MultiApps CLI Plugin Installation
The Multitarget Application (MTA) Plugin for the Cloud Foundry Command Line Interface (CF CLI) is an extension to the CF CLI that enables developers to work with Multitarget Applications on SAP Business Technology Platform. Developers use it to deploy, undeploy, and manage MTA archives directly from the command line in a Cloud Foundry environment. It can be installed as described in the MultiApps Cloud Foundry CLI Plugin tutorial.
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Prerequisites
- Concept CF CLI Plug-ins The [Cloud Foundry Command Line Interface (CF CLI)](https://help.sap.com/docs/btp/sap-business-technology-platform/2f1d4abd0f9f4760a301f43513d2efa6?locale=en-US&state=PRODUCTION&version=Cloud) is a tool developers use to interact with and manage resources in the Cloud Foundry environment on SAP BTP, including tasks such as org administration. Its base functionality can be extended through [plug-ins](https://help.sap.com/docs/btp/sap-business-technology-platform/dc28ce3b76d34a14bd9efe097210814f?locale=en-US&state=PRODUCTION&version=Cloud), which implement additional commands — for example, the Service Fabrik CF CLI plugin and the Custom Domain Plugin provide specialized capabilities beyond the core CLI.
- Concept Cloud Foundry Environment Instance The concept provided is undefined, and the supplied sources cover general SAP Business Technology Platform (BTP) topics — such as the [Cloud Foundry environment](https://help.sap.com/docs/btp/sap-business-technology-platform/40a8f8f6f1724e0ca0fd2a8777f45504?locale=en-US&state=PRODUCTION&version=Cloud), the ABAP environment, and BTP account setup — without identifying a specific named concept to define. No definition can be accurately produced without a clearly stated concept, as fabricating one would go beyond what the provided sources support.
- Concept Cloud Foundry CLI Usage and Commands The concept name was not provided, so a precise definition cannot be determined. Based on the available sources, the provided snippets cover a range of SAP BTP Cloud Foundry topics — including [managing orgs](https://help.sap.com/docs/btp/sap-business-technology-platform/fe1ebf3cd6fe46798efcaf45c73a54ce?locale=en-US&state=PRODUCTION&version=Cloud), creating and deleting service instances, generating service keys, creating user-provided service instances, managing space quota plans, and using the [Multitarget Application Plugin for the Cloud Foundry Command Line Interface](https://help.sap.com/docs/btp/sap-business-technology-platform/e93b231895b64cbc9221a62953563a6f?locale=en-US&state=PRODUCTION&version=Cloud) — but no single identifiable concept is defined across these sources.
- Concept Cloud Foundry CLI Plugin Installation A **Cloud Foundry CLI plugin** is an extension to the Cloud Foundry Command Line Interface that adds specialized commands for managing specific SAP BTP services or capabilities. Developers install and use these plugins to interact with services such as [Custom Domains](https://help.sap.com/docs/btp/sap-business-technology-platform/9f98dd0fcf9447019f233403f4ca60c1?locale=en-US&state=PRODUCTION&version=Cloud), application autoscaling, Java application profiling, and service backups directly from the command line. Examples include the Autoscaler plugin, which offers CLI commands for the Autoscaler service, and the [Java plugin](https://help.sap.com/docs/btp/sap-business-technology-platform/7677e79323c04830a8c3de4b9b76fa09?locale=en-US&state=PRODUCTION&version=Cloud), which extends the CF CLI with Java-specific functionality such as profiling applications running on SapMachine.