---
title: "calicoctl"
description: "Optional command line interface (CLI) to manage Calico resources."
product: "Calico Enterprise"
version: "3.21"
section: "Reference"
canonical_url: "https://docs.tigera.io/calico-enterprise/3.21/reference/clis/calicoctl/"
---

# calicoctl

## [📄️calicoctl user reference](https://docs.tigera.io/calico-enterprise/3.21/reference/clis/calicoctl/overview.md)

[The command line interface tool (CLI) to manage Calico Enterprise network and security policy.](https://docs.tigera.io/calico-enterprise/3.21/reference/clis/calicoctl/overview.md)

## [📄️calicoctl apply](https://docs.tigera.io/calico-enterprise/3.21/reference/clis/calicoctl/apply.md)

[Command to apply a policy.](https://docs.tigera.io/calico-enterprise/3.21/reference/clis/calicoctl/apply.md)

## [🗃bgp](https://docs.tigera.io/calico-enterprise/3.21/reference/clis/calicoctl/bgp.md)

[2 items](https://docs.tigera.io/calico-enterprise/3.21/reference/clis/calicoctl/bgp.md)

## [📄️calicoctl captured-packets](https://docs.tigera.io/calico-enterprise/3.21/reference/clis/calicoctl/captured-packets.md)

[Command to access capture files generated by a PacketCapture.](https://docs.tigera.io/calico-enterprise/3.21/reference/clis/calicoctl/captured-packets.md)

## [🗃cluster](https://docs.tigera.io/calico-enterprise/3.21/reference/clis/calicoctl/cluster.md)

[2 items](https://docs.tigera.io/calico-enterprise/3.21/reference/clis/calicoctl/cluster.md)

## [📄️calicoctl convert](https://docs.tigera.io/calico-enterprise/3.21/reference/clis/calicoctl/convert.md)

[Command to convert contents of policy.yaml to v3 policy.](https://docs.tigera.io/calico-enterprise/3.21/reference/clis/calicoctl/convert.md)

## [📄️calicoctl create](https://docs.tigera.io/calico-enterprise/3.21/reference/clis/calicoctl/create.md)

[Command to create a policy.](https://docs.tigera.io/calico-enterprise/3.21/reference/clis/calicoctl/create.md)

## [📄️calicoctl delete](https://docs.tigera.io/calico-enterprise/3.21/reference/clis/calicoctl/delete.md)

[Command to delete a policy.](https://docs.tigera.io/calico-enterprise/3.21/reference/clis/calicoctl/delete.md)

## [📄️calicoctl get](https://docs.tigera.io/calico-enterprise/3.21/reference/clis/calicoctl/get.md)

[Command to list policies in the default output format.](https://docs.tigera.io/calico-enterprise/3.21/reference/clis/calicoctl/get.md)

## [🗃ipam](https://docs.tigera.io/calico-enterprise/3.21/reference/clis/calicoctl/ipam.md)

[6 items](https://docs.tigera.io/calico-enterprise/3.21/reference/clis/calicoctl/ipam.md)

## [🗃datastore](https://docs.tigera.io/calico-enterprise/3.21/reference/clis/calicoctl/datastore.md)

[2 items](https://docs.tigera.io/calico-enterprise/3.21/reference/clis/calicoctl/datastore.md)

## [📄️calicoctl label](https://docs.tigera.io/calico-enterprise/3.21/reference/clis/calicoctl/label.md)

[Command to change labels for workload endpoints or nodes.](https://docs.tigera.io/calico-enterprise/3.21/reference/clis/calicoctl/label.md)

## [🗃node](https://docs.tigera.io/calico-enterprise/3.21/reference/clis/calicoctl/node.md)

[5 items](https://docs.tigera.io/calico-enterprise/3.21/reference/clis/calicoctl/node.md)

## [📄️calicoctl patch](https://docs.tigera.io/calico-enterprise/3.21/reference/clis/calicoctl/patch.md)

[Command to update a node with a patch.](https://docs.tigera.io/calico-enterprise/3.21/reference/clis/calicoctl/patch.md)

## [📄️calicoctl replace](https://docs.tigera.io/calico-enterprise/3.21/reference/clis/calicoctl/replace.md)

[Command to replace an existing policy with a different one.](https://docs.tigera.io/calico-enterprise/3.21/reference/clis/calicoctl/replace.md)

## [📄️calicoctl version](https://docs.tigera.io/calico-enterprise/3.21/reference/clis/calicoctl/version.md)

[Command to display the calicoctl CLI version.](https://docs.tigera.io/calico-enterprise/3.21/reference/clis/calicoctl/version.md)