Command line interfaces
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Command line interfaces

Admin commands and tools reference.
yb-ctl
Command line utility to easily manage Linux- and macOS-based local clusters.
yb-docker-ctl
Command line utility to easily manage Docker-based local clusters.
docker-compose
Manage Docker-based local clusters using docker-compose.
yb-tserver
Data node that hosts and serves user data.
yb-master
Manages metadata of data stored in yb-tserver and coordinates cluster-wide operations.
ysqlsh CLI for YSQL
Command line interface for connecting to Yugabyte DB with YSQL.
cqlsh CLI for YCQL
Command line interface for connecting to Yugabyte DB with YCQL.