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title: CLI reference
description: Docker extension CLI
keywords: Docker, extensions, sdk, CLI
aliases:
 - /desktop/extensions-sdk/dev/cli/usage/
 - /desktop/extensions-sdk/dev/usage/
weight: 30
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The Extensions CLI is an extension development tool that is used to manage Docker extensions. Actions include install, list, remove, and validate extensions.

- `docker extension enable` turns on Docker extensions.
- `docker extension dev` commands for extension development.
- `docker extension disable` turns off Docker extensions.
- `docker extension init` creates a new Docker extension.
- `docker extension install` installs a Docker extension with the specified image.
- `docker extension ls` list installed Docker extensions.
- `docker extension rm` removes a Docker extension.
- `docker extension update` removes and re-installs a Docker extension.
- `docker extension validate` validates the extension metadata file against the JSON schema.
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Title: Docker Extension CLI Reference
Summary
The Docker Extension CLI is a tool for managing Docker extensions. It allows you to enable, disable, install, list, remove, update, and validate extensions. The `docker extension dev` command is specifically for extension development, and `docker extension init` creates a new extension.