dotnet-ef
8.0.12
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There is a newer version of this package available.
See the version list below for details.
See the version list below for details.
dotnet tool install --global dotnet-ef --version 8.0.12
This package contains a .NET tool you can call from the shell/command line.
dotnet new tool-manifest # if you are setting up this repo dotnet tool install --local dotnet-ef --version 8.0.12
This package contains a .NET tool you can call from the shell/command line.
#tool dotnet:?package=dotnet-ef&version=8.0.12
The NuGet Team does not provide support for this client. Please contact its maintainers for support.
nuke :add-package dotnet-ef --version 8.0.12
The NuGet Team does not provide support for this client. Please contact its maintainers for support.
The Entity Framework Core tools help with design-time development tasks. They're primarily used to manage Migrations and to scaffold a DbContext and entity types by reverse engineering the schema of a database.
This package, dotnet-ef is for cross-platform command line tooling that can be used anywhere.
Usage
Install the tool package using:
dotnet tool install --global dotnet-ef
The available commands are listed in the following table.
| Command | Usage |
|---|---|
| dotnet ef --help | Displays information about Entity Framework commands. |
| dotnet ef database drop | Drops the database. |
| dotnet ef database update | Updates the database to the last migration or to a specified migration |
| dotnet ef dbcontext info | Gets information about a DbContext type. |
| dotnet ef dbcontext list | Lists available DbContext types. |
| dotnet ef dbcontext optimize | Generates a compiled version of the model used by the DbContext. |
| dotnet ef dbcontext scaffold | Generates a DbContext and entity type classes for a specified database. |
| dotnet ef dbcontext script | Generates a SQL script from the DbContext. Bypasses any migrations. |
| dotnet ef migrations add | Adds a new migration. |
| dotnet ef migrations bundle | Creates an executable to update the database. |
| dotnet ef migrations has-pending-model-changes | Checks if any changes have been made to the model since the last migration. |
| dotnet ef migrations list | Lists available migrations. |
| dotnet ef migrations remove | Removes the last migration. |
| dotnet ef migrations script | Generates a SQL script from the migrations. |
Getting started with EF Core
See Getting started with EF Core for more information about EF NuGet packages, including which to install when getting started.
Feedback
If you encounter a bug or issues with this package,you can open an Github issue. For more details, see getting support.
| Product | Versions Compatible and additional computed target framework versions. |
