markdown) - IBM Cloud CLI platform commands - [Managing accounts and users (ibmcloud account)](https://cloud.ibm.com/docs/cli?topic=cli-ibmcloud_commands_account&format=markdown) - [Viewing billing and usage information (ibmcloud billing)](https://cloud.ibm.com/docs/cli?topic=cli-ibmcloud_billing&format=markdown) - [Searching and managing the IBM Cloud catalog (ibmcloud catalog)](https://cloud.ibm.com/docs/cli?topic=cli-ibmcloud_catalog&format=markdown) - [Managing enterprises, account groups, and accounts (ibmcloud enterprise)](https://cloud.ibm.com/docs/cli?topic=cli-ibmcloud_enterprise&format=markdown) - [Managing IAM access, API keys, trusted profiles, service IDs, and access groups (ibmcloud iam)](https://cloud.ibm.com/docs/cli?topic=cli-ibmcloud_commands_iam&format=markdown) - [Adding and removing IBM Cloud CLI plug-ins (ibmcloud plugin)](https://cloud.ibm.com/docs/cli?topic=cli-ibmcloud_commands_settings&format=markdown) - [Working with resources and resource groups (ibmcloud resource)](https://cloud.ibm.com/docs/cli?topic=cli-ibmcloud_commands_resource&format=markdown) - [Catalogs management CLI plug-in](https://cloud.ibm.com/docs/cli?topic=cli-manage-catalogs-plugin&format=markdown) - [Project CLI reference](https://cloud.ibm.com/docs/cli?topic=cli-projects-cli&format=markdown) - [CLI reference for Satellite commands](https://cloud.ibm.com/docs/cli?topic=cli-satellite-cli-reference&format=markdown) - IBM Cloud CLI AI and machine learning commands - [Red Hat AI Inference CLI](https://cloud.ibm.com/docs/cli?topic=cli-ilab-cli&format=markdown) - IBM Cloud CLI container commands - [IBM Cloud Kubernetes Service CLI reference](https://cloud.ibm.com/docs/cli?topic=cli-kubernetes-service-cli&format=markdown) - [IBM Cloud Code Engine CLI](https://cloud.ibm.com/docs/cli?topic=cli-cli&format=markdown) - [Container Registry CLI](https://cloud.ibm.com/docs/cli?topic=cli-containerregcli&format=markdown) - IBM Cloud CLI databases commands - [Cloud Databases CLI](https://cloud.ibm.com/docs/cli?topic=cli-cdb-reference&format=markdown) - [IBM Cloudant CLI](https://cloud.ibm.com/docs/cli?topic=cli-cloudant-cli&format=markdown) - [Event Streams CLI reference](https://cloud.ibm.com/docs/cli?topic=cli-cli_reference&format=markdown) - IBM Cloud CLI infrastructure commands - [IBM Cloud Backup Recovery CLI](https://cloud.ibm.com/docs/cli?topic=cli-backup-recovery-cli-intro&format=markdown) - [CIS CLI reference](https://cloud.ibm.com/docs/cli?topic=cli-cis-cli&format=markdown) - [IBM Cloud Object Storage CLI](https://cloud.ibm.com/docs/cli?topic=cli-ic-cos-cli&format=markdown) - [Direct Link CLI](https://cloud.ibm.com/docs/cli?topic=cli-dl-cli&format=markdown) - [DNS Services CLI reference](https://cloud.ibm.com/docs/cli?topic=cli-dns-services-cli-commands&format=markdown) - [Managing domains with the DNS service (ibmcloud sl dns)](https://cloud.ibm.com/docs/cli?topic=cli-sl-manage-domains&format=markdown) - [IBM Power Virtual Server CLI version 1.10.0 for {{site.data.keyword.off-prem}}](https://cloud.ibm.com/docs/cli?topic=cli-power-iaas-cli-reference-v1&format=markdown) - [IBM Power Virtual Server CLI version 1.10.0 for {{site.data.keyword.on-prem}}](https://cloud.ibm.com/docs/cli?topic=cli-power-iaas-cli-on-prem&format=markdown) - [DR Automation CLI commands](https://cloud.ibm.com/docs/cli?topic=cli-dr-automation-cli-version&format=markdown) - [Transit Gateway CLI](https://cloud.ibm.com/docs/cli?topic=cli-transit-gateway-cli&format=markdown) - [VPC