# Registry {% tabs %} {% tab title="Development" %} The `registry` commands provide the ability to initialize, extract, load & show registry data.

## Initialize The `init` subcommand provides the ability to initialize the registry contents for a repository, with associated schemas being added where they exist in both the repository & current database.

## Extract The `extract` subcommand provides the ability to extract the registry contents from the database and save them to file.

## Load The `load` subcommand provides the ability to load registry updates into the database from file.

## Show The `show` subcommand provides the ability to view the registry contents stored in the database or file.

{% endtab %} {% tab title="Standalone" %} The standalone `registry show` command provides the ability to view the registry contents stored in a file.

{% endtab %} {% endtabs %}