---
title: "calicoctl"
description: "Reference content for the calicoctl command-line tool in Calico Enterprise for managing resources, IP address management, BGP, and packet captures."
product: "Calico Enterprise"
version: "3.23 (latest)"
section: "Reference"
canonical_url: "https://docs.tigera.io/calico-enterprise/latest/reference/clis/calicoctl/"
---

# calicoctl

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

[Reference overview of the calicoctl command-line tool for managing Calico Enterprise tiered policy, BGP, IP address management, and node operations.](https://docs.tigera.io/calico-enterprise/latest/reference/clis/calicoctl/overview.md)

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

[Reference for the calicoctl apply command in Calico Enterprise, used to create or update resources from a manifest file.](https://docs.tigera.io/calico-enterprise/latest/reference/clis/calicoctl/apply.md)

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

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

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

[Reference for the calicoctl captured-packets command in Calico Enterprise, used to copy or clean pcap files produced by a PacketCapture.](https://docs.tigera.io/calico-enterprise/latest/reference/clis/calicoctl/captured-packets.md)

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

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

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

[Reference for the calicoctl convert command in Calico Enterprise, used to convert v1 resource manifests into v3 format.](https://docs.tigera.io/calico-enterprise/latest/reference/clis/calicoctl/convert.md)

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

[Reference for the calicoctl create command in Calico Enterprise, used to create resources from a manifest file.](https://docs.tigera.io/calico-enterprise/latest/reference/clis/calicoctl/create.md)

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

[Reference for the calicoctl delete command in Calico Enterprise, used to remove resources by name or from a manifest file.](https://docs.tigera.io/calico-enterprise/latest/reference/clis/calicoctl/delete.md)

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

[Reference for the calicoctl get command in Calico Enterprise, used to list resources in plain, YAML, JSON, or wide output formats.](https://docs.tigera.io/calico-enterprise/latest/reference/clis/calicoctl/get.md)

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

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

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

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

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

[Reference for the calicoctl label command in Calico Enterprise, used to add, change, or remove labels on workload endpoints and nodes.](https://docs.tigera.io/calico-enterprise/latest/reference/clis/calicoctl/label.md)

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

[Reference for the calicoctl validate command in Calico Enterprise, used to check resource manifests for syntax and schema errors.](https://docs.tigera.io/calico-enterprise/latest/reference/clis/calicoctl/validate.md)

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

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

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

[Reference for the calicoctl patch command in Calico Enterprise, used to apply a partial update to a resource.](https://docs.tigera.io/calico-enterprise/latest/reference/clis/calicoctl/patch.md)

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

[Reference for the calicoctl replace command in Calico Enterprise, used to replace an existing resource with one defined in a manifest.](https://docs.tigera.io/calico-enterprise/latest/reference/clis/calicoctl/replace.md)

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

[1 item](https://docs.tigera.io/calico-enterprise/latest/reference/clis/calicoctl/review.md)

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

[Reference for the calicoctl version command in Calico Enterprise, used to display client and cluster version information.](https://docs.tigera.io/calico-enterprise/latest/reference/clis/calicoctl/version.md)