dotnet-ef
9.0.9
Prefix Reserved
There is a newer prerelease 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 9.0.9
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 9.0.9
This package contains a .NET tool you can call from the shell/command line.
#tool dotnet:?package=dotnet-ef&version=9.0.9
The NuGet Team does not provide support for this client. Please contact its maintainers for support.
nuke :add-package dotnet-ef --version 9.0.9
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. net10.0 was computed. net10.0-android was computed. net10.0-browser was computed. net10.0-ios was computed. net10.0-maccatalyst was computed. net10.0-macos was computed. net10.0-tvos was computed. net10.0-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-rc.1.25451.107 | 518 | 9/9/2025 | |
| 10.0.0-preview.7.25380.108 | 2,645 | 8/12/2025 | |
| 10.0.0-preview.6.25358.103 | 976 | 7/15/2025 | |
| 10.0.0-preview.5.25277.114 | 1,274 | 6/6/2025 | |
| 10.0.0-preview.4.25258.110 | 920 | 5/12/2025 | |
| 10.0.0-preview.3.25171.6 | 1,113 | 4/10/2025 | |
| 10.0.0-preview.2.25163.8 | 837 | 3/18/2025 | |
| 10.0.0-preview.1.25081.1 | 898 | 2/25/2025 | |
| 9.0.9 | 531,314 | 9/9/2025 | |
| 9.0.8 | 2,065,097 | 8/5/2025 | |
| 9.0.7 | 1,147,620 | 7/8/2025 | |
| 9.0.6 | 1,499,901 | 6/10/2025 | |
| 9.0.5 | 1,584,842 | 5/13/2025 | |
| 9.0.4 | 2,131,065 | 4/8/2025 | |
| 9.0.3 | 1,759,829 | 3/11/2025 | |
| 9.0.2 | 1,716,091 | 2/11/2025 | |
| 9.0.1 | 1,526,505 | 1/14/2025 | |
| 9.0.0 | 2,923,581 | 11/12/2024 | |
| 9.0.0-rc.2.24474.1 | 5,809 | 10/8/2024 | |
| 9.0.0-rc.1.24451.1 | 2,913 | 9/10/2024 | |
| 9.0.0-preview.7.24405.3 | 1,827 | 8/13/2024 | |
| 9.0.0-preview.6.24327.4 | 2,164 | 7/9/2024 | |
| 9.0.0-preview.5.24306.3 | 1,907 | 6/11/2024 | |
| 9.0.0-preview.4.24267.1 | 1,436 | 5/21/2024 | |
| 9.0.0-preview.3.24172.4 | 2,021 | 4/11/2024 | |
| 9.0.0-preview.2.24128.4 | 1,726 | 3/12/2024 | |
| 9.0.0-preview.1.24081.2 | 2,022 | 2/13/2024 | |
| 8.0.20 | 33,018 | 9/9/2025 | |
| 8.0.19 | 115,738 | 8/5/2025 | |
| 8.0.18 | 71,122 | 7/8/2025 | |
| 8.0.17 | 164,057 | 6/10/2025 | |
| 8.0.16 | 128,808 | 5/13/2025 | |
| 8.0.15 | 218,220 | 4/8/2025 | |
| 8.0.14 | 259,212 | 3/11/2025 | |
| 8.0.13 | 185,700 | 2/11/2025 | |
| 8.0.12 | 225,052 | 1/14/2025 | |
| 8.0.11 | 614,348 | 11/12/2024 | |
| 8.0.10 | 2,249,890 | 10/8/2024 | |
| 8.0.8 | 3,612,691 | 8/13/2024 | |
