dotnet-ef
8.0.21
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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 8.0.21
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 8.0.21
This package contains a .NET tool you can call from the shell/command line.
#tool dotnet:?package=dotnet-ef&version=8.0.21
The NuGet Team does not provide support for this client. Please contact its maintainers for support.
nuke :add-package dotnet-ef --version 8.0.21
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.2.25502.107 | 1,497 | 10/14/2025 | |
| 10.0.0-rc.1.25451.107 | 3,926 | 9/9/2025 | |
| 10.0.0-preview.7.25380.108 | 3,574 | 8/12/2025 | |
| 10.0.0-preview.6.25358.103 | 1,221 | 7/15/2025 | |
| 10.0.0-preview.5.25277.114 | 1,344 | 6/6/2025 | |
| 10.0.0-preview.4.25258.110 | 979 | 5/12/2025 | |
| 10.0.0-preview.3.25171.6 | 1,185 | 4/10/2025 | |
| 10.0.0-preview.2.25163.8 | 888 | 3/18/2025 | |
| 10.0.0-preview.1.25081.1 | 947 | 2/25/2025 | |
| 9.0.10 | 612,876 | 10/14/2025 | |
| 9.0.9 | 2,084,566 | 9/9/2025 | |
| 9.0.8 | 2,138,623 | 8/5/2025 | |
| 9.0.7 | 1,373,091 | 7/8/2025 | |
| 9.0.6 | 1,533,412 | 6/10/2025 | |
| 9.0.5 | 1,619,282 | 5/13/2025 | |
| 9.0.4 | 2,228,390 | 4/8/2025 | |
| 9.0.3 | 1,796,352 | 3/11/2025 | |
| 9.0.2 | 1,739,883 | 2/11/2025 | |
| 9.0.1 | 1,553,866 | 1/14/2025 | |
| 9.0.0 | 2,993,568 | 11/12/2024 | |
| 9.0.0-rc.2.24474.1 | 5,991 | 10/8/2024 | |
| 9.0.0-rc.1.24451.1 | 2,973 | 9/10/2024 | |
| 9.0.0-preview.7.24405.3 | 1,878 | 8/13/2024 | |
| 9.0.0-preview.6.24327.4 | 2,205 | 7/9/2024 | |
| 9.0.0-preview.5.24306.3 | 1,948 | 6/11/2024 | |
| 9.0.0-preview.4.24267.1 | 1,475 | 5/21/2024 | |
| 9.0.0-preview.3.24172.4 | 2,075 | 4/11/2024 | |
| 9.0.0-preview.2.24128.4 | 1,772 | 3/12/2024 | |
| 9.0.0-preview.1.24081.2 | 2,051 | 2/13/2024 | |
| 8.0.21 | 49,957 | 10/14/2025 | |
| 8.0.20 | 158,843 | 9/9/2025 | |
| 8.0.19 | 139,245 | 8/5/2025 | |
| 8.0.18 | 90,209 | 7/8/2025 | |
| 8.0.17 | 184,251 | 6/10/2025 | |
| 8.0.16 | 141,266 | 5/13/2025 | |
| 8.0.15 | 231,240 | 4/8/2025 | |
| 8.0.14 | 286,705 | 3/11/2025 | |
| 8.0.13 | 200,498 | 2/11/2025 | |
| 8.0.12 | 234,967 | 1/14/2025 | |
| 8.0.11 | 662,225 | 11/12/2024 | |
| 8.0.10 | 2,294,858 | 10/8/2024 | |
| 8.0.8 | 3,678,092 | 8/13/2024 | |
| 8.0.7 | 1,994,431 | 7/9/2024 | |
| 8.0.6 | 2,924,088 | 5/28/2024 | |
| 8.0.5 | 953,078 | 5/14/2024 | |
