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title: CLI
description: Command-line interface tools used to administrate TiKV clusters
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You can use the following command-line interface tools to administrate TiKV clusters:

* [`tikv-ctl`](../tikv-ctl): A control plane tool for managing TiKV, both online and offline.
* [`pd-ctl`](../pd-ctl): A control plane tool for managing PD.
* [`pd-recover`](../pd-recover): A disaster recovery tool for PD.