dotnet-ef
8.0.18
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There is a newer version of this package available.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 8.0.18
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 8.0.18
This package contains a .NET tool you can call from the shell/command line.
#tool dotnet:?package=dotnet-ef&version=8.0.18
The NuGet Team does not provide support for this client. Please contact its maintainers for support.
nuke :add-package dotnet-ef --version 8.0.18
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.7.25380.108 | 24 | 8/12/2025 | |
| 10.0.0-preview.6.25358.103 | 406 | 7/15/2025 | |
| 10.0.0-preview.5.25277.114 | 1,156 | 6/6/2025 | |
| 10.0.0-preview.4.25258.110 | 840 | 5/12/2025 | |
| 10.0.0-preview.3.25171.6 | 972 | 4/10/2025 | |
| 10.0.0-preview.2.25163.8 | 793 | 3/18/2025 | |
| 10.0.0-preview.1.25081.1 | 832 | 2/25/2025 | |
| 9.0.8 | 49,180 | 8/5/2025 | |
| 9.0.7 | 782,195 | 7/8/2025 | |
| 9.0.6 | 1,443,120 | 6/10/2025 | |
| 9.0.5 | 1,525,765 | 5/13/2025 | |
| 9.0.4 | 2,025,952 | 4/8/2025 | |
| 9.0.3 | 1,716,333 | 3/11/2025 | |
| 9.0.2 | 1,683,875 | 2/11/2025 | |
| 9.0.1 | 1,493,414 | 1/14/2025 | |
| 9.0.0 | 2,839,692 | 11/12/2024 | |
| 9.0.0-rc.2.24474.1 | 5,665 | 10/8/2024 | |
| 9.0.0-rc.1.24451.1 | 2,866 | 9/10/2024 | |
| 9.0.0-preview.7.24405.3 | 1,780 | 8/13/2024 | |
| 9.0.0-preview.6.24327.4 | 2,122 | 7/9/2024 | |
| 9.0.0-preview.5.24306.3 | 1,871 | 6/11/2024 | |
| 9.0.0-preview.4.24267.1 | 1,388 | 5/21/2024 | |
| 9.0.0-preview.3.24172.4 | 1,968 | 4/11/2024 | |
| 9.0.0-preview.2.24128.4 | 1,665 | 3/12/2024 | |
| 9.0.0-preview.1.24081.2 | 1,992 | 2/13/2024 | |
| 8.0.19 | 4,676 | 8/5/2025 | |
| 8.0.18 | 38,382 | 7/8/2025 | |
| 8.0.17 | 114,442 | 6/10/2025 | |
| 8.0.16 | 114,680 | 5/13/2025 | |
| 8.0.15 | 200,239 | 4/8/2025 | |
| 8.0.14 | 219,203 | 3/11/2025 | |
| 8.0.13 | 167,757 | 2/11/2025 | |
| 8.0.12 | 210,188 | 1/14/2025 | |
| 8.0.11 | 561,521 | 11/12/2024 | |
| 8.0.10 | 2,193,825 | 10/8/2024 | |
| 8.0.8 | 3,541,709 | 8/13/2024 | |
| 8.0.7 | 1,912,327 | 7/9/2024 | |
| 8.0.6 | 2,791,785 | 5/28/2024 | |
| 8.0.5 | 910,595 | 5/14/2024 | |
| 8.0.4 | 2,189,960 | 4/9/2024 | |
| 8.0.3 | 1,513,721 | 3/12/2024 | |
| 8.0.2 | 1,670,013 | 2/13/2024 | |
| 8.0.1 | 2,087,508 | 1/9/2024 | |
