# About the Command Line Tools category

**URL:** <https://forum.dfinity.org/t/about-the-command-line-tools-category/35>\
**Category:** Command Line Tools\
**Created:** [October 23, 2019, 5:34pm UTC](https://forum.dfinity.org/t/about-the-command-line-tools-category/35 "2019-10-23T17:34:13Z")\
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**Author:** ![Mike\_DFN](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/flex023/user_avatar/forum.dfinity.org/mike_dfn/32/280_2.png) [@Mike\_DFN](https://forum.dfinity.org/u/Mike_DFN)\
**Post date:** [October 23, 2019, 5:34pm UTC](https://forum.dfinity.org/t/about-the-command-line-tools-category/35/1 "2019-10-23T17:34:13Z")

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The DFINITY command-line execution environment (dfx) is the primary tool for creating, deploying, and managing the applications you develop for the Internet Computer platform.

This subcategory is for discussions related to developer experience using dfx. To learn more about what you can do with dfx commands, visit: [https://sdk.dfinity.org/developers-guide/cli-reference.html](https://sdk.dfinity.org/developers-guide/cli-reference.html).