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title: Usage examples
description: Once you’ve installed and configured ecctl you’re ready to take it for a test drive. Try these examples with basic Create, Read, Update and Delete operations...
url: https://www.elastic.co/elastic/docs-builder/docs/3028/reference/ecctl/ecctl-examples
products:
  - Elastic Cloud Control
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# Usage examples
Once you’ve [installed](https://www.elastic.co/elastic/docs-builder/docs/3028/reference/ecctl/ecctl-installing) and [configured](https://www.elastic.co/elastic/docs-builder/docs/3028/reference/ecctl/ecctl-configuring) ecctl you’re ready to take it for a test drive. Try these examples with basic Create, Read, Update and Delete operations using ecctl:
- [List deploymments](https://www.elastic.co/elastic/docs-builder/docs/3028/reference/ecctl/ecctl-example-list-deployments)
- [Create a deployment](https://www.elastic.co/elastic/docs-builder/docs/3028/reference/ecctl/ecctl-example-create-deployment)
- [Update a deployment](https://www.elastic.co/elastic/docs-builder/docs/3028/reference/ecctl/ecctl-example-update-deployment)
- [Delete a deployment](https://www.elastic.co/elastic/docs-builder/docs/3028/reference/ecctl/ecctl-example-delete-deployment)

To compare the ecctl commands against their API equivalents, see the [API examples](https://docs-v3-preview.elastic.dev/elastic/docs-builder/docs/3028/reference/cloud-hosted/ec-api-examples).