| 8.0.0 | 3,155,388 | 11/14/2023 | |
| 8.0.0-rc.2.23480.1 | 19,881 | 10/10/2023 | |
| 8.0.0-rc.1.23419.6 | 8,140 | 9/12/2023 | |
| 8.0.0-preview.7.23375.4 | 2,270 | 8/8/2023 | |
| 8.0.0-preview.6.23329.4 | 2,980 | 7/11/2023 | |
| 8.0.0-preview.5.23280.1 | 1,870 | 6/13/2023 | |
| 8.0.0-preview.4.23259.3 | 2,218 | 5/16/2023 | |
| 8.0.0-preview.3.23174.2 | 2,560 | 4/11/2023 | |
| 8.0.0-preview.2.23128.3 | 2,248 | 3/14/2023 | |
| 8.0.0-preview.1.23111.4 | 1,074 | 2/21/2023 | |
| 7.0.20 | 224,589 | 5/28/2024 | |
| 7.0.19 | 34,817 | 5/14/2024 | |
| 7.0.18 | 71,290 | 4/9/2024 | |
| 7.0.17 | 101,203 | 3/12/2024 | |
| 7.0.16 | 147,516 | 2/13/2024 | |
| 7.0.15 | 181,237 | 1/9/2024 | |
| 7.0.14 | 969,729 | 11/14/2023 | |
| 7.0.13 | 1,564,780 | 10/24/2023 | |
| 7.0.12 | 676,669 | 10/10/2023 | |
| 7.0.11 | 1,271,995 | 9/12/2023 | |
| 7.0.10 | 1,623,697 | 8/8/2023 | |
| 7.0.9 | 1,125,001 | 7/11/2023 | |
| 7.0.8 | 764,463 | 6/22/2023 | |
| 7.0.7 | 436,356 | 6/13/2023 | |
| 7.0.5 | 2,569,837 | 4/11/2023 | |
| 7.0.4 | 1,044,556 | 3/14/2023 | |
| 7.0.3 | 1,245,994 | 2/14/2023 | |
| 7.0.2 | 1,372,946 | 1/10/2023 | |
| 7.0.1 | 783,983 | 12/13/2022 | |
| 7.0.0 | 1,665,222 | 11/7/2022 | |
| 7.0.0-rc.2.22472.11 | 4,058 | 10/11/2022 | |
| 7.0.0-rc.1.22426.7 | 3,488 | 9/14/2022 | |
| 7.0.0-preview.7.22376.2 | 1,820 | 8/9/2022 | |
| 7.0.0-preview.6.22329.4 | 2,842 | 7/12/2022 | |
| 7.0.0-preview.5.22302.2 | 2,766 | 6/14/2022 | |
| 7.0.0-preview.4.22229.2 | 2,707 | 5/10/2022 | |
| 7.0.0-preview.3.22175.1 | 1,157 | 4/13/2022 | |
| 7.0.0-preview.2.22153.1 | 878 | 3/14/2022 | |
| 7.0.0-preview.1.22076.6 | 2,223 | 2/17/2022 | |
| 6.0.36 | 109,656 | 11/12/2024 | |
| 6.0.35 | 42,850 | 10/8/2024 | |
| 6.0.33 | 62,537 | 8/13/2024 | |
| 6.0.32 | 31,127 | 7/9/2024 | |
| 6.0.31 | 68,228 | 5/28/2024 | |
| 6.0.30 | 22,931 | 5/14/2024 | |
| 6.0.29 | 67,607 | 4/9/2024 | |
| 6.0.28 | 76,193 | 3/12/2024 | |
| 6.0.27 | 61,192 | 2/13/2024 | |
| 6.0.26 | 86,616 | 1/9/2024 | |
| 6.0.25 | 240,408 | 11/14/2023 | |
| 6.0.24 | 57,889 | 10/24/2023 | |
| 6.0.23 | 39,743 | 10/10/2023 | |
| 6.0.22 | 55,367 | 9/12/2023 | |
| 6.0.21 | 103,086 | 8/8/2023 | |
| 6.0.20 | 75,834 | 7/11/2023 | |
| 6.0.19 | 62,481 | 6/22/2023 | |
| 6.0.18 | 37,191 | 6/13/2023 | |
| 6.0.16 | 151,812 | 4/11/2023 | |
