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# Using the Magento command-line interface (CLI)

> Discover Magento 2.0's new CLI for easy installation and configuration tasks. Learn more!

This article discusses the new command-line interface (CLI) tool in Magento 2.0. The Magento CLI enables you to run and automate common installation and configuration tasks from the command line.

## About the Magento CLI

Magento 2.0 introduces a new command-line interface (CLI). The CLI enables you to do many common installation and configuration tasks from the command line, including:

* Managing the cache.

* Managing catalogs.

* Managing indexes.

* Installing and upgrading the database schema.

* Enabling and disabling maintenance mode.

* Managing modules.

* Managing translations.

Because the CLI is run from the command line, you can automate these tasks in shell script files or cron jobs.

## Using the Magento CLI

To configure and run the Magento CLI, follow these steps:

1. Log in to your account [using SSH](/docs/using-ssh-secure-shell).

2. At the command prompt, change to the directory where Magento is installed. For example, if Magento is installed in the document root directory, type `cd ~/public_html`.

3. Type the following command to make the CLI executable:

```bash theme={null}
chmod 744 bin/magento
```

4. To run the CLI and view the available command options, type the following command:

```bash theme={null}
bin/magento
```

<Note>
  The CLI has many command options. For example, to flush the caches, type the following command:
</Note>

```bash theme={null}
bin/magento cache:flush
```

> For detailed information about all of the CLI's options, please visit the official Magento documentation at [http://devdocs.magento.com/guides/v2.0/config-guide/cli/config-cli.html](http://devdocs.magento.com/guides/v2.0/config-guide/cli/config-cli.html).

## More information

For detailed information about the Magento CLI, please visit [http://devdocs.magento.com/guides/v2.0/config-guide/cli/config-cli.html](http://devdocs.magento.com/guides/v2.0/config-guide/cli/config-cli.html).

## Related articles

* [Optimizing Magento](/docs/optimizing-magento)

* [Configuring Magento cron jobs on managed hosting accounts](/docs/optimizing-magento-cron-jobs-on-shared-hosting-accounts)