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# The Fig CLI

## **Fig CLI Structure**

Fig's CLI makes it easy to access apps, commonly used files ([like interactive runbooks](/fig/interactive-runbooks-2.md)), and commonly used scripts. 

#### **The general syntax for Fig commands is:**

`fig <command, app name, or file name> [subcommands] [inputs]`

#### Below

1. **CLI Hierarchy** explains how Fig parses and routes every command it receives
2. **Examples** gives some examples CLI commands and how Fig would route them

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**Remember:** Fig commands can **display** websites, fig apps, interactive runbooks (.run files). and **execute** scripts
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## CLI Hierarchy

Fig follows a specific hierarchy when determining how to parse any given command. Fig has a hierarchy to avoid conflicts. For example, `fig deploy` could refer to an app named *deploy* and a script in your $FIGPATH named *deploy.*

**Let's say you run** `fig CMD`. Fig will check (in this order):

1. [**Fig Overrides**](/fig/the-fig-cli/fig-overrides.md)
   * Is `CMD` a native Fig command that can't be overridden?
2. [**Fig Aliases**](/fig/the-fig-cli/fig-aliases.md)
   * Have you defined a custom Fig Alias for `CMD`?
3. [**$FIGPATH**](/fig/the-fig-cli/figpath.md)&#x20;
   * Is there a **file** like [`CMD.fig`](/fig/build-a-cli.md), `CMD/index.html`, [`CMD.run`](/fig/interactive-runbooks-2.md), `CMD.html` or an **executable** like `CMD`, `CMD.sh`, `CMD.py`, or `CMD.js` in any of the directories you have specified in your $FIGPATH
   * For help setting up your $FIGPATH, go to [Settings](/fig/get-started/fig-home/settings.md)
4. [**Fig Apps**](/fig/the-fig-cli/fig-apps.md)
   * Is there an App on the Fig App Store called `CMD`

## **Examples**

* `fig dir` --> Opens the dir app
* `fig google hello world` --> Opens the Google app and searches "hello world"
* `fig run heroku`--> Opens the interactive runbook, heroku[.run](/fig/interactive-runbooks-2.md), located in your current working directory
* `fig web https://github.com/pulls` --> Open your Pulls page in Github
* `fig local index.html` --> Opens the index.html file in your current working directory
* `fig deploy --flag` --> Runs the deploy.sh script and passes in a flag
* `fig acme forkdb` --> Runs the forkdb subcommand specified by your acme[.fig](/fig/build-a-cli.md) file

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**Hint:** Just running `fig` gives you a list of all the subcommands you have available.
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