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# Using RTFCTL Tool Overview

> For the full documentation index, see: https://docs.mulesoft.com/llms.txt

The `rtfctl` command line tool enables you to locally manage Runtime Fabrics. Using `rtfctl` you can
perform the following actions:

- Get the status of a Runtime Fabric

- Perform a heap dump or a thread dump of a running application

- Display memory usage of a running application

- Manage proxy settings

- Manage secure properties

- Manage a Mule license

- Manage the alert sender email address

## Before You Begin Using RTFCTL

Before you start using `rtfctl`, see the following topic to enable `rtfctl` Kubernetes permissions
and install the `rtfctl` command line tool.

- [Setting Up RTFCTL](https://docs.mulesoft.com/runtime-fabric/2.8/setting-up-rtfctl)

## Next Steps

After you install the command line tool, you can start using `rtfctl` commands to install and manage
Runtime Fabric and manage Mule apps deployed to Runtime Fabric.

- [Using RTFCTL for Runtime Fabric](https://docs.mulesoft.com/runtime-fabric/2.8/using-rtfctl-rtf)

- [Using RTFCTL for Deployed Mule Apps](https://docs.mulesoft.com/runtime-fabric/2.8/using-rtfctl-mule-apps)

## See Also

- [RTFCTL Reference](https://docs.mulesoft.com/runtime-fabric/2.8/install-rtfctl)