---
title: calicoctl user reference
canonical_url: '/reference/calicoctl/'
---

The command line tool, `calicoctl`, makes it easy to manage {{site.prodname}} network and security policy, as well as other
{{site.prodname}} configurations.  

The calicoctl command line interface provides a number of resource management
commands to allow you to create, modify, delete, and view the different {{site.prodname}}
resources.

The full list of commands is described in the 
[Command Reference]({{site.baseurl}}/{{page.version}}/reference/calicoctl/commands/)
section.

The full list of resources that can be managed, including a description of each,
is described in the [Resource Definitions]({{site.baseurl}}/{{page.version}}/reference/calicoctl/resources/)
section.

> **Note**: This section provides full reference information for `calicoctl`. To learn 
> how to install and configure `calicoctl`, refer to 
> [Installing calicoctl](/{{page.version}}/usage/calicoctl/install).
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