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# Overview
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The `cnitool` is a utility that can be used to test a CNI plugin
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without the need for a container runtime. The `cnitool` takes a
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`network name` and a `network namespace` and a command to `ADD` or
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`DEL`,.i.e, attach or detach containers from a network. The `cnitool`
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relies on the following environment variables to operate properly:
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* `NETCONFPATH`: This environment variable needs to be set to a
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directory. It defaults to `/etc/cni/net.d`. The `cnitool` searches
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for CNI configuration files in this directory with the extension
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`*.conf` or `*.json`. It loads all the CNI configuration files in
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this directory and if it finds a CNI configuration with the `network
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name` given to the cnitool it returns the corresponding CNI
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configuration, else it returns `nil`.
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* `CNI_PATH`: For a given CNI configuration `cnitool` will search for
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the corresponding CNI plugin in this path.
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