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> **Documentation Index:** Fetch the complete configuration index at https://ydb.tech/docs/en/llms.txt

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# Managing profiles

A profile is a named set of DB connection parameters stored in a configuration file in the local file system. With profiles, you can reuse data about DB location and authentication parameters, making a CLI call much shorter:

- Calling the `scheme ls` command without a profile:

   ```bash
   ydb \
   -e grpsc://some.host.in.some.domain:2136 \
   -d /some_long_identifier1/some_long_identifier2/database_name \
   --yc-token-file ~/secrets/token_database1 \
   scheme ls
   ```

- Calling the same `scheme ls` command using a profile:

   ```bash
   ydb -p quickstart scheme ls
   ```

## Profile management commands {#commands}

- [Creating a profile](https://ydb.tech/docs/en/reference/ydb-cli/profile/create.md)
- [Using a profile](https://ydb.tech/docs/en/reference/ydb-cli/profile/use.md)
- [Getting a list of profiles and profile parameters](https://ydb.tech/docs/en/reference/ydb-cli/profile/list-and-get.md)
- [Deleting a profile](https://ydb.tech/docs/en/reference/ydb-cli/profile/delete.md)
- [Activating a profile and using the activated profile](https://ydb.tech/docs/en/reference/ydb-cli/profile/activate.md)

## Where profiles are stored {#location}

Profiles are stored locally in a file named `~/.ydb/config/config.yaml`.
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