# Testing

Using the command line, go to your application's root directory, then type the following command:

    php ./bin/cli.php

The output should look similar to this, containing information on how to start using dot-cli:

    DotKernel CLI 1.0.0
    
    Usage:
      command [options] [arguments]
    
    Options:
      -h, --help            Display help for the given command. When no command is given display help for the list command
      -q, --quiet           Do not output any message
      -V, --version         Display this application version
          --ansi            Force ANSI output
          --no-ansi         Disable ANSI output
      -n, --no-interaction  Do not ask any interactive question
      -v|vv|vvv, --verbose  Increase the verbosity of messages: 1 for normal output, 2 for more verbose output and 3 for debug
    
    Available commands:
      help          Display help for a command
      list          List commands
     demo
      demo:command  Demo command description.

As shown in `config/autoload/cli.global.php`, dot-cli includes a demo command `demo:command` that will help you understand the basics of creating a new command.
For more information, see [laminas-cli documentation](https://docs.laminas.dev/laminas-cli/).