CLI reference](https://cloud.ibm.com/docs/cli?topic=cli-vpc-reference&format=markdown) - [IBM Storage Ceph as a Service CLI](https://cloud.ibm.com/docs/cli?topic=cli-ic-sds-cli-reference&format=markdown) - [Working with the Block Storage for Classic service (ibmcloud sl block)](https://cloud.ibm.com/docs/cli?topic=cli-sl-block-storage&format=markdown) - [Calling arbitrary classic infrastructure API endpoints (ibmcloud sl call-api)](https://cloud.ibm.com/docs/cli?topic=cli-sl-all-api&format=markdown) - [Working with the File Storage for Classic service (ibmcloud sl file)](https://cloud.ibm.com/docs/cli?topic=cli-sl-file-storage-service&format=markdown) - [Managing global IPs (ibmcloud sl globalip)](https://cloud.ibm.com/docs/cli?topic=cli-sl-manage-global-ip&format=markdown) - [Creating and working with bare metal servers (ibmcloud sl hardware)](https://cloud.ibm.com/docs/cli?topic=cli-sl-manage-bare-metal&format=markdown) - [Creating, editing, and deleting compute images (ibmcloud sl image)](https://cloud.ibm.com/docs/cli?topic=cli-sl-manage-compute-images&format=markdown) - [Managing IPSec VPN tunnels (ibmcloud sl ipsec)](https://cloud.ibm.com/docs/cli?topic=cli-sl-manage-ipsec-vpn-tunnels&format=markdown) - [Managing load balancers (ibmcloud sl loadbal)](https://cloud.ibm.com/docs/cli?topic=cli-sl-manage-loadbal&format=markdown) - [Managing classic infrastructure orders and quotes (ibmcloud sl order)](https://cloud.ibm.com/docs/cli?topic=cli-sl-manage-classic-orders&format=markdown) - [Managing classic infrastructure placement groups (ibmcloud sl placement-group)](https://cloud.ibm.com/docs/cli?topic=cli-sl-manage-placement-group&format=markdown) - [Managing classic infrastructure SSH keys and SSL certificates (ibmcloud sl security)](https://cloud.ibm.com/docs/cli?topic=cli-sl-manage-security-keys&format=markdown) - [Managing security groups for virtual server traffic (ibmcloud sl securitygroup)](https://cloud.ibm.com/docs/cli?topic=cli-sl-manage-securitygroups&format=markdown) - [Creating, canceling, and viewing subnets (ibmcloud sl subnet)](https://cloud.ibm.com/docs/cli?topic=cli-sl-manage-subnets&format=markdown) - [Managing classic infrastructure support tickets (ibmcloud sl ticket)](https://cloud.ibm.com/docs/cli?topic=cli-manage-sl-tickets&format=markdown) - [Managing classic infrastructure users (ibmcloud sl user)](https://cloud.ibm.com/docs/cli?topic=cli-manage-sl-users&format=markdown) - [Creating and working with virtual servers (ibmcloud sl vs)](https://cloud.ibm.com/docs/cli?topic=cli-cli-virtual-servers&format=markdown) - [Managing classic infrastructure VLANs (ibmcloud sl vlan)](https://cloud.ibm.com/docs/cli?topic=cli-manage-classic-vlans&format=markdown) - [Manage classic infrastructure account (ibmcloud sl account)](https://cloud.ibm.com/docs/cli?topic=cli-sl-account&format=markdown) - [Manage classic infrastructure bandwidth pools (ibmcloud sl bandwidth)](https://cloud.ibm.com/docs/cli?topic=cli-sl-bandwidth&format=markdown) - [Manage classic infrastructure Dedicated Hosts (ibmcloud sl dedicatedhost)](https://cloud.ibm.com/docs/cli?topic=cli-sl-dedicatedhost&format=markdown) - [Manage classic infrastructure email service (ibmcloud sl email)](https://cloud.ibm.com/docs/cli?topic=cli-sl-email&format=markdown) - [Manage classic infrastructure event logs (ibmcloud sl event-log)](https://cloud.ibm.com/docs/cli?topic=cli-sl-event-log&format=markdown) - [Manage classic infrastructure