| 6.0.15 | 112,999 | 3/14/2023 | |
| 6.0.14 | 148,494 | 2/14/2023 | |
| 6.0.13 | 173,549 | 1/10/2023 | |
| 6.0.12 | 147,084 | 12/13/2022 | |
| 6.0.11 | 312,806 | 11/7/2022 | |
| 6.0.10 | 1,354,453 | 10/11/2022 | |
| 6.0.9 | 1,047,446 | 9/13/2022 | |
| 6.0.8 | 1,644,092 | 8/9/2022 | |
| 6.0.7 | 1,419,987 | 7/12/2022 | |
| 6.0.6 | 1,170,854 | 6/14/2022 | |
| 6.0.5 | 1,762,975 | 5/10/2022 | |
| 6.0.4 | 688,618 | 4/11/2022 | |
| 6.0.3 | 822,466 | 3/8/2022 | |
| 6.0.2 | 646,592 | 2/8/2022 | |
| 6.0.1 | 1,073,637 | 12/14/2021 | |
| 6.0.0 | 1,274,381 | 11/8/2021 | |
| 6.0.0-rc.2.21480.5 | 7,262 | 10/12/2021 | |
| 6.0.0-rc.1.21452.10 | 9,252 | 9/14/2021 | |
| 6.0.0-preview.7.21378.4 | 14,166 | 8/10/2021 | |
| 6.0.0-preview.6.21352.1 | 1,493 | 7/14/2021 | |
| 6.0.0-preview.5.21301.9 | 1,952 | 6/15/2021 | |
| 6.0.0-preview.4.21253.1 | 1,149 | 5/24/2021 | |
| 6.0.0-preview.3.21201.2 | 10,484 | 4/8/2021 | |
| 6.0.0-preview.2.21154.2 | 1,627 | 3/11/2021 | |
| 6.0.0-preview.1.21102.2 | 1,583 | 2/12/2021 | |
| 5.0.17 | 228,693 | 5/10/2022 | |
| 5.0.16 | 23,179 | 4/11/2022 | |
| 5.0.15 | 21,199 | 3/8/2022 | |
| 5.0.14 | 18,896 | 2/8/2022 | |
| 5.0.13 | 38,328 | 12/14/2021 | |
| 5.0.12 | 62,826 | 11/7/2021 | |
| 5.0.11 | 411,600 | 10/12/2021 | |
| 5.0.10 | 474,583 | 9/14/2021 | |
| 5.0.9 | 429,121 | 8/10/2021 | |
| 5.0.8 | 373,566 | 7/13/2021 | |
| 5.0.7 | 455,286 | 6/8/2021 | |
| 5.0.6 | 444,244 | 5/11/2021 | |
| 5.0.5 | 508,998 | 4/6/2021 | |
| 5.0.4 | 298,525 | 3/9/2021 | |
| 5.0.3 | 384,888 | 2/9/2021 | |
| 5.0.2 | 331,796 | 1/12/2021 | |
| 5.0.1 | 388,750 | 12/8/2020 | |
| 5.0.0 | 485,982 | 11/9/2020 | |
| 5.0.0-rc.2.20475.6 | 6,810 | 10/13/2020 | |
| 5.0.0-rc.1.20451.13 | 11,168 | 9/14/2020 | |
| 5.0.0-preview.8.20407.4 | 3,107 | 8/25/2020 | |
| 5.0.0-preview.7.20365.15 | 1,812 | 7/21/2020 | |
| 5.0.0-preview.6.20312.4 | 4,746 | 6/25/2020 | |
| 5.0.0-preview.5.20278.2 | 2,360 | 6/10/2020 | |
| 5.0.0-preview.4.20220.10 | 1,005 | 5/18/2020 | |
| 5.0.0-preview.3.20181.2 | 1,529 | 4/23/2020 | |
| 5.0.0-preview.2.20159.4 | 890 | 4/2/2020 | |
| 5.0.0-preview.2.20120.8 | 1,182 | 3/16/2020 | |
| 3.1.32 | 90,620 | 12/13/2022 | |
| 3.1.31 | 10,371 | 11/8/2022 | |
| 3.1.30 | 11,346 | 10/11/2022 | |
| 3.1.29 | 12,899 | 9/13/2022 | |
| 3.1.28 | 22,706 | 8/9/2022 | |
