generated: '2026-07-20'
method: searched
source: https://github.com/minio/mc and https://min.io/docs/minio/linux/reference/minio-mc.html
cli:
  name: mc
  title: MinIO Client
  description: >-
    `mc` (MinIO Client) is a modern, S3-aware alternative to the UNIX coreutils
    (ls, cp, mirror, diff, find, cat) for object storage. It manages MinIO and
    any S3-compatible service through named host aliases and also exposes the
    MinIO admin surface via `mc admin`.
  repo: https://github.com/minio/mc
  install:
  - method: homebrew
    command: brew install minio/stable/mc
  - method: binary
    command: curl https://dl.min.io/client/mc/release/linux-amd64/mc -o mc && chmod +x mc
  - method: docker
    command: docker run minio/mc
  - method: windows
    command: download https://dl.min.io/client/mc/release/windows-amd64/mc.exe
  config:
    alias_command: mc alias set <alias> <endpoint> <access-key> <secret-key>
    preconfigured_alias: play  # points at the public https://play.min.io playground
  command_groups:
  - group: object-operations
    commands: [ls, cp, mv, rm, mirror, find, cat, head, pipe, stat, du, tree, diff]
  - group: bucket-operations
    commands: [mb, rb, ls]
  - group: sharing-and-access
    commands: [share, anonymous]
  - group: object-management
    commands: [tag, retention, legalhold, encrypt, version, ilm, replicate, undo]
  - group: watch-and-events
    commands: [watch, event]
  - group: admin
    commands:
    - admin info
    - admin user
    - admin group
    - admin policy
    - admin service
    - admin heal
    - admin config
    - admin trace
    - admin logs
    - admin bucket remote
    - admin replicate
    - admin scanner
  key_flows:
  - name: Copy a local file to a bucket
    steps: [mc alias set myminio https://play.min.io KEY SECRET, mc mb myminio/mybucket, mc cp ./file.txt myminio/mybucket/]
  - name: Mirror a directory continuously
    steps: [mc mirror --watch ./localdir myminio/mybucket]
  - name: Inspect cluster health (admin)
    steps: [mc admin info myminio]