(incus.md)= # `incus` Command line client for Incus ## Synopsis Description: Command line client for Incus All of Incus's features can be driven through the various commands below. For help with any of those, simply call them with --help. Custom commands can be defined through aliases, use "incus alias" to control those. ## Options ``` --all Show less common commands --debug Show all debug messages --force-local Force using the local unix socket -h, --help Print help --project Override the source project -q, --quiet Don't show progress information --sub-commands Use with help or --help to view sub-commands -v, --verbose Show all information messages --version Print version number ``` ## SEE ALSO * [incus admin](incus_admin.md) - Manage incus daemon * [incus alias](incus_alias.md) - Manage command aliases * [incus cluster](incus_cluster.md) - Manage cluster members * [incus config](incus_config.md) - Manage instance and server configuration options * [incus console](incus_console.md) - Attach to instance consoles * [incus copy](incus_copy.md) - Copy instances within or in between servers * [incus create](incus_create.md) - Create instances from images * [incus delete](incus_delete.md) - Delete instances * [incus exec](incus_exec.md) - Execute commands in instances * [incus export](incus_export.md) - Export instance backups * [incus file](incus_file.md) - Manage files in instances * [incus image](incus_image.md) - Manage images * [incus import](incus_import.md) - Import instance backups * [incus info](incus_info.md) - Show instance or server information * [incus launch](incus_launch.md) - Create and start instances from images * [incus list](incus_list.md) - List instances * [incus manpage](incus_manpage.md) - Generate manpages for all commands * [incus monitor](incus_monitor.md) - Monitor a local or remote server * [incus move](incus_move.md) - Move instances within or in between servers * [incus network](incus_network.md) - Manage and attach instances to networks * [incus operation](incus_operation.md) - List, show and delete background operations * [incus pause](incus_pause.md) - Pause instances * [incus profile](incus_profile.md) - Manage profiles * [incus project](incus_project.md) - Manage projects * [incus publish](incus_publish.md) - Publish instances as images * [incus query](incus_query.md) - Send a raw query to the server * [incus rebuild](incus_rebuild.md) - Rebuild instances * [incus remote](incus_remote.md) - Manage the list of remote servers * [incus rename](incus_rename.md) - Rename instances * [incus restart](incus_restart.md) - Restart instances * [incus resume](incus_resume.md) - Resume instances * [incus snapshot](incus_snapshot.md) - Manage instance snapshots * [incus start](incus_start.md) - Start instances * [incus stop](incus_stop.md) - Stop instances * [incus storage](incus_storage.md) - Manage storage pools and volumes * [incus top](incus_top.md) - Display resource usage info per instance * [incus version](incus_version.md) - Show local and remote versions * [incus warning](incus_warning.md) - Manage warnings ```{toctree} :titlesonly: :glob: :hidden: incus/* ```