firewalls (ibmcloud sl firewall)](https://cloud.ibm.com/docs/cli?topic=cli-sl-firewall&format=markdown) - [Manage classic infrastructure licenses (ibmcloud sl licenses)](https://cloud.ibm.com/docs/cli?topic=cli-sl-licenses&format=markdown) - [Manage classic infrastructure metadata (ibmcloud sl metadata)](https://cloud.ibm.com/docs/cli?topic=cli-sl-metadata&format=markdown) - [Create classic infrastructure reports (ibmcloud sl reports)](https://cloud.ibm.com/docs/cli?topic=cli-sl-reports&format=markdown) - [Manage classic infrastructure tags (ibmcloud sl tags)](https://cloud.ibm.com/docs/cli?topic=cli-sl-tags&format=markdown) - IBM Cloud CLI observability commands - [Activity Tracker Event Routing CLI](https://cloud.ibm.com/docs/cli?topic=cli-atracker-v2-cli&format=markdown) - [IBM Cloud Logs Routing CLI](https://cloud.ibm.com/docs/cli?topic=cli-logs-router-cli&format=markdown) - [Metrics Routing CLI](https://cloud.ibm.com/docs/cli?topic=cli-metrics-router-cli&format=markdown) - [Monitoring (ibmcloud monitoring) CLI](https://cloud.ibm.com/docs/cli?topic=cli-monitor-cli&format=markdown) - IBM Cloud CLI platform automation commands - [App Configuration CLI commands (Valid only for versions 0.0.1 - 1.0.14)](https://cloud.ibm.com/docs/cli?topic=cli-app-configuration-cli&format=markdown) - [IBM Cloud CLI Developer Tools (ibmcloud dev) commands](https://cloud.ibm.com/docs/cli?topic=cli-idt-cli&format=markdown) - [DevOps Insights CLI](https://cloud.ibm.com/docs/cli?topic=cli-CLI_devops-insights&format=markdown) - [Event Notifications CLI](https://cloud.ibm.com/docs/cli?topic=cli-event-notifications-cli&format=markdown) - [IBM Cloud Schematics CLI](https://cloud.ibm.com/docs/cli?topic=cli-schematics-cli-reference&format=markdown) - IBM Cloud CLI security commands - [IBM Cloud Hyper Protect Crypto Services CLI](https://cloud.ibm.com/docs/cli?topic=cli-hpcs-cli-plugin&format=markdown) - [Secrets Manager CLI ](https://cloud.ibm.com/docs/cli?topic=cli-secrets-manager-cli&format=markdown) - [Key Protect CLI Reference](https://cloud.ibm.com/docs/cli?topic=cli-key-protect-cli-reference&format=markdown) - [Code Risk Analyzer plug-in for IBM Cloud](https://cloud.ibm.com/docs/cli?topic=cli-cra-cli-plugin&format=markdown) - Additional services - [IBM Analytics Engine CLI plug-in for serverless instances](https://cloud.ibm.com/docs/cli?topic=cli-CLI_analytics_engine&format=markdown) - [Data Virtualization CLI](https://cloud.ibm.com/docs/cli?topic=cli-CLI-name&format=markdown) - [IBM OpenPages CLI (ibmcloud openpages)](https://cloud.ibm.com/docs/cli?topic=cli-openpages_CLI&format=markdown) - SDKs for Mobile - [Initializing BMSClient](https://cloud.ibm.com/docs/cli?topic=cli-sdk_BMSClient&format=markdown) - [Making a network request](https://cloud.ibm.com/docs/cli?topic=cli-sdk-network-request&format=markdown) - [IBM Cloud CLI (ibmcloud) environment variables](https://cloud.ibm.com/docs/cli?topic=cli-ibmcloud_env_var&format=markdown) - [IBM Cloud CLI quick reference](https://cloud.ibm.com/media/docs/downloads/IBM%20Cloud%20CLI%20quick%20reference.pdf) ## Help - [FAQs for the IBM Cloud CLI](https://cloud.ibm.com/docs/cli?topic=cli-ibm-cli-faq&format=markdown) - [Troubleshooting for the IBM Cloud CLI](https://cloud.ibm.com/docs/cli?topic=cli-troubleshoot&format=markdown) - [Getting help and support](https://cloud.ibm.com/docs/cli?topic=cli-getting-help&format=markdown) - [Release notes](https://github.com/IBM-Cloud/ibm-cloud-cli-release/releases/)