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The CLI index command

Abstract

Reference of the DevEx CLI index command that automates indexing operations.

The Sitecore indexing plugin includes an index command. This command automates indexing operations. To install the indexing plugin, run the following code:

dotnet sitecore plugin add -n Sitecore.DevEx.Extensibility.Indexing --version 4.0.0

Note

This command is available from CLI 4.0 or later.

You can use the command as follows:

dotnet sitecore index [subcommand] [options]

You can use the following subcommands:

Subcommand

Description

list

Provides the list of available indexes from the environment

schema-populate

Populates the managed schema

rebuild

Rebuilds all the indexes

statistic

Statistics of all the indexes

You can use the following options with the list subcommand:

Option

Required?

Description

-n, --environment-name <environment-name>

Optional

The Sitecore environment to use. Default: default.

-c, --config <CONFIG>

Optional

Path to root sitecore.config directory (default: cwd).

-v, --verbose

Optional

Report additional diagnostic and performance data.

-t, --trace

Optional

Report additional diagnostic and performance data.

-?, -h, --help

Optional

Help for the command.

You can use the following options with the schema-populate subcommand:

Option

Required?

Description

-i, --indexes <list-of-indexes>

Optional

Populate theschema for specified indexes.

-n, --environment-name <environment-name>

Optional

The Sitecore environment to use. Default: default.

-c, --config <CONFIG>

Optional

Path to root sitecore.config directory (default: cwd).

-v, --verbose

Optional

Report additional diagnostic and performance data.

-t, --trace

Optional

Report additional diagnostic and performance data.

-?, -h, --help

Optional

Help for the command.

You can use the following options with the rebuild subcommand:

Option

Required?

Description

-i, --indexes <list-of-indexes>

Optional

Rebuild the specified indexes.

-n, --environment-name <environment-name>

Optional

The Sitecore environment to use. Default: default.

-c, --config <CONFIG>

Optional

Path to root sitecore.config directory (default: cwd).

-v, --verbose

Optional

Report additional diagnostic and performance data.

-t, --trace

Optional

Report additional diagnostic and performance data.

-?, -h, --help

Optional

Help for the command.

You can use the following options with the statistic subcommand:

Option

Required?

Description

-n, --environment-name <environment-name>

Optional

The Sitecore environment to use. Default: default.

-c, --config <CONFIG>

Optional

Path to root sitecore.config directory (default: cwd).

-t, --trace

Optional

Report additional diagnostic and performance data.

-?, -h, --help

Optional

Help for the command.

The following are examples of the index command use:

Command

Result

dotnet sitecore index list

List of Indexes:
sitecore_master_index 
sitecore_core_index

dotnet sitecore index schema-populate

The search indexes have been populated.

Result:
sitecore_core_index   [job ended] 
sitecore_master_index [job ended] 
sitecore_web_index    [job ended]

dotnet sitecore index schema-populate -i sitecore_master_index

The search indexes have been populated.

Result:
sitecore_master_index [job ended]

dotnet sitecore index rebuild

The search indexes have been rebuilt.

Result:
sitecore_core_index   [job ended] [units processsed: 13596]
sitecore_master_index [job ended] [units processsed: 16620]
sitecore_web_index    [job ended] [units processsed: 13596]

dotnet sitecore index rebuild -i sitecore_master_index

The search indexes have been rebuilt.

Result:
sitecore_master_index [job ended] [units processsed: 16620]

dotnet sitecore index statistic

Index statistics:
 sitecore_core_index
  Rebuild Time: Never Run
  Last Updated: 08/13/2021 - 08:45 (UTC)
  Approximate Throughput: items per second
  Has Deletions: False
  Out of Date: False
  Document Count: 0
  Number of Fields: -1
  Number of Terms: -1