dotnet-ef
8.0.16
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There is a newer version of this package available.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 8.0.16
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 8.0.16
This package contains a .NET tool you can call from the shell/command line.
#tool dotnet:?package=dotnet-ef&version=8.0.16
The NuGet Team does not provide support for this client. Please contact its maintainers for support.
nuke :add-package dotnet-ef --version 8.0.16
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-preview.5.25277.114 | 519 | 6/6/2025 | |
| 10.0.0-preview.4.25258.110 | 791 | 5/12/2025 | |
| 10.0.0-preview.3.25171.6 | 928 | 4/10/2025 | |
| 10.0.0-preview.2.25163.8 | 766 | 3/18/2025 | |
| 10.0.0-preview.1.25081.1 | 782 | 2/25/2025 | |
| 9.0.6 | 843,848 | 6/10/2025 | |
| 9.0.5 | 1,489,664 | 5/13/2025 | |
| 9.0.4 | 1,969,438 | 4/8/2025 | |
| 9.0.3 | 1,691,639 | 3/11/2025 | |
| 9.0.2 | 1,663,662 | 2/11/2025 | |
| 9.0.1 | 1,479,084 | 1/14/2025 | |
| 9.0.0 | 2,789,371 | 11/12/2024 | |
| 9.0.0-rc.2.24474.1 | 5,601 | 10/8/2024 | |
| 9.0.0-rc.1.24451.1 | 2,840 | 9/10/2024 | |
| 9.0.0-preview.7.24405.3 | 1,739 | 8/13/2024 | |
| 9.0.0-preview.6.24327.4 | 2,086 | 7/9/2024 | |
| 9.0.0-preview.5.24306.3 | 1,841 | 6/11/2024 | |
| 9.0.0-preview.4.24267.1 | 1,345 | 5/21/2024 | |
| 9.0.0-preview.3.24172.4 | 1,935 | 4/11/2024 | |
| 9.0.0-preview.2.24128.4 | 1,628 | 3/12/2024 | |
| 9.0.0-preview.1.24081.2 | 1,968 | 2/13/2024 | |
| 8.0.17 | 56,197 | 6/10/2025 | |
| 8.0.16 | 106,770 | 5/13/2025 | |
| 8.0.15 | 185,835 | 4/8/2025 | |
| 8.0.14 | 202,306 | 3/11/2025 | |
| 8.0.13 | 157,663 | 2/11/2025 | |
| 8.0.12 | 202,941 | 1/14/2025 | |
| 8.0.11 | 535,586 | 11/12/2024 | |
| 8.0.10 | 2,157,167 | 10/8/2024 | |
| 8.0.8 | 3,494,060 | 8/13/2024 | |
| 8.0.7 | 1,890,533 | 7/9/2024 | |
| 8.0.6 | 2,752,598 | 5/28/2024 | |
| 8.0.5 | 897,125 | 5/14/2024 | |
| 8.0.4 | 2,158,943 | 4/9/2024 | |
| 8.0.3 | 1,498,185 | 3/12/2024 | |
| 8.0.2 | 1,647,671 | 2/13/2024 | |
| 8.0.1 | 2,061,076 | 1/9/2024 | |
| 8.0.0 | 3,110,715 | 11/14/2023 | |
| 8.0.0-rc.2.23480.1 | 19,804 | 10/10/2023 | |
| 8.0.0-rc.1.23419.6 | 8,086 | 9/12/2023 | |
| 8.0.0-preview.7.23375.4 | 2,240 | 8/8/2023 | |
