dotnet-ef
9.0.1
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See the version list below for details.
See the version list below for details.
dotnet tool install --global dotnet-ef --version 9.0.1
This package contains a .NET tool you can call from the shell/command line.
dotnet new tool-manifest
dotnet tool install --local dotnet-ef --version 9.0.1
This package contains a .NET tool you can call from the shell/command line.
#tool dotnet:?package=dotnet-ef&version=9.0.1
The NuGet Team does not provide support for this client. Please contact its maintainers for support.
nuke :add-package dotnet-ef --version 9.0.1
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 | |
|---|---|---|---|
| 10.0.0-preview.3.25171.6 | 539 | 4/10/2025 | |
| 10.0.0-preview.2.25163.8 | 659 | 3/18/2025 | |
| 10.0.0-preview.1.25081.1 | 708 | 2/25/2025 | |
| 9.0.4 | 1,025,836 | 4/8/2025 | |
| 9.0.3 | 1,598,531 | 3/11/2025 | |
| 9.0.2 | 1,587,020 | 2/11/2025 | |
| 9.0.1 | 1,432,281 | 1/14/2025 | |
| 9.0.0 | 2,672,888 | 11/12/2024 | |
| 9.0.0-rc.2.24474.1 | 5,372 | 10/8/2024 | |
| 9.0.0-rc.1.24451.1 | 2,776 | 9/10/2024 | |
| 9.0.0-preview.7.24405.3 | 1,678 | 8/13/2024 | |
| 9.0.0-preview.6.24327.4 | 2,029 | 7/9/2024 | |
| 9.0.0-preview.5.24306.3 | 1,776 | 6/11/2024 | |
| 9.0.0-preview.4.24267.1 | 1,272 | 5/21/2024 | |
| 9.0.0-preview.3.24172.4 | 1,831 | 4/11/2024 | |
| 9.0.0-preview.2.24128.4 | 1,547 | 3/12/2024 | |
| 9.0.0-preview.1.24081.2 | 1,890 | 2/13/2024 | |
| 8.0.15 | 64,676 | 4/8/2025 | |
| 8.0.14 | 154,187 | 3/11/2025 | |
| 8.0.13 | 132,726 | 2/11/2025 | |
| 8.0.12 | 183,795 | 1/14/2025 | |
| 8.0.11 | 463,336 | 11/12/2024 | |
| 8.0.10 | 2,059,706 | 10/8/2024 | |
| 8.0.8 | 3,394,843 | 8/13/2024 | |
| 8.0.7 | 1,835,810 | 7/9/2024 | |
| 8.0.6 | 2,654,426 | 5/28/2024 | |
| 8.0.5 | 864,572 | 5/14/2024 | |
| 8.0.4 | 2,080,220 | 4/9/2024 | |
| 8.0.3 | 1,464,383 | 3/12/2024 | |
| 8.0.2 | 1,586,147 | 2/13/2024 | |
| 8.0.1 | 2,001,481 | 1/9/2024 | |
| 8.0.0 | 3,006,957 | 11/14/2023 | |
| 8.0.0-rc.2.23480.1 | 19,717 | 10/10/2023 | |
| 8.0.0-rc.1.23419.6 | 7,988 | 9/12/2023 | |
| 8.0.0-preview.7.23375.4 | 2,203 | 8/8/2023 | |
| 8.0.0-preview.6.23329.4 | 2,910 | 7/11/2023 | |
