# consul
> Distributed key-value store with health checking and service discovery.
> Some subcommands such as `consul kv` have their own usage documentation.
> More information: <https://www.consul.io/commands>.
- Check the Consul version:
`consul --version`
- Show general help:
`consul --help`
- Show help for a sub-command:
`consul {{sub-command}} --help`