# Steampipe CLI ## Sub-Commands | Command | Description |-|- | [steampipe completion](reference/cli/completion)| Generate the autocompletion script for the specified shell | [steampipe help](reference/cli/help) | Help about any command | [steampipe login](reference/cli/login) | Log in to Steampipe CLoud | [steampipe plugin](reference/cli/plugin) | Steampipe plugin management | [steampipe query](reference/cli/query) | Execute SQL queries interactively or by argument | [steampipe service](reference/cli/service)| Steampipe service management ## Global Flags

Flag	Description
`-h`, `--help`	Help for Steampipe.
`--install-dir`	Sets the directory for the Steampipe installation, in which the Steampipe database, plugins, and supporting files can be found. See STEAMPIPE_INSTALL_DIR for details.
`--workspace`	Sets the Steampipe workspace profile. If not specified, the `default` workspace will be used if it exists. See STEAMPIPE_WORKSPACE for details.
`-v`, `--version`	Display Steampipe version.

## Exit Codes | Value | Name | Description |---------|---------------------------------------|---------------------------------------- | **0** | `ExitCodeSuccessful` | Steampipe ran successfully, with no runtime errors, control errors, or alarms | **11** | `ExitCodePluginLoadingError` | Plugin loading error | **12** | `ExitCodePluginListFailure` | Plugin listing failed | **13** | `ExitCodePluginNotFound` | Plugin not found | **14** | `ExitCodePluginInstallFailure` | Plugin install failed | **31** | `ExitCodeServiceSetupFailure` | Service setup failed | **32** | `ExitCodeServiceStartupFailure` | Service start failed | **33** | `ExitCodeServiceStopFailure` | Service stop failed | **41** | `ExitCodeQueryExecutionFailed` | One or more queries failed for `steampipe query` | **51** | `ExitCodeLoginCloudConnectionFailed` | Connecting to cloud failed | **249** | `ExitCodeInvalidExecutionEnvironment` | Steampipe was run in an unsupported environment | **250** | `ExitCodeInitializationFailed` | Initialization failed | **251** | `ExitCodeBindPortUnavailable` | Network port binding failed | **253** | `ExitCodeFileSystemAccessFailure` | File system access failed | **254** | `ExitCodeInsufficientOrWrongInputs` | Runtime error - insufficient or incorrect input | **255** | `ExitCodeUnknownErrorPanic` | Runtime error - an unknown panic occurred