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This section includes the reference documentation for the Docker platform's
various APIs, CLIs, and file formats.
File formats
| File format |
Description |
| Dockerfile |
Defines the contents and startup behavior of a single container |
| Compose file |
Defines a multi-container application |
Application programming interfaces (APIs)
| API |
Description |
| Remote API |
The main API for Docker, provides programmatic access to a daemon |
| Trusted Registry API |
Provides programmatic access to |
| a trusted registry |
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| Cloud API |
Enables programmatic management of your Docker application running on a cloud provider |
Command-line interfaces (CLIs)
| CLI |
Description |
| Docker CLI |
The main CLI for Docker, includes all docker commands |
| Compose CLI |
The CLI for Docker Compose, which allows you to build and run multi-container applications |
| Machine CLI |
Manages virtual machines that are pre-configured to run Docker |
| UCP Tool |
Manages a Universal Control Plane instance |
| Trusted Registry CLI |
Manages a trusted registry |