docker-docs/desktop/extensions-sdk/dev/usage.md

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Usage overview	Docker extension CLI	Docker, extensions, sdk, CLI	/desktop/extensions-sdk/dev/cli/usage/

The Extensions CLI is an extension development tool that is used to manage Docker extensions. Actions include install, list, remove, and validate extensions.

• docker extension enable enables Docker extensions.
• docker extension dev commands for extension development.
• docker extension disable disables Docker extensions.
• docker extension init creates a new Docker extension.
• docker extension install installs a Docker Extension with the specified image.
• docker extension ls list installed Docker extensions.
• docker extension rm removes a Docker extension.
• docker extension update removes and re-installs a Docker extension.
• docker extension validate validates the extension metadata file against the JSON schema.