| 8.0.0-preview.6.23329.4 | 2,950 | 7/11/2023 | |
| 8.0.0-preview.5.23280.1 | 1,836 | 6/13/2023 | |
| 8.0.0-preview.4.23259.3 | 2,190 | 5/16/2023 | |
| 8.0.0-preview.3.23174.2 | 2,535 | 4/11/2023 | |
| 8.0.0-preview.2.23128.3 | 2,203 | 3/14/2023 | |
| 8.0.0-preview.1.23111.4 | 1,050 | 2/21/2023 | |
| 7.0.20 | 215,075 | 5/28/2024 | |
| 7.0.19 | 34,537 | 5/14/2024 | |
| 7.0.18 | 70,540 | 4/9/2024 | |
| 7.0.17 | 100,326 | 3/12/2024 | |
| 7.0.16 | 145,703 | 2/13/2024 | |
| 7.0.15 | 180,077 | 1/9/2024 | |
| 7.0.14 | 956,321 | 11/14/2023 | |
| 7.0.13 | 1,544,978 | 10/24/2023 | |
| 7.0.12 | 675,270 | 10/10/2023 | |
| 7.0.11 | 1,268,221 | 9/12/2023 | |
| 7.0.10 | 1,617,298 | 8/8/2023 | |
| 7.0.9 | 1,122,605 | 7/11/2023 | |
| 7.0.8 | 762,287 | 6/22/2023 | |
| 7.0.7 | 435,560 | 6/13/2023 | |
| 7.0.5 | 2,562,094 | 4/11/2023 | |
| 7.0.4 | 1,042,906 | 3/14/2023 | |
| 7.0.3 | 1,242,146 | 2/14/2023 | |
| 7.0.2 | 1,369,527 | 1/10/2023 | |
| 7.0.1 | 782,264 | 12/13/2022 | |
| 7.0.0 | 1,655,087 | 11/7/2022 | |
| 7.0.0-rc.2.22472.11 | 4,031 | 10/11/2022 | |
| 7.0.0-rc.1.22426.7 | 3,455 | 9/14/2022 | |
| 7.0.0-preview.7.22376.2 | 1,798 | 8/9/2022 | |
| 7.0.0-preview.6.22329.4 | 2,816 | 7/12/2022 | |
| 7.0.0-preview.5.22302.2 | 2,736 | 6/14/2022 | |
| 7.0.0-preview.4.22229.2 | 2,680 | 5/10/2022 | |
| 7.0.0-preview.3.22175.1 | 1,132 | 4/13/2022 | |
| 7.0.0-preview.2.22153.1 | 854 | 3/14/2022 | |
| 7.0.0-preview.1.22076.6 | 2,192 | 2/17/2022 | |
| 6.0.36 | 101,179 | 11/12/2024 | |
| 6.0.35 | 42,595 | 10/8/2024 | |
| 6.0.33 | 61,627 | 8/13/2024 | |
| 6.0.32 | 30,791 | 7/9/2024 | |
| 6.0.31 | 67,516 | 5/28/2024 | |
| 6.0.30 | 22,778 | 5/14/2024 | |
| 6.0.29 | 66,205 | 4/9/2024 | |
| 6.0.28 | 74,429 | 3/12/2024 | |
| 6.0.27 | 60,690 | 2/13/2024 | |
| 6.0.26 | 85,943 | 1/9/2024 | |
| 6.0.25 | 237,959 | 11/14/2023 | |
| 6.0.24 | 57,448 | 10/24/2023 | |
| 6.0.23 | 39,551 | 10/10/2023 | |
| 6.0.22 | 54,771 | 9/12/2023 | |
| 6.0.21 | 100,858 | 8/8/2023 | |
| 6.0.20 | 74,422 | 7/11/2023 | |
| 6.0.19 | 61,362 | 6/22/2023 | |
| 6.0.18 | 36,942 | 6/13/2023 | |
| 6.0.16 | 151,064 | 4/11/2023 | |
| 6.0.15 | 111,766 | 3/14/2023 | |
| 6.0.14 | 147,851 | 2/14/2023 | |
| 6.0.13 | 171,912 | 1/10/2023 | |