| 8.0.4 | 2,284,021 | 4/9/2024 | |
| 8.0.3 | 1,563,739 | 3/12/2024 | |
| 8.0.2 | 1,745,076 | 2/13/2024 | |
| 8.0.1 | 2,162,556 | 1/9/2024 | |
| 8.0.0 | 3,320,927 | 11/14/2023 | |
| 8.0.0-rc.2.23480.1 | 20,770 | 10/10/2023 | |
| 8.0.0-rc.1.23419.6 | 8,251 | 9/12/2023 | |
| 8.0.0-preview.7.23375.4 | 2,315 | 8/8/2023 | |
| 8.0.0-preview.6.23329.4 | 3,029 | 7/11/2023 | |
| 8.0.0-preview.5.23280.1 | 1,919 | 6/13/2023 | |
| 8.0.0-preview.4.23259.3 | 2,275 | 5/16/2023 | |
| 8.0.0-preview.3.23174.2 | 2,633 | 4/11/2023 | |
| 8.0.0-preview.2.23128.3 | 2,363 | 3/14/2023 | |
| 8.0.0-preview.1.23111.4 | 1,129 | 2/21/2023 | |
| 7.0.20 | 256,910 | 5/28/2024 | |
| 7.0.19 | 36,356 | 5/14/2024 | |
| 7.0.18 | 74,140 | 4/9/2024 | |
| 7.0.17 | 105,832 | 3/12/2024 | |
| 7.0.16 | 151,895 | 2/13/2024 | |
| 7.0.15 | 186,211 | 1/9/2024 | |
| 7.0.14 | 1,013,760 | 11/14/2023 | |
| 7.0.13 | 1,640,160 | 10/24/2023 | |
| 7.0.12 | 682,597 | 10/10/2023 | |
| 7.0.11 | 1,282,811 | 9/12/2023 | |
| 7.0.10 | 1,641,273 | 8/8/2023 | |
| 7.0.9 | 1,131,714 | 7/11/2023 | |
| 7.0.8 | 772,363 | 6/22/2023 | |
| 7.0.7 | 439,986 | 6/13/2023 | |
| 7.0.5 | 2,596,149 | 4/11/2023 | |
| 7.0.4 | 1,050,660 | 3/14/2023 | |
| 7.0.3 | 1,258,105 | 2/14/2023 | |
| 7.0.2 | 1,383,947 | 1/10/2023 | |
| 7.0.1 | 788,629 | 12/13/2022 | |
| 7.0.0 | 1,696,496 | 11/7/2022 | |
| 7.0.0-rc.2.22472.11 | 4,119 | 10/11/2022 | |
| 7.0.0-rc.1.22426.7 | 3,577 | 9/14/2022 | |
| 7.0.0-preview.7.22376.2 | 1,862 | 8/9/2022 | |
| 7.0.0-preview.6.22329.4 | 2,896 | 7/12/2022 | |
| 7.0.0-preview.5.22302.2 | 2,829 | 6/14/2022 | |
| 7.0.0-preview.4.22229.2 | 2,758 | 5/10/2022 | |
| 7.0.0-preview.3.22175.1 | 1,209 | 4/13/2022 | |
| 7.0.0-preview.2.22153.1 | 932 | 3/14/2022 | |
| 7.0.0-preview.1.22076.6 | 2,275 | 2/17/2022 | |
| 6.0.36 | 135,921 | 11/12/2024 | |
| 6.0.35 | 44,671 | 10/8/2024 | |
| 6.0.33 | 65,490 | 8/13/2024 | |
| 6.0.32 | 32,887 | 7/9/2024 | |
| 6.0.31 | 71,045 | 5/28/2024 | |
| 6.0.30 | 24,119 | 5/14/2024 | |
| 6.0.29 | 70,688 | 4/9/2024 | |
| 6.0.28 | 80,668 | 3/12/2024 | |
| 6.0.27 | 63,151 | 2/13/2024 | |
| 6.0.26 | 88,219 | 1/9/2024 | |
| 6.0.25 | 248,704 | 11/14/2023 | |
| 6.0.24 | 59,177 | 10/24/2023 | |
| 6.0.23 | 40,704 | 10/10/2023 | |
| 6.0.22 | 58,849 | 9/12/2023 | |
| 6.0.21 | 110,875 | 8/8/2023 | |
| 6.0.20 | 79,415 | 7/11/2023 | |
