dotnet-ef
9.0.3
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 9.0.3
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 9.0.3
This package contains a .NET tool you can call from the shell/command line.
#tool dotnet:?package=dotnet-ef&version=9.0.3
The NuGet Team does not provide support for this client. Please contact its maintainers for support.
nuke :add-package dotnet-ef --version 9.0.3
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.2.25163.8 | 422 | 3/18/2025 | |
| 10.0.0-preview.1.25081.1 | 673 | 2/25/2025 | |
| 9.0.3 | 1,269,545 | 3/11/2025 | |
| 9.0.2 | 1,549,312 | 2/11/2025 | |
| 9.0.1 | 1,407,053 | 1/14/2025 | |
| 9.0.0 | 2,630,647 | 11/12/2024 | |
| 9.0.0-rc.2.24474.1 | 5,183 | 10/8/2024 | |
| 9.0.0-rc.1.24451.1 | 2,746 | 9/10/2024 | |
| 9.0.0-preview.7.24405.3 | 1,657 | 8/13/2024 | |
| 9.0.0-preview.6.24327.4 | 1,928 | 7/9/2024 | |
| 9.0.0-preview.5.24306.3 | 1,761 | 6/11/2024 | |
| 9.0.0-preview.4.24267.1 | 1,247 | 5/21/2024 | |
| 9.0.0-preview.3.24172.4 | 1,793 | 4/11/2024 | |
| 9.0.0-preview.2.24128.4 | 1,502 | 3/12/2024 | |
| 9.0.0-preview.1.24081.2 | 1,814 | 2/13/2024 | |
| 8.0.14 | 92,527 | 3/11/2025 | |
| 8.0.13 | 119,424 | 2/11/2025 | |
| 8.0.12 | 170,905 | 1/14/2025 | |
| 8.0.11 | 431,307 | 11/12/2024 | |
| 8.0.10 | 2,015,254 | 10/8/2024 | |
| 8.0.8 | 3,357,400 | 8/13/2024 | |
| 8.0.7 | 1,813,254 | 7/9/2024 | |
| 8.0.6 | 2,609,812 | 5/28/2024 | |
| 8.0.5 | 849,143 | 5/14/2024 | |
| 8.0.4 | 2,045,395 | 4/9/2024 | |
| 8.0.3 | 1,450,253 | 3/12/2024 | |
| 8.0.2 | 1,563,577 | 2/13/2024 | |
| 8.0.1 | 1,978,063 | 1/9/2024 | |
| 8.0.0 | 2,964,107 | 11/14/2023 | |
| 8.0.0-rc.2.23480.1 | 19,708 | 10/10/2023 | |
| 8.0.0-rc.1.23419.6 | 7,887 | 9/12/2023 | |
| 8.0.0-preview.7.23375.4 | 2,188 | 8/8/2023 | |
| 8.0.0-preview.6.23329.4 | 2,905 | 7/11/2023 | |
| 8.0.0-preview.5.23280.1 | 1,788 | 6/13/2023 | |
| 8.0.0-preview.4.23259.3 | 2,153 | 5/16/2023 | |
| 8.0.0-preview.3.23174.2 | 2,495 | 4/11/2023 | |
| 8.0.0-preview.2.23128.3 | 2,003 | 3/14/2023 | |
| 8.0.0-preview.1.23111.4 | 1,003 | 2/21/2023 | |
| 7.0.20 | 183,698 | 5/28/2024 | |
| 7.0.19 | 32,514 | 5/14/2024 | |
| 7.0.18 | 66,738 | 4/9/2024 | |
| 7.0.17 | 96,211 | 3/12/2024 | |
| 7.0.16 | 140,333 | 2/13/2024 | |
| 7.0.15 | 174,672 | 1/9/2024 | |
| 7.0.14 | 903,902 | 11/14/2023 | |