| 8.0.0-preview.5.23280.1 | 1,792 | 6/13/2023 | |
| 8.0.0-preview.4.23259.3 | 2,155 | 5/16/2023 | |
| 8.0.0-preview.3.23174.2 | 2,497 | 4/11/2023 | |
| 8.0.0-preview.2.23128.3 | 2,103 | 3/14/2023 | |
| 8.0.0-preview.1.23111.4 | 1,009 | 2/21/2023 | |
| 7.0.20 | 193,196 | 5/28/2024 | |
| 7.0.19 | 33,205 | 5/14/2024 | |
| 7.0.18 | 68,079 | 4/9/2024 | |
| 7.0.17 | 97,841 | 3/12/2024 | |
| 7.0.16 | 142,286 | 2/13/2024 | |
| 7.0.15 | 176,786 | 1/9/2024 | |
| 7.0.14 | 919,934 | 11/14/2023 | |
| 7.0.13 | 1,492,519 | 10/24/2023 | |
| 7.0.12 | 671,313 | 10/10/2023 | |
| 7.0.11 | 1,256,881 | 9/12/2023 | |
| 7.0.10 | 1,599,691 | 8/8/2023 | |
| 7.0.9 | 1,118,158 | 7/11/2023 | |
| 7.0.8 | 756,509 | 6/22/2023 | |
| 7.0.7 | 433,060 | 6/13/2023 | |
| 7.0.5 | 2,542,708 | 4/11/2023 | |
| 7.0.4 | 1,038,537 | 3/14/2023 | |
| 7.0.3 | 1,231,874 | 2/14/2023 | |
| 7.0.2 | 1,360,939 | 1/10/2023 | |
| 7.0.1 | 777,848 | 12/13/2022 | |
| 7.0.0 | 1,629,787 | 11/7/2022 | |
| 7.0.0-rc.2.22472.11 | 3,983 | 10/11/2022 | |
| 7.0.0-rc.1.22426.7 | 3,409 | 9/14/2022 | |
| 7.0.0-preview.7.22376.2 | 1,760 | 8/9/2022 | |
| 7.0.0-preview.6.22329.4 | 2,782 | 7/12/2022 | |
| 7.0.0-preview.5.22302.2 | 2,664 | 6/14/2022 | |
| 7.0.0-preview.4.22229.2 | 2,642 | 5/10/2022 | |
| 7.0.0-preview.3.22175.1 | 1,089 | 4/13/2022 | |
| 7.0.0-preview.2.22153.1 | 812 | 3/14/2022 | |
| 7.0.0-preview.1.22076.6 | 2,152 | 2/17/2022 | |
| 6.0.36 | 79,474 | 11/12/2024 | |
| 6.0.35 | 41,527 | 10/8/2024 | |
| 6.0.33 | 59,571 | 8/13/2024 | |
| 6.0.32 | 28,565 | 7/9/2024 | |
| 6.0.31 | 62,852 | 5/28/2024 | |
| 6.0.30 | 21,426 | 5/14/2024 | |
| 6.0.29 | 62,116 | 4/9/2024 | |
| 6.0.28 | 69,335 | 3/12/2024 | |
| 6.0.27 | 58,441 | 2/13/2024 | |
| 6.0.26 | 84,325 | 1/9/2024 | |
| 6.0.25 | 231,640 | 11/14/2023 | |
| 6.0.24 | 56,255 | 10/24/2023 | |
| 6.0.23 | 38,704 | 10/10/2023 | |
| 6.0.22 | 52,829 | 9/12/2023 | |
| 6.0.21 | 93,779 | 8/8/2023 | |
| 6.0.20 | 71,846 | 7/11/2023 | |
| 6.0.19 | 59,102 | 6/22/2023 | |
| 6.0.18 | 35,999 | 6/13/2023 | |
| 6.0.16 | 149,022 | 4/11/2023 | |
| 6.0.15 | 108,779 | 3/14/2023 | |
| 6.0.14 | 144,716 | 2/14/2023 | |
| 6.0.13 | 167,856 | 1/10/2023 | |
| 6.0.12 | 140,774 | 12/13/2022 | |
| 6.0.11 | 301,540 | 11/7/2022 | |
