# Reference

> Reference pages of Tabalyst - command line, Python API, configuration file, execution history and glossary, with the JSON format references of each tool.

Source: https://docs.tabalyst.com/reference/ (Tabalyst 0.6.1)

Reference pages describe exactly what Tabalyst accepts and produces.

- [Command line (CLI)](https://docs.tabalyst.com/reference/cli.md): the shared conventions and one page per
  command ([report](https://docs.tabalyst.com/reference/cli/report.md), [scan](https://docs.tabalyst.com/reference/cli/scan.md),
  [inspect](https://docs.tabalyst.com/reference/cli/inspect.md), [sample](https://docs.tabalyst.com/reference/cli/sample.md), [cache](https://docs.tabalyst.com/reference/cli/cache.md))
  with every option, examples and exit codes.
- [Python API](https://docs.tabalyst.com/reference/python-api.md): the public functions and their
  arguments.
- [Configuration](https://docs.tabalyst.com/reference/configuration.md): the JSON configuration file and every
  `scan` setting.
- [Execution history](https://docs.tabalyst.com/reference/history.md): the `executions.json` file written next to each report.
- [Glossary](https://docs.tabalyst.com/reference/glossary.md): the terms used in the documentation and the report.

## Formats of the generated files

- [JSON profile](https://docs.tabalyst.com/report/json-profile.md) and its
  [changelog](https://docs.tabalyst.com/report/profile-changelog.md), for `tabalyst report`.
- [Scan format](https://docs.tabalyst.com/scan/format.md) and its
  [changelog](https://docs.tabalyst.com/scan/format-changelog.md), for `tabalyst scan`.
- [Inspect format](https://docs.tabalyst.com/inspect/format.md) and its
  [changelog](https://docs.tabalyst.com/inspect/format-changelog.md), for `tabalyst inspect`.