<!-- [metadata]> +++ title = "Command line reference" description = "Docker's CLI command description and usage" keywords = ["Docker, Docker documentation, CLI, command line"] [menu.main] identifier= "smn_cli" parent = "engine_ref" weight=-75 +++ <![end-metadata]--> # The Docker commands This section contains reference information on using Docker's command line client. Each command has a reference page along with samples. If you are unfamiliar with the command line, you should start by reading about how to [Use the Docker command line](cli.md). You start the Docker daemon with the command line. How you start the daemon affects your Docker containers. For that reason you should also make sure to read the [`dockerd`](dockerd.md) reference page. For a list of Docker commands see [Command line reference guide](index.md).