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title: 'osctl'
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`osctl` CLI is the client to the [osd](/components/osd) service running on every node.
`osctl` should provide enough functionality to be a replacement for typical interactive shell operations.
With it you can do things like:

- `osctl logs <service>` - retrieve container logs
- `osctl restart <service>` - restart a service
- `osctl reboot` - reset a node
- `osctl dmesg` - retrieve kernel logs
- `osctl ps` - view running services
- `osctl top` - view node resources
- `osctl services` - view status of Talos services