| 8.0.7 | 1,955,623 | 7/9/2024 | |
| 8.0.6 | 2,862,633 | 5/28/2024 | |
| 8.0.5 | 936,078 | 5/14/2024 | |
| 8.0.4 | 2,242,587 | 4/9/2024 | |
| 8.0.3 | 1,539,977 | 3/12/2024 | |
| 8.0.2 | 1,709,587 | 2/13/2024 | |
| 8.0.1 | 2,128,996 | 1/9/2024 | |
| 8.0.0 | 3,242,785 | 11/14/2023 | |
| 8.0.0-rc.2.23480.1 | 20,126 | 10/10/2023 | |
| 8.0.0-rc.1.23419.6 | 8,219 | 9/12/2023 | |
| 8.0.0-preview.7.23375.4 | 2,295 | 8/8/2023 | |
| 8.0.0-preview.6.23329.4 | 3,006 | 7/11/2023 | |
| 8.0.0-preview.5.23280.1 | 1,897 | 6/13/2023 | |
| 8.0.0-preview.4.23259.3 | 2,244 | 5/16/2023 | |
| 8.0.0-preview.3.23174.2 | 2,606 | 4/11/2023 | |
| 8.0.0-preview.2.23128.3 | 2,299 | 3/14/2023 | |
| 8.0.0-preview.1.23111.4 | 1,103 | 2/21/2023 | |
| 7.0.20 | 241,590 | 5/28/2024 | |
| 7.0.19 | 35,625 | 5/14/2024 | |
| 7.0.18 | 72,874 | 4/9/2024 | |
| 7.0.17 | 103,806 | 3/12/2024 | |
| 7.0.16 | 149,900 | 2/13/2024 | |
| 7.0.15 | 183,771 | 1/9/2024 | |
| 7.0.14 | 994,129 | 11/14/2023 | |
| 7.0.13 | 1,607,617 | 10/24/2023 | |
| 7.0.12 | 679,665 | 10/10/2023 | |
| 7.0.11 | 1,277,387 | 9/12/2023 | |
| 7.0.10 | 1,633,500 | 8/8/2023 | |
| 7.0.9 | 1,128,859 | 7/11/2023 | |
| 7.0.8 | 768,876 | 6/22/2023 | |
| 7.0.7 | 438,080 | 6/13/2023 | |
| 7.0.5 | 2,584,155 | 4/11/2023 | |
| 7.0.4 | 1,047,640 | 3/14/2023 | |
| 7.0.3 | 1,252,749 | 2/14/2023 | |
| 7.0.2 | 1,378,975 | 1/10/2023 | |
| 7.0.1 | 786,648 | 12/13/2022 | |
| 7.0.0 | 1,683,400 | 11/7/2022 | |
| 7.0.0-rc.2.22472.11 | 4,085 | 10/11/2022 | |
| 7.0.0-rc.1.22426.7 | 3,532 | 9/14/2022 | |
| 7.0.0-preview.7.22376.2 | 1,843 | 8/9/2022 | |
| 7.0.0-preview.6.22329.4 | 2,870 | 7/12/2022 | |
| 7.0.0-preview.5.22302.2 | 2,793 | 6/14/2022 | |
| 7.0.0-preview.4.22229.2 | 2,737 | 5/10/2022 | |
| 7.0.0-preview.3.22175.1 | 1,189 | 4/13/2022 | |
| 7.0.0-preview.2.22153.1 | 905 | 3/14/2022 | |
| 7.0.0-preview.1.22076.6 | 2,250 | 2/17/2022 | |
| 6.0.36 | 122,800 | 11/12/2024 | |
| 6.0.35 | 43,825 | 10/8/2024 | |
| 6.0.33 | 64,075 | 8/13/2024 | |
| 6.0.32 | 32,020 | 7/9/2024 | |
| 6.0.31 | 69,624 | 5/28/2024 | |
| 6.0.30 | 23,562 | 5/14/2024 | |
| 6.0.29 | 69,655 | 4/9/2024 | |
| 6.0.28 | 78,668 | 3/12/2024 | |
| 6.0.27 | 62,298 | 2/13/2024 | |
| 6.0.26 | 87,400 | 1/9/2024 | |
| 6.0.25 | 244,955 | 11/14/2023 | |
| 6.0.24 | 58,614 | 10/24/2023 | |
| 6.0.23 | 40,243 | 10/10/2023 | |
| 6.0.22 | 56,588 | 9/12/2023 | |
