# ipfs command line tool This is a [command line tool for interacting with Kubo](https://docs.ipfs.tech/install/command-line/), an [IPFS](https://ipfs.tech) implementation. It contains a full IPFS node. ## Install To install it, move the binary somewhere in your `$PATH`: ```sh sudo mv ipfs /usr/local/bin/ipfs ``` Or run `sudo ./install.sh` which does this for you. ## Usage First, you must initialize your local ipfs node: ```sh ipfs init ``` This will give you directions to get started with ipfs. You can always get help with: ```sh ipfs --help ```