> ## Documentation Index
> Fetch the complete documentation index at: https://mintlify.com/autorope/donkeycar/llms.txt
> Use this file to discover all available pages before exploring further.

# CLI Overview

> Introduction to the Donkeycar command-line interface

The Donkeycar framework provides a command-line tool called `donkey` to help you manage your autonomous vehicle projects. This CLI tool offers commands for creating new car projects, calibrating hardware, training models, and analyzing data.

## Installation

The `donkey` command is automatically available after installing Donkeycar:

```bash theme={null}
pip install donkeycar[pc]
```

## Usage

The general syntax for the `donkey` command is:

```bash theme={null}
donkey <command> [options]
```

## Available Commands

The Donkeycar CLI provides the following commands:

| Command          | Description                                                      |
| ---------------- | ---------------------------------------------------------------- |
| `createcar`      | Create a new car application with folder structure and templates |
| `findcar`        | Find your car's IP address on the network                        |
| `calibrate`      | Calibrate steering servo and throttle ESC                        |
| `train`          | Train a neural network model from recorded data                  |
| `makemovie`      | Create a video from recorded tub data                            |
| `tubplot`        | Plot model predictions against actual data                       |
| `tubhist`        | Generate histograms of tub data                                  |
| `ui`             | Launch the graphical user interface                              |
| `createjs`       | Create joystick/controller configuration                         |
| `cnnactivations` | Visualize CNN layer activations                                  |
| `models`         | Display model database information                               |
| `update`         | Update car templates to latest version                           |

## Getting Help

To see the list of available commands:

```bash theme={null}
donkey
```

To get help for a specific command:

```bash theme={null}
donkey <command> --help
```

## Common Workflows

### Setting Up a New Car

1. Create a new car project:
   ```bash theme={null}
   donkey createcar --path ~/mycar
   ```

2. Calibrate the servos:
   ```bash theme={null}
   cd ~/mycar
   donkey calibrate --channel 0
   ```

3. Drive and collect data, then train a model:
   ```bash theme={null}
   donkey train --tub ./data --model ./models/pilot.h5
   ```

### Analyzing Data

1. View data distribution:
   ```bash theme={null}
   donkey tubhist --tub ./data/tub_1_20-01-01
   ```

2. Plot model predictions:
   ```bash theme={null}
   donkey tubplot --tub ./data/tub_1_20-01-01 --model ./models/pilot.h5
   ```

3. Create a video:
   ```bash theme={null}
   donkey makemovie --tub ./data/tub_1_20-01-01 --out drive_video.mp4
   ```

## Configuration

Many commands accept a `--config` option to specify a custom configuration file:

```bash theme={null}
donkey train --config ./custom_config.py --tub ./data
```

The default configuration file is `config.py` in the current directory.

## Next Steps

* [Create your first car](/cli/createcar)
* [Calibrate your hardware](/cli/calibrate)
* [Train a model](/cli/train)