| 6.0.21 | 107,586 | 8/8/2023 | |
| 6.0.20 | 77,694 | 7/11/2023 | |
| 6.0.19 | 63,465 | 6/22/2023 | |
| 6.0.18 | 37,723 | 6/13/2023 | |
| 6.0.16 | 153,118 | 4/11/2023 | |
| 6.0.15 | 114,866 | 3/14/2023 | |
| 6.0.14 | 149,891 | 2/14/2023 | |
| 6.0.13 | 176,817 | 1/10/2023 | |
| 6.0.12 | 149,593 | 12/13/2022 | |
| 6.0.11 | 318,879 | 11/7/2022 | |
| 6.0.10 | 1,357,764 | 10/11/2022 | |
| 6.0.9 | 1,050,295 | 9/13/2022 | |
| 6.0.8 | 1,650,996 | 8/9/2022 | |
| 6.0.7 | 1,427,532 | 7/12/2022 | |
| 6.0.6 | 1,179,064 | 6/14/2022 | |
| 6.0.5 | 1,782,194 | 5/10/2022 | |
| 6.0.4 | 691,627 | 4/11/2022 | |
| 6.0.3 | 826,253 | 3/8/2022 | |
| 6.0.2 | 654,364 | 2/8/2022 | |
| 6.0.1 | 1,079,574 | 12/14/2021 | |
| 6.0.0 | 1,297,778 | 11/8/2021 | |
| 6.0.0-rc.2.21480.5 | 7,290 | 10/12/2021 | |
| 6.0.0-rc.1.21452.10 | 9,286 | 9/14/2021 | |
| 6.0.0-preview.7.21378.4 | 14,354 | 8/10/2021 | |
| 6.0.0-preview.6.21352.1 | 1,523 | 7/14/2021 | |
| 6.0.0-preview.5.21301.9 | 1,979 | 6/15/2021 | |
| 6.0.0-preview.4.21253.1 | 1,173 | 5/24/2021 | |
| 6.0.0-preview.3.21201.2 | 10,965 | 4/8/2021 | |
| 6.0.0-preview.2.21154.2 | 1,658 | 3/11/2021 | |
| 6.0.0-preview.1.21102.2 | 1,615 | 2/12/2021 | |
| 5.0.17 | 233,466 | 5/10/2022 | |
| 5.0.16 | 23,507 | 4/11/2022 | |
| 5.0.15 | 21,406 | 3/8/2022 | |
| 5.0.14 | 19,164 | 2/8/2022 | |
| 5.0.13 | 38,553 | 12/14/2021 | |
| 5.0.12 | 63,395 | 11/7/2021 | |
| 5.0.11 | 412,607 | 10/12/2021 | |
| 5.0.10 | 485,564 | 9/14/2021 | |
| 5.0.9 | 430,622 | 8/10/2021 | |
| 5.0.8 | 374,972 | 7/13/2021 | |
| 5.0.7 | 457,073 | 6/8/2021 | |
| 5.0.6 | 446,705 | 5/11/2021 | |
| 5.0.5 | 511,709 | 4/6/2021 | |
| 5.0.4 | 299,231 | 3/9/2021 | |
| 5.0.3 | 387,070 | 2/9/2021 | |
| 5.0.2 | 333,017 | 1/12/2021 | |
| 5.0.1 | 390,009 | 12/8/2020 | |
| 5.0.0 | 487,884 | 11/9/2020 | |
| 5.0.0-rc.2.20475.6 | 6,840 | 10/13/2020 | |
| 5.0.0-rc.1.20451.13 | 11,215 | 9/14/2020 | |
| 5.0.0-preview.8.20407.4 | 3,142 | 8/25/2020 | |
| 5.0.0-preview.7.20365.15 | 1,847 | 7/21/2020 | |
| 5.0.0-preview.6.20312.4 | 4,782 | 6/25/2020 | |
| 5.0.0-preview.5.20278.2 | 2,393 | 6/10/2020 | |
| 5.0.0-preview.4.20220.10 | 1,038 | 5/18/2020 | |
| 5.0.0-preview.3.20181.2 | 1,568 | 4/23/2020 | |
| 5.0.0-preview.2.20159.4 | 922 | 4/2/2020 | |
| 5.0.0-preview.2.20120.8 | 1,216 | 3/16/2020 | |
| 3.1.32 | 95,240 | 12/13/2022 | |
| 3.1.31 | 10,506 | 11/8/2022 | |