|---|---|
| .NET | net8.0 is compatible. net8.0-android was computed. net8.0-browser was computed. net8.0-ios was computed. net8.0-maccatalyst was computed. net8.0-macos was computed. net8.0-tvos was computed. net8.0-windows was computed. net9.0 was computed. net9.0-android was computed. net9.0-browser was computed. net9.0-ios was computed. net9.0-maccatalyst was computed. net9.0-macos was computed. net9.0-tvos was computed. net9.0-windows was computed. |
Compatible target framework(s)
Included target framework(s) (in package)
Learn more about Target Frameworks and .NET Standard.
This package has no dependencies.
| Version | Downloads | Last updated | |
|---|---|---|---|
| 9.0.1 | 831,576 | 1/14/2025 | |
| 9.0.0 | 2,441,858 | 11/12/2024 | |
| 9.0.0-rc.2.24474.1 | 4,903 | 10/8/2024 | |
| 9.0.0-rc.1.24451.1 | 2,660 | 9/10/2024 | |
| 9.0.0-preview.7.24405.3 | 1,556 | 8/13/2024 | |
| 9.0.0-preview.6.24327.4 | 1,695 | 7/9/2024 | |
| 9.0.0-preview.5.24306.3 | 1,647 | 6/11/2024 | |
| 9.0.0-preview.4.24267.1 | 1,165 | 5/21/2024 | |
| 9.0.0-preview.3.24172.4 | 1,725 | 4/11/2024 | |
| 9.0.0-preview.2.24128.4 | 1,390 | 3/12/2024 | |
| 9.0.0-preview.1.24081.2 | 1,713 | 2/13/2024 | |
| 8.0.12 | 78,919 | 1/14/2025 | |
| 8.0.11 | 334,125 | 11/12/2024 | |
| 8.0.10 | 1,864,565 | 10/8/2024 | |
| 8.0.8 | 3,243,888 | 8/13/2024 | |
| 8.0.7 | 1,748,391 | 7/9/2024 | |
| 8.0.6 | 2,498,461 | 5/28/2024 | |
| 8.0.5 | 802,576 | 5/14/2024 | |
| 8.0.4 | 1,958,237 | 4/9/2024 | |
| 8.0.3 | 1,406,910 | 3/12/2024 | |
| 8.0.2 | 1,495,189 | 2/13/2024 | |
| 8.0.1 | 1,906,813 | 1/9/2024 | |
| 8.0.0 | 2,833,888 | 11/14/2023 | |
| 8.0.0-rc.2.23480.1 | 19,612 | 10/10/2023 | |
| 8.0.0-rc.1.23419.6 | 7,627 | 9/12/2023 | |
| 8.0.0-preview.7.23375.4 | 2,149 | 8/8/2023 | |
| 8.0.0-preview.6.23329.4 | 2,865 | 7/11/2023 | |
| 8.0.0-preview.5.23280.1 | 1,760 | 6/13/2023 | |
| 8.0.0-preview.4.23259.3 | 2,117 | 5/16/2023 | |
| 8.0.0-preview.3.23174.2 | 2,469 | 4/11/2023 | |
| 8.0.0-preview.2.23128.3 | 1,930 | 3/14/2023 | |
| 8.0.0-preview.1.23111.4 | 978 | 2/21/2023 | |
| 7.0.20 | 151,866 | 5/28/2024 | |
| 7.0.19 | 31,017 | 5/14/2024 | |
| 7.0.18 | 63,483 | 4/9/2024 | |
| 7.0.17 | 92,236 | 3/12/2024 | |
| 7.0.16 | 133,479 | 2/13/2024 | |
| 7.0.15 | 168,234 | 1/9/2024 | |
| 7.0.14 | 858,061 | 11/14/2023 | |
| 7.0.13 | 1,417,371 | 10/24/2023 | |
| 7.0.12 | 663,907 | 10/10/2023 | |
| 7.0.11 | 1,238,946 | 9/12/2023 | |
| 7.0.10 | 1,571,343 | 8/8/2023 | |
| 7.0.9 | 1,109,660 | 7/11/2023 | |
| 7.0.8 | 745,044 | 6/22/2023 | |
| 7.0.7 | 428,316 | 6/13/2023 | |
| 7.0.5 | 2,508,651 | 4/11/2023 | |
| 7.0.4 | 1,029,921 | 3/14/2023 | |
| 7.0.3 | 1,214,875 | 2/14/2023 | |
| 7.0.2 | 1,340,967 | 1/10/2023 | |
| 7.0.1 | 770,811 | 12/13/2022 | |
| 7.0.0 | 1,583,815 | 11/7/2022 | |
| 7.0.0-rc.2.22472.11 | 3,943 | 10/11/2022 | |
