generated: '2026-06-20'
method: searched
source: https://www.elastic.co/docs/reference/elasticsearch/command-line-tools
docs: https://www.elastic.co/docs/reference/elasticsearch/command-line-tools
note: >-
  Elasticsearch ships first-party command-line tools in its bin/ directory for
  node operation, security setup, and cluster maintenance. These are operator
  tools; day-to-day data access uses the REST API and the language clients in
  packages/. There is no single all-purpose "es" client binary.
install:
  - Bundled with the Elasticsearch distribution (bin/ directory).
commands:
  security:
    - name: elasticsearch-keystore
      description: Manage secure settings in the Elasticsearch keystore.
    - name: elasticsearch-users
      description: Manage users in the native/file realm.
    - name: elasticsearch-reset-password
      description: Reset the password of a native-realm user (e.g. elastic).
    - name: elasticsearch-setup-passwords
      description: Set built-in user passwords (deprecated in favor of reset-password).
    - name: elasticsearch-certutil
      description: Generate certificates and certificate signing requests for TLS.
    - name: elasticsearch-service-tokens
      description: Create and manage service account tokens.
    - name: elasticsearch-create-enrollment-token
      description: Create enrollment tokens to join nodes or enroll Kibana.
    - name: elasticsearch-syskeygen
      description: Generate a system key for the watcher/security features.
    - name: elasticsearch-saml-metadata
      description: Generate SAML SP metadata for the SAML realm.
  node:
    - name: elasticsearch
      description: Start an Elasticsearch node.
    - name: elasticsearch-node
      description: Perform unsafe cluster/node recovery operations (detach-cluster, unsafe-bootstrap, etc.).
    - name: elasticsearch-shard
      description: Remove corrupted parts of a shard to recover it.
    - name: elasticsearch-croneval
      description: Evaluate a cron expression and show upcoming trigger times.
  plugins:
    - name: elasticsearch-plugin
      description: Install, list, and remove Elasticsearch plugins.