| 6.0.10 | 1,346,306 | 10/11/2022 | |
| 6.0.9 | 1,040,731 | 9/13/2022 | |
| 6.0.8 | 1,629,598 | 8/9/2022 | |
| 6.0.7 | 1,402,630 | 7/12/2022 | |
| 6.0.6 | 1,149,579 | 6/14/2022 | |
| 6.0.5 | 1,723,420 | 5/10/2022 | |
| 6.0.4 | 683,221 | 4/11/2022 | |
| 6.0.3 | 814,202 | 3/8/2022 | |
| 6.0.2 | 624,734 | 2/8/2022 | |
| 6.0.1 | 1,058,186 | 12/14/2021 | |
| 6.0.0 | 1,210,936 | 11/8/2021 | |
| 6.0.0-rc.2.21480.5 | 7,184 | 10/12/2021 | |
| 6.0.0-rc.1.21452.10 | 9,167 | 9/14/2021 | |
| 6.0.0-preview.7.21378.4 | 13,527 | 8/10/2021 | |
| 6.0.0-preview.6.21352.1 | 1,423 | 7/14/2021 | |
| 6.0.0-preview.5.21301.9 | 1,875 | 6/15/2021 | |
| 6.0.0-preview.4.21253.1 | 1,078 | 5/24/2021 | |
| 6.0.0-preview.3.21201.2 | 9,444 | 4/8/2021 | |
| 6.0.0-preview.2.21154.2 | 1,551 | 3/11/2021 | |
| 6.0.0-preview.1.21102.2 | 1,507 | 2/12/2021 | |
| 5.0.17 | 220,045 | 5/10/2022 | |
| 5.0.16 | 22,648 | 4/11/2022 | |
| 5.0.15 | 20,725 | 3/8/2022 | |
| 5.0.14 | 18,362 | 2/8/2022 | |
| 5.0.13 | 37,866 | 12/14/2021 | |
| 5.0.12 | 61,639 | 11/7/2021 | |
| 5.0.11 | 409,255 | 10/12/2021 | |
| 5.0.10 | 461,252 | 9/14/2021 | |
| 5.0.9 | 426,320 | 8/10/2021 | |
| 5.0.8 | 370,520 | 7/13/2021 | |
| 5.0.7 | 451,406 | 6/8/2021 | |
| 5.0.6 | 440,171 | 5/11/2021 | |
| 5.0.5 | 504,431 | 4/6/2021 | |
| 5.0.4 | 296,883 | 3/9/2021 | |
| 5.0.3 | 380,933 | 2/9/2021 | |
| 5.0.2 | 329,124 | 1/12/2021 | |
| 5.0.1 | 381,105 | 12/8/2020 | |
| 5.0.0 | 479,785 | 11/9/2020 | |
| 5.0.0-rc.2.20475.6 | 6,735 | 10/13/2020 | |
| 5.0.0-rc.1.20451.13 | 11,051 | 9/14/2020 | |
| 5.0.0-preview.8.20407.4 | 3,025 | 8/25/2020 | |
| 5.0.0-preview.7.20365.15 | 1,725 | 7/21/2020 | |
| 5.0.0-preview.6.20312.4 | 4,665 | 6/25/2020 | |
| 5.0.0-preview.5.20278.2 | 2,283 | 6/10/2020 | |
| 5.0.0-preview.4.20220.10 | 920 | 5/18/2020 | |
| 5.0.0-preview.3.20181.2 | 1,444 | 4/23/2020 | |
| 5.0.0-preview.2.20159.4 | 808 | 4/2/2020 | |
| 5.0.0-preview.2.20120.8 | 1,103 | 3/16/2020 | |
| 3.1.32 | 83,878 | 12/13/2022 | |
| 3.1.31 | 10,161 | 11/8/2022 | |
| 3.1.30 | 11,144 | 10/11/2022 | |
| 3.1.29 | 12,663 | 9/13/2022 | |
| 3.1.28 | 22,414 | 8/9/2022 | |
| 3.1.27 | 25,902 | 7/12/2022 | |
| 3.1.26 | 28,978 | 6/14/2022 | |
