# ipfs commandline tool This is the [ipfs](http://ipfs.io) commandline tool. 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 ```