{
  "schema_version": 2,
  "id": "operate/rs/references/cli-utilities",
  "title": "Command-line utilities",
  "url": "https://redis.io/docs/latest/operate/rs/references/cli-utilities/",
  "summary": "Reference for Redis Software command-line utilities, including rladmin, redis-cli, crdb-cli, and rlcheck.",
  "tags": [
    "docs",
    "operate",
    "rs"
  ],
  "last_updated": "2026-09-24T10:14:21+01:00",
  "children": [
    {
      "id": "operate/rs/references/cli-utilities/crdb-cli",
      "summary": "Manage Active-Active databases.",
      "title": "crdb-cli",
      "url": "https://redis.io/docs/latest/operate/rs/references/cli-utilities/crdb-cli/"
    },
    {
      "id": "operate/rs/references/cli-utilities/redis-cli",
      "summary": "Run Redis commands.",
      "title": "redis-cli",
      "url": "https://redis.io/docs/latest/operate/rs/references/cli-utilities/redis-cli/"
    },
    {
      "id": "operate/rs/references/cli-utilities/rladmin",
      "summary": "Manage Redis Software clusters and databases.",
      "title": "rladmin",
      "url": "https://redis.io/docs/latest/operate/rs/references/cli-utilities/rladmin/"
    },
    {
      "id": "operate/rs/references/cli-utilities/rlcheck",
      "summary": "Verify nodes.",
      "title": "rlcheck",
      "url": "https://redis.io/docs/latest/operate/rs/references/cli-utilities/rlcheck/"
    }
  ],
  "page_type": "content",
  "content_hash": "b5e9b33af52aacfa1adcedc8c13cd465b450b49a572a35fed65caa9ba725fe0d",
  "sections": [
    {
      "id": "overview",
      "title": "Overview",
      "role": "overview",
      "text": "Redis Software includes a set of utilities to help you manage and test your cluster. To use a utility, run it from the command line."
    },
    {
      "id": "public-utilities",
      "title": "Public utilities",
      "role": "content",
      "text": "Administrators can use these CLI tools to manage and test a Redis Software cluster. You can find the binaries in the `/opt/redislabs/bin/` directory.\n\n\n| Utility | Description |\n| --- | --- |\n| [crdb-cli (manage Active-Active)](https://redis.io/docs/latest/operate/rs/references/cli-utilities/crdb-cli/) | Manage Active-Active databases. |\n| [redis-cli (run Redis commands)](https://redis.io/docs/latest/operate/rs/references/cli-utilities/redis-cli/) | Run Redis commands. |\n| [rladmin (manage cluster)](https://redis.io/docs/latest/operate/rs/references/cli-utilities/rladmin/) | Manage Redis Software clusters and databases. |\n| [rlcheck (verify nodes)](https://redis.io/docs/latest/operate/rs/references/cli-utilities/rlcheck/) | Verify nodes. |"
    },
    {
      "id": "internal-utilities",
      "title": "Internal utilities",
      "role": "content",
      "text": "The `/opt/redislabs/bin/` directory also contains utilities used internally by Redis Software and for troubleshooting.\n\n> [!WARNING]\n> Do not use these tools for normal operations.\n\n| Utility | Description |\n|---------|-------------|\n| bdb-cli | `redis-cli` connected to a database. |\n| ccs-cli | Inspect Cluster Configuration Store. |\n| cnm_ctl | Manages services for provisioning, migration, monitoring, <br />resharding, rebalancing, deprovisioning, and autoscaling. |\n| consistency_checker | Checks the consistency of Redis instances. |\n| crdbtop | Monitor Active-Active databases. |\n| debug_mode | Enables debug mode. |\n| debuginfo | Collects cluster information. |\n| dmc-cli | Configure and monitor the DMC proxy. |\n| pdns_control | Sends commands to a running PowerDNS nameserver. |\n| [rdb-cli](https://github.com/redis/librdb) | Parse and convert RDB files. |\n| redis_ctl | Stops or starts Redis instances. |\n| rl_rdbloader | Load RDB backup files to a server. |\n| rlutil | Maintenance utility. |\n| shard-cli | `redis-cli` connected to a shard. |\n| supervisorctl | Manages the lifecycles of Redis Software services. |"
    }
  ],
  "examples": []
}