| 3.1.25 | 13,059 | 5/10/2022 | |
| 3.1.24 | 9,269 | 4/11/2022 | |
| 3.1.23 | 12,846 | 3/8/2022 | |
| 3.1.22 | 27,386 | 12/14/2021 | |
| 3.1.21 | 21,448 | 11/7/2021 | |
| 3.1.20 | 16,261 | 10/11/2021 | |
| 3.1.19 | 21,879 | 9/14/2021 | |
| 3.1.18 | 27,728 | 8/10/2021 | |
| 3.1.17 | 25,395 | 7/13/2021 | |
| 3.1.16 | 23,753 | 6/8/2021 | |
| 3.1.15 | 17,659 | 5/11/2021 | |
| 3.1.14 | 45,425 | 4/6/2021 | |
| 3.1.13 | 41,134 | 3/9/2021 | |
| 3.1.12 | 48,834 | 2/9/2021 | |
| 3.1.11 | 34,230 | 1/12/2021 | |
| 3.1.10 | 127,572 | 11/9/2020 | |
| 3.1.9 | 329,165 | 10/13/2020 | |
| 3.1.8 | 373,791 | 9/8/2020 | |
| 3.1.7 | 315,719 | 8/11/2020 | |
| 3.1.6 | 333,204 | 7/14/2020 | |
| 3.1.5 | 321,508 | 6/9/2020 | |
| 3.1.4 | 305,073 | 5/12/2020 | |
| 3.1.3 | 528,572 | 3/24/2020 | |
| 3.1.2 | 355,382 | 2/19/2020 | |
| 3.1.1 | 517,209 | 1/14/2020 | |
| 3.1.0 | 509,408 | 12/3/2019 | |
| 3.1.0-preview3.19554.8 | 3,884 | 11/13/2019 | |
| 3.1.0-preview2.19525.5 | 869 | 11/1/2019 | |
| 3.1.0-preview1.19506.2 | 2,164 | 10/15/2019 | |
| 3.0.3 | 12,136 | 2/19/2020 | |
| 3.0.2 | 9,267 | 1/14/2020 | |
| 3.0.1 | 25,403 | 11/18/2019 | |
| 3.0.0 | 551,817 | 9/23/2019 | |
| 3.0.0-rc1.19456.14 | 1,871 | 9/16/2019 | |
| 3.0.0-preview9.19423.6 | 3,288 | 9/4/2019 | |
| 3.0.0-preview8.19405.11 | 5,644 | 8/13/2019 | |
| 3.0.0-preview7.19362.6 | 6,967 | 7/23/2019 | |
| 3.0.0-preview6.19304.10 | 2,443 | 6/12/2019 | |
| 3.0.0-preview5.19227.1 | 2,627 | 5/6/2019 | |
| 3.0.0-preview4.19216.3 | 8,284 | 4/18/2019 | |
| 3.0.0-preview3.19153.1 | 1,402 | 3/6/2019 | |
| 3.0.0-preview.19074.3 | 2,139 | 1/29/2019 | |
| 3.0.0-preview.18572.1 | 2,871 | 12/3/2018 | |
| 2.2.6 | 78,209 | 7/9/2019 | |
| 2.2.3 | 8,874 | 3/11/2019 | |
| 2.2.2 | 9,513 | 2/12/2019 | |
| 2.2.1 | 9,441 | 1/8/2019 | |
| 2.2.0 | 38,968 | 12/3/2018 | |
| 2.2.0-preview3-35497 | 7,773 | 10/17/2018 | |
| 2.2.0-preview2-35157 | 7,840 | 9/12/2018 | |
| 2.2.0-preview1-35029 | 7,970 | 8/22/2018 | |
| 2.1.14 | 25,094 | 11/18/2019 | |
| 2.1.11 | 11,025 | 5/14/2019 | |
| 2.1.8 | 8,444 | 2/12/2019 | |
| 2.1.4 | 19,885 | 10/1/2018 | |
| 2.1.3 | 9,296 | 9/11/2018 | |
| 2.1.2 | 8,597 | 8/21/2018 | |
| 2.1.1 | 13,703 | 6/18/2018 | |
| 2.1.0 | 37,841 | 5/29/2018 |