> ## Documentation Index
> Fetch the complete documentation index at: https://docs.ntop.com/llms.txt
> Use this file to discover all available pages before exploring further.

# Using nTop Automate

#### Using nTop Automate

**nTop Automate** is a **command line interface** that executes nTop Notebooks without a graphical user interface (GUI).

#### License

If you are logged in as a nTop cloud license user on the GUI application, nTop Automate will use the cached credential to verify the license. Alternatively, you can [use nTop Automate to verify your license](/using-ntopcl/commands.html#login-using-ntopcl).

#### nTop Automate

In the installation folder of nTop, **ntopcl.exe** file is available as shown below. For your convenience, the default installation path is “C:\Program Files\nTopology\nTopology” unless specified at the time of installation.

Windows Powershell or Command Prompt can run the ntopcl.exe process. If your nTop is installed in a default location, use the following commands.

```bash theme={null}
"c:\Program Files\nTopology\nTopology\ntopcl.exe"
```

Powershell requires '&' and a space followed by the nTop Automate path to be able to run it like Command Prompt.

```bash theme={null}
& "c:\Program Files\nTopology\nTopology\ntopcl.exe"
```

You can also run nTop Automate by simply typing **ntopcl** in any folder if you added the installation folder to system PATH during the installation process.
![nTop Automate on PATH](https://storage.googleapis.com/files-learn/static/images/using-ntopcl/intro-path.png)

#### nTop Automate on Command Prompt

![nTop Automate on Command Prompt](https://storage.googleapis.com/files-learn/static/images/using-ntopcl/intro-cmd.png)

#### nTop Automate on Powershell

![nTop Automate on Powershell](https://storage.googleapis.com/files-learn/static/images/using-ntopcl/intro-powershell.png)

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