# Using TiDB Binlog - Binlogctl Tool

__*binglogctl*__

+ Features supported by binlogctl
    + Check Pump/Drainer Status
    + Suspended/Offline Pump/Drainer
    + Pump/Drainer abnormal state handling
+ scenario using binlogctl
    + Synchronization failure/Check operation, need to check the status of the pump/drainer
    + Maintenance cluster, need to be paused/offline Pump/Drainer
    + Pump/Drainer abnormally abort, status is not updated, or the status is not as expected, impacting the business

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Binlog Control (hereinafter referred to as binlogctl) is a TiDB Binlog command line tool for managing TiDB Binlog clusters.
Binlogctl supports the following features:
- Check Pump/Drainer Status
- Suspended/Offline Pump/Drainer
- Pump/Drainer abnormal state handling
scenario using binlogctl:
- Synchronization failure/Check operation, need to check the status of the pump/drainer
- Maintenance cluster, need to be paused/offline Pump/Drainer
- Pump/Drainer abnormally abort, status is not updated, or the status is not as expected, impacting the business
For information on how to get the binlogctl tool, refer to https://docs.pingcap.com/zh/tidb/dev/binlog-control#binlogctl-下载.