| 3.1.30 | 11,470 | 10/11/2022 | |
| 3.1.29 | 13,023 | 9/13/2022 | |
| 3.1.28 | 22,858 | 8/9/2022 | |
| 3.1.27 | 27,120 | 7/12/2022 | |
| 3.1.26 | 29,628 | 6/14/2022 | |
| 3.1.25 | 13,405 | 5/10/2022 | |
| 3.1.24 | 9,705 | 4/11/2022 | |
| 3.1.23 | 13,451 | 3/8/2022 | |
| 3.1.22 | 28,040 | 12/14/2021 | |
| 3.1.21 | 21,948 | 11/7/2021 | |
| 3.1.20 | 16,603 | 10/11/2021 | |
| 3.1.19 | 22,270 | 9/14/2021 | |
| 3.1.18 | 28,507 | 8/10/2021 | |
| 3.1.17 | 25,740 | 7/13/2021 | |
| 3.1.16 | 24,144 | 6/8/2021 | |
| 3.1.15 | 18,009 | 5/11/2021 | |
| 3.1.14 | 46,324 | 4/6/2021 | |
| 3.1.13 | 42,371 | 3/9/2021 | |
| 3.1.12 | 49,862 | 2/9/2021 | |
| 3.1.11 | 34,596 | 1/12/2021 | |
| 3.1.10 | 129,701 | 11/9/2020 | |
| 3.1.9 | 334,618 | 10/13/2020 | |
| 3.1.8 | 377,692 | 9/8/2020 | |
| 3.1.7 | 321,351 | 8/11/2020 | |
| 3.1.6 | 336,745 | 7/14/2020 | |
| 3.1.5 | 325,307 | 6/9/2020 | |
| 3.1.4 | 310,758 | 5/12/2020 | |
| 3.1.3 | 532,847 | 3/24/2020 | |
| 3.1.2 | 362,374 | 2/19/2020 | |
| 3.1.1 | 521,815 | 1/14/2020 | |
| 3.1.0 | 515,593 | 12/3/2019 | |
| 3.1.0-preview3.19554.8 | 3,991 | 11/13/2019 | |
| 3.1.0-preview2.19525.5 | 974 | 11/1/2019 | |
| 3.1.0-preview1.19506.2 | 2,276 | 10/15/2019 | |
| 3.0.3 | 12,260 | 2/19/2020 | |
| 3.0.2 | 9,379 | 1/14/2020 | |
| 3.0.1 | 25,787 | 11/18/2019 | |
| 3.0.0 | 557,734 | 9/23/2019 | |
| 3.0.0-rc1.19456.14 | 1,983 | 9/16/2019 | |
| 3.0.0-preview9.19423.6 | 3,399 | 9/4/2019 | |
| 3.0.0-preview8.19405.11 | 5,755 | 8/13/2019 | |
| 3.0.0-preview7.19362.6 | 7,077 | 7/23/2019 | |
| 3.0.0-preview6.19304.10 | 2,555 | 6/12/2019 | |
| 3.0.0-preview5.19227.1 | 2,741 | 5/6/2019 | |
| 3.0.0-preview4.19216.3 | 8,395 | 4/18/2019 | |
| 3.0.0-preview3.19153.1 | 1,514 | 3/6/2019 | |
| 3.0.0-preview.19074.3 | 2,252 | 1/29/2019 | |
| 3.0.0-preview.18572.1 | 2,981 | 12/3/2018 | |
| 2.2.6 | 79,289 | 7/9/2019 | |
| 2.2.3 | 9,032 | 3/11/2019 | |
| 2.2.2 | 9,789 | 2/12/2019 | |
| 2.2.1 | 9,655 | 1/8/2019 | |
| 2.2.0 | 41,868 | 12/3/2018 | |
| 2.2.0-preview3-35497 | 7,905 | 10/17/2018 | |
| 2.2.0-preview2-35157 | 8,017 | 9/12/2018 | |
| 2.2.0-preview1-35029 | 8,147 | 8/22/2018 | |
| 2.1.14 | 25,884 | 11/18/2019 | |
| 2.1.11 | 11,143 | 5/14/2019 | |
| 2.1.8 | 8,570 | 2/12/2019 | |
| 2.1.4 | 20,140 | 10/1/2018 | |
| 2.1.3 | 9,482 | 9/11/2018 | |
| 2.1.2 | 8,782 | 8/21/2018 | |
| 2.1.1 | 14,006 | 6/18/2018 | |
| 2.1.0 | 38,176 | 5/29/2018 |