| 6.0.19 | 64,229 | 6/22/2023 | |
| 6.0.18 | 38,224 | 6/13/2023 | |
| 6.0.16 | 154,205 | 4/11/2023 | |
| 6.0.15 | 116,657 | 3/14/2023 | |
| 6.0.14 | 151,247 | 2/14/2023 | |
| 6.0.13 | 179,619 | 1/10/2023 | |
| 6.0.12 | 151,674 | 12/13/2022 | |
| 6.0.11 | 325,391 | 11/7/2022 | |
| 6.0.10 | 1,360,563 | 10/11/2022 | |
| 6.0.9 | 1,052,830 | 9/13/2022 | |
| 6.0.8 | 1,656,036 | 8/9/2022 | |
| 6.0.7 | 1,433,436 | 7/12/2022 | |
| 6.0.6 | 1,191,716 | 6/14/2022 | |
| 6.0.5 | 1,798,039 | 5/10/2022 | |
| 6.0.4 | 694,585 | 4/11/2022 | |
| 6.0.3 | 829,117 | 3/8/2022 | |
| 6.0.2 | 661,254 | 2/8/2022 | |
| 6.0.1 | 1,084,565 | 12/14/2021 | |
| 6.0.0 | 1,319,137 | 11/8/2021 | |
| 6.0.0-rc.2.21480.5 | 7,315 | 10/12/2021 | |
| 6.0.0-rc.1.21452.10 | 9,316 | 9/14/2021 | |
| 6.0.0-preview.7.21378.4 | 14,621 | 8/10/2021 | |
| 6.0.0-preview.6.21352.1 | 1,545 | 7/14/2021 | |
| 6.0.0-preview.5.21301.9 | 2,006 | 6/15/2021 | |
| 6.0.0-preview.4.21253.1 | 1,198 | 5/24/2021 | |
| 6.0.0-preview.3.21201.2 | 11,286 | 4/8/2021 | |
| 6.0.0-preview.2.21154.2 | 1,685 | 3/11/2021 | |
| 6.0.0-preview.1.21102.2 | 1,644 | 2/12/2021 | |
| 5.0.17 | 237,279 | 5/10/2022 | |
| 5.0.16 | 23,754 | 4/11/2022 | |
| 5.0.15 | 21,652 | 3/8/2022 | |
| 5.0.14 | 19,466 | 2/8/2022 | |
| 5.0.13 | 38,821 | 12/14/2021 | |
| 5.0.12 | 63,911 | 11/7/2021 | |
| 5.0.11 | 413,707 | 10/12/2021 | |
| 5.0.10 | 490,243 | 9/14/2021 | |
| 5.0.9 | 431,654 | 8/10/2021 | |
| 5.0.8 | 376,305 | 7/13/2021 | |
| 5.0.7 | 458,614 | 6/8/2021 | |
| 5.0.6 | 448,841 | 5/11/2021 | |
| 5.0.5 | 513,728 | 4/6/2021 | |
| 5.0.4 | 299,752 | 3/9/2021 | |
| 5.0.3 | 388,810 | 2/9/2021 | |
| 5.0.2 | 334,068 | 1/12/2021 | |
| 5.0.1 | 391,125 | 12/8/2020 | |
| 5.0.0 | 489,578 | 11/9/2020 | |
| 5.0.0-rc.2.20475.6 | 6,867 | 10/13/2020 | |
| 5.0.0-rc.1.20451.13 | 11,254 | 9/14/2020 | |
| 5.0.0-preview.8.20407.4 | 3,167 | 8/25/2020 | |
| 5.0.0-preview.7.20365.15 | 1,876 | 7/21/2020 | |
| 5.0.0-preview.6.20312.4 | 4,813 | 6/25/2020 | |
| 5.0.0-preview.5.20278.2 | 2,423 | 6/10/2020 | |
| 5.0.0-preview.4.20220.10 | 1,068 | 5/18/2020 | |
| 5.0.0-preview.3.20181.2 | 1,589 | 4/23/2020 | |
| 5.0.0-preview.2.20159.4 | 947 | 4/2/2020 | |
| 5.0.0-preview.2.20120.8 | 1,238 | 3/16/2020 | |
| 3.1.32 | 99,470 | 12/13/2022 | |
| 3.1.31 | 10,624 | 11/8/2022 | |
| 3.1.30 | 11,596 | 10/11/2022 | |