| 3.1.27 | 26,951 | 7/12/2022 | |
| 3.1.26 | 29,353 | 6/14/2022 | |
| 3.1.25 | 13,272 | 5/10/2022 | |
| 3.1.24 | 9,560 | 4/11/2022 | |
| 3.1.23 | 13,285 | 3/8/2022 | |
| 3.1.22 | 27,714 | 12/14/2021 | |
| 3.1.21 | 21,779 | 11/7/2021 | |
| 3.1.20 | 16,474 | 10/11/2021 | |
| 3.1.19 | 22,130 | 9/14/2021 | |
| 3.1.18 | 28,260 | 8/10/2021 | |
| 3.1.17 | 25,616 | 7/13/2021 | |
| 3.1.16 | 24,005 | 6/8/2021 | |
| 3.1.15 | 17,880 | 5/11/2021 | |
| 3.1.14 | 45,972 | 4/6/2021 | |
| 3.1.13 | 42,024 | 3/9/2021 | |
| 3.1.12 | 49,461 | 2/9/2021 | |
| 3.1.11 | 34,461 | 1/12/2021 | |
| 3.1.10 | 129,016 | 11/9/2020 | |
| 3.1.9 | 333,644 | 10/13/2020 | |
| 3.1.8 | 376,308 | 9/8/2020 | |
| 3.1.7 | 319,214 | 8/11/2020 | |
| 3.1.6 | 335,635 | 7/14/2020 | |
| 3.1.5 | 323,975 | 6/9/2020 | |
| 3.1.4 | 309,156 | 5/12/2020 | |
| 3.1.3 | 531,624 | 3/24/2020 | |
| 3.1.2 | 359,824 | 2/19/2020 | |
| 3.1.1 | 520,430 | 1/14/2020 | |
| 3.1.0 | 513,609 | 12/3/2019 | |
| 3.1.0-preview3.19554.8 | 3,959 | 11/13/2019 | |
| 3.1.0-preview2.19525.5 | 948 | 11/1/2019 | |
| 3.1.0-preview1.19506.2 | 2,243 | 10/15/2019 | |
| 3.0.3 | 12,226 | 2/19/2020 | |
| 3.0.2 | 9,347 | 1/14/2020 | |
| 3.0.1 | 25,711 | 11/18/2019 | |
| 3.0.0 | 555,629 | 9/23/2019 | |
| 3.0.0-rc1.19456.14 | 1,953 | 9/16/2019 | |
| 3.0.0-preview9.19423.6 | 3,367 | 9/4/2019 | |
| 3.0.0-preview8.19405.11 | 5,723 | 8/13/2019 | |
| 3.0.0-preview7.19362.6 | 7,048 | 7/23/2019 | |
| 3.0.0-preview6.19304.10 | 2,521 | 6/12/2019 | |
| 3.0.0-preview5.19227.1 | 2,706 | 5/6/2019 | |
| 3.0.0-preview4.19216.3 | 8,362 | 4/18/2019 | |
| 3.0.0-preview3.19153.1 | 1,480 | 3/6/2019 | |
| 3.0.0-preview.19074.3 | 2,222 | 1/29/2019 | |
| 3.0.0-preview.18572.1 | 2,947 | 12/3/2018 | |
| 2.2.6 | 78,664 | 7/9/2019 | |
| 2.2.3 | 8,995 | 3/11/2019 | |
| 2.2.2 | 9,729 | 2/12/2019 | |
| 2.2.1 | 9,591 | 1/8/2019 | |
| 2.2.0 | 41,180 | 12/3/2018 | |
| 2.2.0-preview3-35497 | 7,860 | 10/17/2018 | |
| 2.2.0-preview2-35157 | 7,967 | 9/12/2018 | |
| 2.2.0-preview1-35029 | 8,102 | 8/22/2018 | |
| 2.1.14 | 25,631 | 11/18/2019 | |
| 2.1.11 | 11,110 | 5/14/2019 | |
| 2.1.8 | 8,533 | 2/12/2019 | |
| 2.1.4 | 20,051 | 10/1/2018 | |
| 2.1.3 | 9,432 | 9/11/2018 | |
| 2.1.2 | 8,728 | 8/21/2018 | |
| 2.1.1 | 13,935 | 6/18/2018 | |
| 2.1.0 | 38,096 | 5/29/2018 |