# go-ipfs/cmd/ipfs

This is the ipfs commandline tool. For now, it's the main entry point to using IPFS. Use it.

```
> go build
> go install
> ipfs
ipfs - global versioned p2p merkledag file system

Basic commands:

    add <path>    Add an object to ipfs.
    cat <ref>     Show ipfs object data.
    ls <ref>      List links from an object.
    refs <ref>    List link hashes from an object.

Tool commands:

    config        Manage configuration.
    version       Show ipfs version information.
    commands      List all available commands.

Advanced Commands:

    mount         Mount an ipfs read-only mountpoint.

Use "ipfs help <command>" for more information about a command.
```