| 3.1.29 | 13,148 | 9/13/2022 | |
| 3.1.28 | 23,039 | 8/9/2022 | |
| 3.1.27 | 27,356 | 7/12/2022 | |
| 3.1.26 | 29,836 | 6/14/2022 | |
| 3.1.25 | 13,529 | 5/10/2022 | |
| 3.1.24 | 9,827 | 4/11/2022 | |
| 3.1.23 | 13,637 | 3/8/2022 | |
| 3.1.22 | 28,212 | 12/14/2021 | |
| 3.1.21 | 22,093 | 11/7/2021 | |
| 3.1.20 | 16,728 | 10/11/2021 | |
| 3.1.19 | 22,403 | 9/14/2021 | |
| 3.1.18 | 28,727 | 8/10/2021 | |
| 3.1.17 | 25,857 | 7/13/2021 | |
| 3.1.16 | 24,263 | 6/8/2021 | |
| 3.1.15 | 18,145 | 5/11/2021 | |
| 3.1.14 | 46,657 | 4/6/2021 | |
| 3.1.13 | 42,776 | 3/9/2021 | |
| 3.1.12 | 50,242 | 2/9/2021 | |
| 3.1.11 | 34,715 | 1/12/2021 | |
| 3.1.10 | 130,344 | 11/9/2020 | |
| 3.1.9 | 335,381 | 10/13/2020 | |
| 3.1.8 | 378,727 | 9/8/2020 | |
| 3.1.7 | 323,212 | 8/11/2020 | |
| 3.1.6 | 337,850 | 7/14/2020 | |
| 3.1.5 | 326,341 | 6/9/2020 | |
| 3.1.4 | 312,387 | 5/12/2020 | |
| 3.1.3 | 533,917 | 3/24/2020 | |
| 3.1.2 | 364,328 | 2/19/2020 | |
| 3.1.1 | 523,074 | 1/14/2020 | |
| 3.1.0 | 516,980 | 12/3/2019 | |
| 3.1.0-preview3.19554.8 | 4,016 | 11/13/2019 | |
| 3.1.0-preview2.19525.5 | 1,002 | 11/1/2019 | |
| 3.1.0-preview1.19506.2 | 2,305 | 10/15/2019 | |
| 3.0.3 | 12,318 | 2/19/2020 | |
| 3.0.2 | 9,431 | 1/14/2020 | |
| 3.0.1 | 25,872 | 11/18/2019 | |
| 3.0.0 | 559,103 | 9/23/2019 | |
| 3.0.0-rc1.19456.14 | 2,013 | 9/16/2019 | |
| 3.0.0-preview9.19423.6 | 3,426 | 9/4/2019 | |
| 3.0.0-preview8.19405.11 | 5,784 | 8/13/2019 | |
| 3.0.0-preview7.19362.6 | 7,106 | 7/23/2019 | |
| 3.0.0-preview6.19304.10 | 2,582 | 6/12/2019 | |
| 3.0.0-preview5.19227.1 | 2,767 | 5/6/2019 | |
| 3.0.0-preview4.19216.3 | 8,419 | 4/18/2019 | |
| 3.0.0-preview3.19153.1 | 1,540 | 3/6/2019 | |
| 3.0.0-preview.19074.3 | 2,285 | 1/29/2019 | |
| 3.0.0-preview.18572.1 | 3,005 | 12/3/2018 | |
| 2.2.6 | 79,539 | 7/9/2019 | |
| 2.2.3 | 9,088 | 3/11/2019 | |
| 2.2.2 | 9,877 | 2/12/2019 | |
| 2.2.1 | 9,724 | 1/8/2019 | |
| 2.2.0 | 42,676 | 12/3/2018 | |
| 2.2.0-preview3-35497 | 7,953 | 10/17/2018 | |
| 2.2.0-preview2-35157 | 8,073 | 9/12/2018 | |
| 2.2.0-preview1-35029 | 8,200 | 8/22/2018 | |
| 2.1.14 | 26,218 | 11/18/2019 | |
| 2.1.11 | 11,196 | 5/14/2019 | |
| 2.1.8 | 8,618 | 2/12/2019 | |
| 2.1.4 | 20,225 | 10/1/2018 | |
| 2.1.3 | 9,537 | 9/11/2018 | |
| 2.1.2 | 8,844 | 8/21/2018 | |
| 2.1.1 | 14,077 | 6/18/2018 | |
| 2.1.0 | 38,283 | 5/29/2018 |