# CloudFormation Command Line Interface User Guide for Extension Development

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## Contents
+ [What is the CloudFormation Command Line Interface (CLI)?](what-is-cloudformation-cli.md)
+ [Creating resource types](resource-types.md)
   + [Modeling resource types for use in AWS CloudFormation](resource-type-model.md)
      + [Resource type schema](resource-type-schema.md)
      + [Patterns for modeling your resource types](resource-type-howtos.md)
      + [Preventing false drift detection results for resource types](resource-type-model-false-drift.md)
   + [Developing resource types for use in AWS CloudFormation Templates](resource-type-develop.md)
      + [Testing resource types using contract tests](resource-type-test.md)
         + [Resource type handler contract](resource-type-test-contract.md)
         + [Contract tests](contract-tests.md)
         + [Handler error codes](resource-type-test-contract-errors.md)
         + [ProgressEvent object schema](resource-type-test-progressevent.md)
      + [Progress chaining, stabilization and callback pattern](resource-type-develop-stabilize.md)
   + [Walkthrough: Develop a resource type](resource-type-walkthrough.md)
   + [Resource type FAQ](resource-type-faq.md)
+ [Developing modules](modules.md)
   + [Module structure](modules-structure.md)
   + [Develop a module using the CFN-CLI](modules-develop.md)
+ [Registering extensions for use in the CloudFormation registry](resource-type-register.md)
+ [Publishing extensions to make them available for public use](publish-extension.md)
   + [Publishing your extension in multiple Regions using AWS CloudFormation StackSets](publish-extension-stacksets.md)
+ [CloudFormation CLI command reference](resource-type-cli.md)
   + [Global parameters](resource-type-cli-global-parameters.md)
   + [init](resource-type-cli-init.md)
   + [generate](resource-type-cli-generate.md)
   + [validate](resource-type-cli-validate.md)
   + [invoke](resource-type-cli-invoke.md)
   + [test](resource-type-cli-test.md)
   + [submit](resource-type-cli-submit.md)
+ [Document History for User Guide](doc-history.md)
+ [AWS glossary](glossary.md)