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title: Reference documentation
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This section includes the reference documentation for the Docker platform's
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various APIs, CLIs, and file formats.
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## File formats
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| File format | Description |
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|:-------------------------------------------------------|:----------------------------------------------------------------|
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| [Dockerfile](/engine/reference/builder/) | Defines the contents and startup behavior of a single container |
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| [Compose file](/compose/compose-file/) | Defines a multi-container application |
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| [Docker Cloud Stack file](/docker-cloud/apps/stack-yaml-reference/) | Defines a multi-container application for Docker Cloud |
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## Command-line interfaces (CLIs)
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| CLI | Description |
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|:------------------------------------------------------|:-----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
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| [Engine CLI](/engine/reference/commandline/cli/) | The main CLI for Docker, includes all `docker` and [`dockerd`](/engine/reference/commandline/dockerd/) commands|
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| [Compose CLI](/compose/reference/overview/) | The CLI for Docker Compose, which allows you to build and run multi-container applications |
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| [Machine CLI](/machine/reference/) | Manages virtual machines that are pre-configured to run Docker |
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| [UCP CLI](/datacenter/ucp/2.1/reference/cli/index.md) | Manages a Universal Control Plane instance |
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| [DTR CLI](/datacenter/dtr/2.2/reference/cli/index.md) | Manages a trusted registry |
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## Application programming interfaces (APIs)
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| API | Description |
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|:-----------------------------------------------------------|:---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
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| [Cloud API](/apidocs/docker-cloud/) | Enables programmatic management of your Docker application running on a cloud provider |
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| [Engine API](/engine/api/) | The main API for Docker, provides programmatic access to a [daemon](/glossary/#daemon) |
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| [Registry API](/registry/spec/api/) | Facilitates distribution of images to the engine |
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| [Trusted Registry API](/datacenter/dtr/2.3/reference/api/) | Provides programmatic access to a trusted registry |
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| [UCP API](/datacenter/ucp/2.2/reference/api) | Provides programmatic access to a Universal Control Plane instance |
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## Drivers and specifications
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| Driver | Description |
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| [Image specification](/registry/spec/manifest-v2-2/) | Describes the various components of a Docker image |
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| [Machine drivers](/machine/drivers/os-base/) | Enables support for given cloud providers when provisioning resources with Machine |
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| [Registry token authentication](/registry/spec/auth/) | Outlines the Docker registry authentication scheme |
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| [Registry storage drivers](/registry/storage-drivers/) | Enables support for given cloud providers when storing images with Registry |
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