| 7.0.0-rc.1.22426.7 | 3,358 | 9/14/2022 | |
| 7.0.0-preview.7.22376.2 | 1,729 | 8/9/2022 | |
| 7.0.0-preview.6.22329.4 | 2,746 | 7/12/2022 | |
| 7.0.0-preview.5.22302.2 | 2,621 | 6/14/2022 | |
| 7.0.0-preview.4.22229.2 | 2,610 | 5/10/2022 | |
| 7.0.0-preview.3.22175.1 | 1,053 | 4/13/2022 | |
| 7.0.0-preview.2.22153.1 | 779 | 3/14/2022 | |
| 7.0.0-preview.1.22076.6 | 2,115 | 2/17/2022 | |
| 6.0.36 | 36,537 | 11/12/2024 | |
| 6.0.35 | 34,923 | 10/8/2024 | |
| 6.0.33 | 55,078 | 8/13/2024 | |
| 6.0.32 | 26,038 | 7/9/2024 | |
| 6.0.31 | 50,658 | 5/28/2024 | |
| 6.0.30 | 18,651 | 5/14/2024 | |
| 6.0.29 | 55,501 | 4/9/2024 | |
| 6.0.28 | 63,255 | 3/12/2024 | |
| 6.0.27 | 54,767 | 2/13/2024 | |
| 6.0.26 | 79,881 | 1/9/2024 | |
| 6.0.25 | 219,114 | 11/14/2023 | |
| 6.0.24 | 52,884 | 10/24/2023 | |
| 6.0.23 | 36,880 | 10/10/2023 | |
| 6.0.22 | 49,267 | 9/12/2023 | |
| 6.0.21 | 84,009 | 8/8/2023 | |
| 6.0.20 | 66,341 | 7/11/2023 | |
| 6.0.19 | 55,442 | 6/22/2023 | |
| 6.0.18 | 34,069 | 6/13/2023 | |
| 6.0.16 | 144,008 | 4/11/2023 | |
| 6.0.15 | 103,327 | 3/14/2023 | |
| 6.0.14 | 139,027 | 2/14/2023 | |
| 6.0.13 | 159,421 | 1/10/2023 | |
| 6.0.12 | 132,448 | 12/13/2022 | |
| 6.0.11 | 287,838 | 11/7/2022 | |
| 6.0.10 | 1,297,681 | 10/11/2022 | |
| 6.0.9 | 1,030,399 | 9/13/2022 | |
| 6.0.8 | 1,613,818 | 8/9/2022 | |
| 6.0.7 | 1,376,209 | 7/12/2022 | |
| 6.0.6 | 1,124,204 | 6/14/2022 | |
| 6.0.5 | 1,680,451 | 5/10/2022 | |
| 6.0.4 | 675,988 | 4/11/2022 | |
| 6.0.3 | 802,706 | 3/8/2022 | |
| 6.0.2 | 604,705 | 2/8/2022 | |
| 6.0.1 | 1,041,173 | 12/14/2021 | |
| 6.0.0 | 1,147,188 | 11/8/2021 | |
| 6.0.0-rc.2.21480.5 | 7,146 | 10/12/2021 | |
| 6.0.0-rc.1.21452.10 | 9,105 | 9/14/2021 | |
| 6.0.0-preview.7.21378.4 | 12,807 | 8/10/2021 | |
| 6.0.0-preview.6.21352.1 | 1,390 | 7/14/2021 | |
| 6.0.0-preview.5.21301.9 | 1,836 | 6/15/2021 | |
| 6.0.0-preview.4.21253.1 | 1,042 | 5/24/2021 | |
| 6.0.0-preview.3.21201.2 | 8,670 | 4/8/2021 | |
| 6.0.0-preview.2.21154.2 | 1,513 | 3/11/2021 | |
| 6.0.0-preview.1.21102.2 | 1,464 | 2/12/2021 | |
| 5.0.17 | 207,965 | 5/10/2022 | |
| 5.0.16 | 22,089 | 4/11/2022 | |
| 5.0.15 | 20,259 | 3/8/2022 | |
| 5.0.14 | 17,781 | 2/8/2022 | |
| 5.0.13 | 37,312 | 12/14/2021 | |
| 5.0.12 | 59,947 | 11/7/2021 | |
| 5.0.11 | 405,775 | 10/12/2021 | |
| 5.0.10 | 450,602 | 9/14/2021 | |
| 5.0.9 | 423,172 | 8/10/2021 | |
| 5.0.8 | 366,496 | 7/13/2021 | |
| 5.0.7 | 440,220 | 6/8/2021 | |
| 5.0.6 | 434,348 | 5/11/2021 | |
| 5.0.5 | 497,454 | 4/6/2021 | |
| 5.0.4 | 294,677 | 3/9/2021 | |
| 5.0.3 | 376,455 | 2/9/2021 | |
| 5.0.2 | 326,630 | 1/12/2021 | |
| 5.0.1 | 369,761 | 12/8/2020 | |
| 5.0.0 | 472,511 | 11/9/2020 | |
| 5.0.0-rc.2.20475.6 | 6,692 | 10/13/2020 | |
| 5.0.0-rc.1.20451.13 | 10,917 | 9/14/2020 | |
| 5.0.0-preview.8.20407.4 | 2,975 | 8/25/2020 | |
