Sitecore Command Line Interface reference

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As the name suggests, Sitecore Command Line Interface (CLI) is a command-line tool named sitecore, and you add subcommands and options to accomplish different tasks.

To discover additional options for each of the commands listed in the following table, you add the --help option at the end. For example, dotnet sitecore login --help or dotnet sitecore ser package create --help.

SubcommandDescription
initInitializes a project configuration in the current folder.
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For more information, see

Install Sitecore Command Line Interface.
loginLogs in to a Sitecore instance.
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For more information, see

Log in to a Sitecore instance with Sitecore Command Line Interface.
publishPublishes all content from the Master database to the Web database. Install the publishing plugin to access this command.
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For more information, see

The CLI publish command.
ser, serializationHandles the serialization of items. Install the serialization plugin to access this command.
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For more information, see

The CLI serialization command.
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