# 💻-CLI Docs `opendex-cli` is the command line interface that handles much of the basic interaction with a running `opendexd` instance. If `opendexd` is installed globally, it can be launched from any directory. In the recommended [opendex-docker](/develop/docs/liquidity-providers.md) setup, it can be used from within the `opendexd ctl` shell. To get a list of up-to-date commands, run: ``` opendex-cli --help ``` Calling any one of the listed commands with the `--help` flag will output additional instructions for that particular command. Examples for commands: ```bash # Manually connect to another opendexd instance (has to be running the same network: simnet/testnet/mainnet) $ opendex-cli connect 025fbfe0e92bf0e5e64500ed542d51f4f9d59111a2d3fa142e90567ec417c4a617@1.opendex.network:8885 # Places a new limit order BUYING 10 LTC for a price of 0.0079 BTC per LTC $ opendex-cli buy 10 LTC/BTC 0.0079 # Places a new limit order SELLING 5 LTC for the best market price $ opendex-cli sell 5 LTC/BTC market ``` By default, the CLI output is formatted and abbreviated. Append `-j` to any of the CLI calls to receive the full output in JSON format. --- # Agent Instructions: Querying This Documentation If you need additional information that is not directly available in this page, you can query the documentation dynamically by asking a question. Perform an HTTP GET request on the current page URL with the `ask` query parameter: ``` GET https://opendex.network/develop/docs/cli.md?ask= ``` The question should be specific, self-contained, and written in natural language. The response will contain a direct answer to the question and relevant excerpts and sources from the documentation. Use this mechanism when the answer is not explicitly present in the current page, you need clarification or additional context, or you want to retrieve related documentation sections.