Sitecore Command Line Interface reference
Command reference for Sitecore Command Line Interface (CLI).
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
.
Subcommand | Versions | Description |
---|---|---|
| 4.0 or later | Automates indexing operations. Install the indexing plugin to access this command. For more information, see The CLI index command. |
| All | Initializes a project configuration in the current folder. For more information, see Install Sitecore Command Line Interface. |
| 4.0 or later | Creates an item package in a resource file with configurable options. Install the Items as Resources plugin to access this command. For more information, see The CLI itemres command. |
| All | Logs in to a Sitecore instance. For more information, see Log in to a Sitecore instance with Sitecore Command Line Interface. |
| 3.0 or later | Manages plugins for the CLI that contain additional commands. For more information, see The CLI plugin command and Extend the Command Line Interface with NuGet. |
| All | Publishes all content from the Master database to the Web database. Install the publishing plugin to access this command. For more information, see The CLI publish command. |
| All | Handles the serialization of items. Install the serialization plugin to access this command. For more information, see The CLI serialization command. |
| 5.0 or later | Connect your environment to a different existing environment and use its login information. For more information, see The CLI connect command. |
| 5.1.25 or later | Helps you manage Experience Edge API keys. For more information, see The CLI Edge command. |
| 5.0 or later | Performs database cleanup according to the provided tasks. For more information, see The CLI dbcleanup command. |