# The Confluent CLI

**URL:** https://forum.confluent.io/t/the-confluent-cli/42
**Category:** Command Line tools
**Created:** [5 November 2020 22:20 UTC](https://forum.confluent.io/t/the-confluent-cli/42 "2020-11-05T22:20:29Z")
**Posts on this page:** 3
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### Author: ![rmoff](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/flex019/user_avatar/forum.confluent.io/rmoff/32/3_2.png) [@rmoff](https://forum.confluent.io/u/rmoff)
#### Post date: [5 November 2020 22:20 UTC](https://forum.confluent.io/t/the-confluent-cli/42/1 "2020-11-05T22:20:29Z")

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The Confluent command line interface (CLI), `confluent` , enables developers to manage Confluent Cloud or Confluent Platform.

Built-in autocompletion can help users quickly craft commands. With authentication and machine readable output, `confluent` supports automated workflows as well.

Docs: [https://docs.confluent.io/current/confluent-cli/index.html](https://docs.confluent.io/current/confluent-cli/index.html)

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### Author: ![rmoff](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/flex019/user_avatar/forum.confluent.io/rmoff/32/3_2.png) [@rmoff](https://forum.confluent.io/u/rmoff)
#### Post date: [5 November 2020 22:25 UTC](https://forum.confluent.io/t/the-confluent-cli/42/2 "2020-11-05T22:25:57Z")

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### Author: ![rmoff](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/flex019/user_avatar/forum.confluent.io/rmoff/32/3_2.png) [@rmoff](https://forum.confluent.io/u/rmoff)
#### Post date: [5 November 2020 22:26 UTC](https://forum.confluent.io/t/the-confluent-cli/42/3 "2020-11-05T22:26:05Z")

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