| 6.0.12 | 145,187 | 12/13/2022 | |
| 6.0.11 | 310,022 | 11/7/2022 | |
| 6.0.10 | 1,352,110 | 10/11/2022 | |
| 6.0.9 | 1,045,552 | 9/13/2022 | |
| 6.0.8 | 1,638,281 | 8/9/2022 | |
| 6.0.7 | 1,415,565 | 7/12/2022 | |
| 6.0.6 | 1,163,076 | 6/14/2022 | |
| 6.0.5 | 1,751,151 | 5/10/2022 | |
| 6.0.4 | 686,879 | 4/11/2022 | |
| 6.0.3 | 820,477 | 3/8/2022 | |
| 6.0.2 | 638,855 | 2/8/2022 | |
| 6.0.1 | 1,069,069 | 12/14/2021 | |
| 6.0.0 | 1,254,700 | 11/8/2021 | |
| 6.0.0-rc.2.21480.5 | 7,225 | 10/12/2021 | |
| 6.0.0-rc.1.21452.10 | 9,218 | 9/14/2021 | |
| 6.0.0-preview.7.21378.4 | 13,912 | 8/10/2021 | |
| 6.0.0-preview.6.21352.1 | 1,467 | 7/14/2021 | |
| 6.0.0-preview.5.21301.9 | 1,919 | 6/15/2021 | |
| 6.0.0-preview.4.21253.1 | 1,121 | 5/24/2021 | |
| 6.0.0-preview.3.21201.2 | 10,179 | 4/8/2021 | |
| 6.0.0-preview.2.21154.2 | 1,600 | 3/11/2021 | |
| 6.0.0-preview.1.21102.2 | 1,553 | 2/12/2021 | |
| 5.0.17 | 226,394 | 5/10/2022 | |
| 5.0.16 | 23,047 | 4/11/2022 | |
| 5.0.15 | 21,044 | 3/8/2022 | |
| 5.0.14 | 18,765 | 2/8/2022 | |
| 5.0.13 | 38,180 | 12/14/2021 | |
| 5.0.12 | 62,483 | 11/7/2021 | |
| 5.0.11 | 410,808 | 10/12/2021 | |
| 5.0.10 | 472,106 | 9/14/2021 | |
| 5.0.9 | 428,214 | 8/10/2021 | |
| 5.0.8 | 372,469 | 7/13/2021 | |
| 5.0.7 | 454,257 | 6/8/2021 | |
| 5.0.6 | 442,946 | 5/11/2021 | |
| 5.0.5 | 507,660 | 4/6/2021 | |
| 5.0.4 | 297,969 | 3/9/2021 | |
| 5.0.3 | 383,606 | 2/9/2021 | |
| 5.0.2 | 331,185 | 1/12/2021 | |
| 5.0.1 | 386,973 | 12/8/2020 | |
| 5.0.0 | 484,230 | 11/9/2020 | |
| 5.0.0-rc.2.20475.6 | 6,779 | 10/13/2020 | |
| 5.0.0-rc.1.20451.13 | 11,134 | 9/14/2020 | |
| 5.0.0-preview.8.20407.4 | 3,078 | 8/25/2020 | |
| 5.0.0-preview.7.20365.15 | 1,780 | 7/21/2020 | |
| 5.0.0-preview.6.20312.4 | 4,717 | 6/25/2020 | |
| 5.0.0-preview.5.20278.2 | 2,328 | 6/10/2020 | |
| 5.0.0-preview.4.20220.10 | 976 | 5/18/2020 | |
| 5.0.0-preview.3.20181.2 | 1,500 | 4/23/2020 | |
| 5.0.0-preview.2.20159.4 | 864 | 4/2/2020 | |
| 5.0.0-preview.2.20120.8 | 1,153 | 3/16/2020 | |
| 3.1.32 | 88,723 | 12/13/2022 | |
| 3.1.31 | 10,299 | 11/8/2022 | |
| 3.1.30 | 11,269 | 10/11/2022 | |
| 3.1.29 | 12,795 | 9/13/2022 | |
| 3.1.28 | 22,580 | 8/9/2022 | |
| 3.1.27 | 26,713 | 7/12/2022 | |
| 3.1.26 | 29,201 | 6/14/2022 | |
