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# Appliance command reference

The `anbox-cloud-appliance` is a command line client to manage the appliance and its components.

Use `anbox-cloud-appliance --help` or `anbox-cloud-appliance <command> --help` to display usage information for the tool and its commands.

The following commands are available for the `anbox-cloud-appliance` tool:

| Command | Description|
|---------|------------|
|[`help`](help.md) | Help about the `anbox-cloud-appliance` tool|
|[`init`](init.md)| Initialise the Anbox Cloud Appliance|
|[`status`](status.md) | Display the current status and version of the appliance|
|[`prepare-node-script`](prepare-node-script.md)| Generate a shell script to prepare a machine for the Anbox Cloud Appliance|

If you encounter an issue and want to collect debugging information from the appliance, use `anbox-cloud-appliance.buginfo`.