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Dapr command line interface (CLI) reference
Detailed information on the Dapr CLI
	The Dapr CLI allows you to setup Dapr on your local dev machine or on a Kubernetes cluster, provides debugging support, and launches and manages Dapr instances.
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Distributed Application Runtime
Usage:
  dapr [command]
Available Commands:
  annotate       Add dapr annotations to a Kubernetes configuration. Supported platforms: Kubernetes
  build-info     Print build info of Dapr CLI and runtime
  completion     Generates shell completion scripts
  components     List all Dapr components. Supported platforms: Kubernetes
  configurations List all Dapr configurations. Supported platforms: Kubernetes
  dashboard      Start Dapr dashboard. Supported platforms: Kubernetes and self-hosted
  help           Help about any command
  init           Install Dapr on supported hosting platforms. Supported platforms: Kubernetes and self-hosted
  invoke         Invoke a method on a given Dapr application. Supported platforms: Self-hosted
  list           List all Dapr instances. Supported platforms: Kubernetes and self-hosted
  logs           Get Dapr sidecar logs for an application. Supported platforms: Kubernetes
  mtls           Check if mTLS is enabled. Supported platforms: Kubernetes
  publish        Publish a pub-sub event. Supported platforms: Self-hosted
  run            Run Dapr and (optionally) your application side by side. Supported platforms: Self-hosted
  status         Show the health status of Dapr services. Supported platforms: Kubernetes
  stop           Stop Dapr instances and their associated apps. Supported platforms: Self-hosted
  uninstall      Uninstall Dapr runtime. Supported platforms: Kubernetes and self-hosted
  upgrade        Upgrades a Dapr control plane installation in a cluster. Supported platforms: Kubernetes
Flags:
  -h, --help          help for dapr
      --log-as-json   Log output in JSON format
  -v, --version       version for dapr
Use "dapr [command] --help" for more information about a command.
Command Reference
You can learn more about each Dapr command from the links below.
- dapr annotate
- dapr build-info
- dapr completion
- dapr components
- dapr configurations
- dapr dashboard
- dapr help
- dapr init
- dapr invoke
- dapr list
- dapr logs
- dapr mtls
- dapr publish
- dapr run
- dapr status
- dapr stop
- dapr uninstall
- dapr upgrade
- dapr-version
Environment Variables
Some Dapr flags can be set via environment variables (e.g. DAPR_NETWORK for the --network flag of the dapr init command). Note that specifying the flag on the command line overrides any set environment variable.
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  Last modified July 6, 2022: add docs for dapr annotate command (#2576) (57676c2f)