| 5.0.0-preview.7.20365.15 | 1,683 | 7/21/2020 | |
| 5.0.0-preview.6.20312.4 | 4,623 | 6/25/2020 | |
| 5.0.0-preview.5.20278.2 | 2,241 | 6/10/2020 | |
| 5.0.0-preview.4.20220.10 | 870 | 5/18/2020 | |
| 5.0.0-preview.3.20181.2 | 1,400 | 4/23/2020 | |
| 5.0.0-preview.2.20159.4 | 763 | 4/2/2020 | |
| 5.0.0-preview.2.20120.8 | 1,057 | 3/16/2020 | |
| 3.1.32 | 73,258 | 12/13/2022 | |
| 3.1.31 | 9,940 | 11/8/2022 | |
| 3.1.30 | 10,948 | 10/11/2022 | |
| 3.1.29 | 12,401 | 9/13/2022 | |
| 3.1.28 | 22,159 | 8/9/2022 | |
| 3.1.27 | 24,460 | 7/12/2022 | |
| 3.1.26 | 28,446 | 6/14/2022 | |
| 3.1.25 | 12,867 | 5/10/2022 | |
| 3.1.24 | 8,880 | 4/11/2022 | |
| 3.1.23 | 12,368 | 3/8/2022 | |
| 3.1.22 | 26,976 | 12/14/2021 | |
| 3.1.21 | 21,094 | 11/7/2021 | |
| 3.1.20 | 16,037 | 10/11/2021 | |
| 3.1.19 | 21,607 | 9/14/2021 | |
| 3.1.18 | 27,202 | 8/10/2021 | |
| 3.1.17 | 25,200 | 7/13/2021 | |
| 3.1.16 | 23,506 | 6/8/2021 | |
| 3.1.15 | 17,449 | 5/11/2021 | |
| 3.1.14 | 44,720 | 4/6/2021 | |
| 3.1.13 | 40,115 | 3/9/2021 | |
| 3.1.12 | 48,022 | 2/9/2021 | |
| 3.1.11 | 34,008 | 1/12/2021 | |
| 3.1.10 | 125,605 | 11/9/2020 | |
| 3.1.9 | 326,778 | 10/13/2020 | |
| 3.1.8 | 371,000 | 9/8/2020 | |
| 3.1.7 | 312,288 | 8/11/2020 | |
| 3.1.6 | 330,257 | 7/14/2020 | |
| 3.1.5 | 318,280 | 6/9/2020 | |
| 3.1.4 | 301,074 | 5/12/2020 | |
| 3.1.3 | 525,523 | 3/24/2020 | |
| 3.1.2 | 351,175 | 2/19/2020 | |
| 3.1.1 | 511,943 | 1/14/2020 | |
| 3.1.0 | 504,045 | 12/3/2019 | |
| 3.1.0-preview3.19554.8 | 3,839 | 11/13/2019 | |
| 3.1.0-preview2.19525.5 | 822 | 11/1/2019 | |
| 3.1.0-preview1.19506.2 | 2,120 | 10/15/2019 | |
| 3.0.3 | 12,007 | 2/19/2020 | |
| 3.0.2 | 9,205 | 1/14/2020 | |
| 3.0.1 | 24,735 | 11/18/2019 | |
| 3.0.0 | 546,095 | 9/23/2019 | |
| 3.0.0-rc1.19456.14 | 1,825 | 9/16/2019 | |
| 3.0.0-preview9.19423.6 | 3,241 | 9/4/2019 | |
| 3.0.0-preview8.19405.11 | 5,594 | 8/13/2019 | |
| 3.0.0-preview7.19362.6 | 6,913 | 7/23/2019 | |
| 3.0.0-preview6.19304.10 | 2,395 | 6/12/2019 | |
| 3.0.0-preview5.19227.1 | 2,579 | 5/6/2019 | |
| 3.0.0-preview4.19216.3 | 8,232 | 4/18/2019 | |
| 3.0.0-preview3.19153.1 | 1,353 | 3/6/2019 | |
| 3.0.0-preview.19074.3 | 2,089 | 1/29/2019 | |
| 3.0.0-preview.18572.1 | 2,820 | 12/3/2018 | |
| 2.2.6 | 77,707 | 7/9/2019 | |
| 2.2.3 | 8,757 | 3/11/2019 | |
| 2.2.2 | 9,437 | 2/12/2019 | |
| 2.2.1 | 9,360 | 1/8/2019 | |
| 2.2.0 | 37,708 | 12/3/2018 | |
| 2.2.0-preview3-35497 | 7,713 | 10/17/2018 | |
| 2.2.0-preview2-35157 | 7,748 | 9/12/2018 | |
| 2.2.0-preview1-35029 | 7,880 | 8/22/2018 | |
| 2.1.14 | 24,285 | 11/18/2019 | |
| 2.1.11 | 10,955 | 5/14/2019 | |
| 2.1.8 | 8,351 | 2/12/2019 | |
| 2.1.4 | 19,749 | 10/1/2018 | |
| 2.1.3 | 9,187 | 9/11/2018 | |
| 2.1.2 | 8,491 | 8/21/2018 | |
| 2.1.1 | 13,470 | 6/18/2018 | |
| 2.1.0 | 37,598 | 5/29/2018 |