| 3.1.25 | 13,192 | 5/10/2022 | |
| 3.1.24 | 9,475 | 4/11/2022 | |
| 3.1.23 | 13,131 | 3/8/2022 | |
| 3.1.22 | 27,613 | 12/14/2021 | |
| 3.1.21 | 21,658 | 11/7/2021 | |
| 3.1.20 | 16,398 | 10/11/2021 | |
| 3.1.19 | 22,041 | 9/14/2021 | |
| 3.1.18 | 28,097 | 8/10/2021 | |
| 3.1.17 | 25,540 | 7/13/2021 | |
| 3.1.16 | 23,906 | 6/8/2021 | |
| 3.1.15 | 17,802 | 5/11/2021 | |
| 3.1.14 | 45,763 | 4/6/2021 | |
| 3.1.13 | 41,652 | 3/9/2021 | |
| 3.1.12 | 49,259 | 2/9/2021 | |
| 3.1.11 | 34,384 | 1/12/2021 | |
| 3.1.10 | 128,578 | 11/9/2020 | |
| 3.1.9 | 333,058 | 10/13/2020 | |
| 3.1.8 | 375,478 | 9/8/2020 | |
| 3.1.7 | 318,368 | 8/11/2020 | |
| 3.1.6 | 334,776 | 7/14/2020 | |
| 3.1.5 | 323,219 | 6/9/2020 | |
| 3.1.4 | 308,214 | 5/12/2020 | |
| 3.1.3 | 530,654 | 3/24/2020 | |
| 3.1.2 | 358,581 | 2/19/2020 | |
| 3.1.1 | 519,429 | 1/14/2020 | |
| 3.1.0 | 512,220 | 12/3/2019 | |
| 3.1.0-preview3.19554.8 | 3,930 | 11/13/2019 | |
| 3.1.0-preview2.19525.5 | 921 | 11/1/2019 | |
| 3.1.0-preview1.19506.2 | 2,213 | 10/15/2019 | |
| 3.0.3 | 12,196 | 2/19/2020 | |
| 3.0.2 | 9,322 | 1/14/2020 | |
| 3.0.1 | 25,657 | 11/18/2019 | |
| 3.0.0 | 554,588 | 9/23/2019 | |
| 3.0.0-rc1.19456.14 | 1,922 | 9/16/2019 | |
| 3.0.0-preview9.19423.6 | 3,340 | 9/4/2019 | |
| 3.0.0-preview8.19405.11 | 5,697 | 8/13/2019 | |
| 3.0.0-preview7.19362.6 | 7,016 | 7/23/2019 | |
| 3.0.0-preview6.19304.10 | 2,492 | 6/12/2019 | |
| 3.0.0-preview5.19227.1 | 2,675 | 5/6/2019 | |
| 3.0.0-preview4.19216.3 | 8,333 | 4/18/2019 | |
| 3.0.0-preview3.19153.1 | 1,454 | 3/6/2019 | |
| 3.0.0-preview.19074.3 | 2,194 | 1/29/2019 | |
| 3.0.0-preview.18572.1 | 2,918 | 12/3/2018 | |
| 2.2.6 | 78,486 | 7/9/2019 | |
| 2.2.3 | 8,946 | 3/11/2019 | |
| 2.2.2 | 9,671 | 2/12/2019 | |
| 2.2.1 | 9,528 | 1/8/2019 | |
| 2.2.0 | 40,390 | 12/3/2018 | |
| 2.2.0-preview3-35497 | 7,830 | 10/17/2018 | |
| 2.2.0-preview2-35157 | 7,918 | 9/12/2018 | |
| 2.2.0-preview1-35029 | 8,051 | 8/22/2018 | |
| 2.1.14 | 25,460 | 11/18/2019 | |
| 2.1.11 | 11,083 | 5/14/2019 | |
| 2.1.8 | 8,504 | 2/12/2019 | |
| 2.1.4 | 19,995 | 10/1/2018 | |
| 2.1.3 | 9,382 | 9/11/2018 | |
| 2.1.2 | 8,681 | 8/21/2018 | |
| 2.1.1 | 13,852 | 6/18/2018 | |
| 2.1.0 | 37,996 | 5/29/2018 |