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title: "Sitecore Command Line Interface"
slug: "sitecore-command-line-interface"
abstract: "Introduction to Sitecore Command Line Interface (CLI)."
---
# Sitecore Command Line Interface

Sitecore Command Line Interface (CLI) allows console communication with a Sitecore instance.

![Diagram showing how the developer uses Sitecore CLI to communicate with a Sitecore instance.](https://doc.sitecore.com/api/markdown-image/xp/en/developers/102/developer-tools/images/CLI_conceptual_overview.png)

To get started with Sitecore CLI, see the following topics:

- [Install Sitecore Command Line Interface](https://doc.sitecore.com/xp/en/developers/102/developer-tools/install-sitecore-command-line-interface.html "Install Sitecore Command Line Interface")
- [Log in to a Sitecore instance with Sitecore Command Line Interface](https://doc.sitecore.com/xp/en/developers/102/developer-tools/log-in-to-a-sitecore-instance-with-sitecore-command-line-interface.html "Log in to a Sitecore instance with Sitecore Command Line Interface")
- [Sitecore Command Line Interface command reference](https://doc.sitecore.com/xp/en/developers/102/developer-tools/sitecore-command-line-interface-reference.html "Sitecore Command Line Interface reference")