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layout: "docs"
page_title: "Commands"
sidebar_current: "docs-commands"
---
# Serf Commands (CLI)
Serf is controlled via a very easy to use command-line interface (CLI).
Serf is only a single command-line application: `serf`. This application
then takes a subcommand such as "agent" or "members". The complete list of
subcommands is in the navigation to the left.
The `serf` CLI is a well-behaved command line application. In erroneous
cases, a non-zero exit status will be returned. It also responds to `-h` and `--help`
as you'd most likely expect. And some commands that expect input accept
"-" as a parameter to tell Serf to read the input from stdin.
To view a list of the available commands at any time, just run `serf` with
no arguments:
```
$ serf
usage: serf [--version] [--help] <command> [<args>]
Available commands are:
agent Runs a Serf agent
event Send a custom event through the Serf cluster
force-leave Forces a member of the cluster to enter the "left" state
join Tell Serf agent to join cluster
keygen Generates a new encryption key
leave Gracefully leaves the Serf cluster and shuts down
members Lists the members of a Serf cluster
monitor Stream logs from a Serf agent
version Prints the Serf version
```
To get help for any specific command, pass the `-h` flag to the relevant
subcommand. For example, to see help about the `members` subcommand:
```
$ serf members -h
Usage: serf members [options]
Outputs the members of a running Serf agent.
Options:
-rpc-addr=127.0.0.1:7373 RPC address of the Serf agent.
```