# ioctl CLI **ioctl** is the IoTeX official command line client, and it's the Swiss Army knife for any IoTeX developer. In addition to being a multi-account wallet also supporting staking, ioctl provides a wide variety of advanced functions to interact with the IoTeX blockchain. ioctl can be used within Bash scripts to send actions and make requests to the blockchain, interact with smart contracts and more. Check out this introductory video about using **ioctl** as a command line IoTeX wallet: {% embed url="" %} This section will go through some of the basic commands you need to get started with **ioctl** and the IoTeX Blockchain! For the full commands reference, check out the link below: [→ ioctl full reference](https://docs.iotex.io/blockchain/build/reference-docs/ioctl-client) --- # 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://docs.iotex.io/blockchain/build/web3-development/ioctl-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.