// Module included in the following assemblies:
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// * cli_reference/openshift_cli/getting-started.adoc
// * installing/installing_aws_user_infra/installing-aws-user-infra.adoc
// * installing/installing_aws/installing-aws-customizations.adoc
// * installing/installing_aws/installing-aws-default.adoc
// * installing/installing_aws/installing-aws-network-customizations.adoc
// * installing/installing_azure/installing-azure-customizations.adoc
// * installing/installing_azure/installing-azure-default.adoc
// * installing/installing_bare_metal/installing-bare-metal.adoc
// * installing/installing_gcp/installing-gcp-customizations.adoc
// * installing/installing_gcp/installing-gcp-default.adoc
// * installing/installing_restricted_networks/installing-restricted-networks-preparations.adoc
// * installing/installing_vsphere/installing-vsphere.adoc
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[id="cli-installing-cli_{context}"]
= Installing the CLI

You can install the CLI in order to interact with {product-title} using a
command-line interface.

[IMPORTANT]
====
If you installed an earlier version of `oc`, you cannot use it to complete all
of the commands in {product-title} {product-version}. Download and
install the new version of `oc`.
====

.Procedure

. From the link:https://cloud.redhat.com/openshift/install[OpenShift Infrastructure Providers] page,
click *Download Command-line Tools*.
. Click the folder for your operating system and architecture and click the
compressed file.
+
[NOTE]
====
You can install `oc` on Linux, Windows, or macOS.
====
. Save the file to your file system.
. Extract the compressed file.
. Place it in a directory that is on your `PATH`.

After you install the CLI, it is available using the `oc` command:

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$ oc <command>
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