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# IBM Cloud Pak for Data Command Line Interface (IBM cpdctl)
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IBM Cloud Pak for Data Command Line Interface (IBM cpdctl) is a command-line interface (CLI) you can use to manage various operations in IBM® watsonx.data.

Using the CLI, you can manage configuration settings, infrastructure and ingestion operations in watsonx.data.

[Downloading and installing IBM Cloud Pak for Data Command Line Interface (IBM cpdctl)](https://cloud.ibm.com/docs/watsonxdata?topic=watsonxdata-cpdctl_install&format=markdown)

This topic provides information on how to download, install, and verify the IBM Cloud Pak for Data Command Line Interface (IBM cpdctl), with a focus on the watsonx.data (`wx-data`) plugin.

[Supporting commands and usage for watsonx.data in IBM cpdctl CLI](https://cloud.ibm.com/docs/watsonxdata?topic=watsonxdata-cpdctl_commands_title&format=markdown)

watsonx.data supports only `config` and `wx-data` commands from the cpdctl CLI.