# Introduction
Desktop comes with a full command line interface to create configuration, start applications, and query state.
# Usage
Usage: Desktop COMMAND [OPTIONS]
A multi-window desktop runtime.
Commands:
Desktop clear [area] Clear the cache and storage data
Desktop describe [uid] Show details of a specific instance
Desktop devTools [uid] Open the windows devTools
Desktop hide [uid] Hide a visible window
Desktop info Show the system information
Desktop init Create a configuration file
Desktop kill [uid...] Kill one or more running instances
Desktop logs Fetch the logs of an instance
Desktop ps List instances
Desktop restart [uid...] Restart one or more running instances
Desktop show [uid] Show a hidden window
Desktop shutdown Shutdown desktop
Desktop start Start the application with the specified config
Desktop stop [uid...] Stop one or more running instances
Desktop version Show the Desktop version information
Options:
--help Show help
--config Path to JSON config file
--context, -c Name of the context to connect to.
--version Show version number
--file, -f A configuration file or directory to load from
--url, -u A url to run with
Run "Desktop COMMAND --help" for more information on a command.
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