| 7.0.13 | 1,471,628 | 10/24/2023 | |
| 7.0.12 | 669,349 | 10/10/2023 | |
| 7.0.11 | 1,252,264 | 9/12/2023 | |
| 7.0.10 | 1,592,232 | 8/8/2023 | |
| 7.0.9 | 1,116,084 | 7/11/2023 | |
| 7.0.8 | 753,737 | 6/22/2023 | |
| 7.0.7 | 431,894 | 6/13/2023 | |
| 7.0.5 | 2,534,334 | 4/11/2023 | |
| 7.0.4 | 1,036,364 | 3/14/2023 | |
| 7.0.3 | 1,227,548 | 2/14/2023 | |
| 7.0.2 | 1,357,058 | 1/10/2023 | |
| 7.0.1 | 775,744 | 12/13/2022 | |
| 7.0.0 | 1,617,579 | 11/7/2022 | |
| 7.0.0-rc.2.22472.11 | 3,976 | 10/11/2022 | |
| 7.0.0-rc.1.22426.7 | 3,392 | 9/14/2022 | |
| 7.0.0-preview.7.22376.2 | 1,755 | 8/9/2022 | |
| 7.0.0-preview.6.22329.4 | 2,778 | 7/12/2022 | |
| 7.0.0-preview.5.22302.2 | 2,659 | 6/14/2022 | |
| 7.0.0-preview.4.22229.2 | 2,637 | 5/10/2022 | |
| 7.0.0-preview.3.22175.1 | 1,082 | 4/13/2022 | |
| 7.0.0-preview.2.22153.1 | 807 | 3/14/2022 | |
| 7.0.0-preview.1.22076.6 | 2,144 | 2/17/2022 | |
| 6.0.36 | 71,008 | 11/12/2024 | |
| 6.0.35 | 40,009 | 10/8/2024 | |
| 6.0.33 | 58,337 | 8/13/2024 | |
| 6.0.32 | 27,680 | 7/9/2024 | |
| 6.0.31 | 59,196 | 5/28/2024 | |
| 6.0.30 | 20,625 | 5/14/2024 | |
| 6.0.29 | 60,415 | 4/9/2024 | |
| 6.0.28 | 67,809 | 3/12/2024 | |
| 6.0.27 | 57,417 | 2/13/2024 | |
| 6.0.26 | 83,062 | 1/9/2024 | |
| 6.0.25 | 228,685 | 11/14/2023 | |
| 6.0.24 | 55,417 | 10/24/2023 | |
| 6.0.23 | 38,219 | 10/10/2023 | |
| 6.0.22 | 51,719 | 9/12/2023 | |
| 6.0.21 | 91,244 | 8/8/2023 | |
| 6.0.20 | 70,496 | 7/11/2023 | |
| 6.0.19 | 58,225 | 6/22/2023 | |
| 6.0.18 | 35,364 | 6/13/2023 | |
| 6.0.16 | 147,684 | 4/11/2023 | |
| 6.0.15 | 107,479 | 3/14/2023 | |
| 6.0.14 | 143,203 | 2/14/2023 | |
| 6.0.13 | 165,737 | 1/10/2023 | |
| 6.0.12 | 138,687 | 12/13/2022 | |
| 6.0.11 | 297,383 | 11/7/2022 | |
| 6.0.10 | 1,337,525 | 10/11/2022 | |
| 6.0.9 | 1,037,714 | 9/13/2022 | |
| 6.0.8 | 1,625,457 | 8/9/2022 | |
| 6.0.7 | 1,395,665 | 7/12/2022 | |
| 6.0.6 | 1,142,566 | 6/14/2022 | |
| 6.0.5 | 1,711,720 | 5/10/2022 | |
| 6.0.4 | 681,243 | 4/11/2022 | |
| 6.0.3 | 811,267 | 3/8/2022 | |
| 6.0.2 | 619,163 | 2/8/2022 | |
| 6.0.1 | 1,053,852 | 12/14/2021 | |
| 6.0.0 | 1,192,899 | 11/8/2021 | |
| 6.0.0-rc.2.21480.5 | 7,176 | 10/12/2021 | |
| 6.0.0-rc.1.21452.10 | 9,150 | 9/14/2021 | |
| 6.0.0-preview.7.21378.4 | 13,333 | 8/10/2021 | |
| 6.0.0-preview.6.21352.1 | 1,417 | 7/14/2021 | |
| 6.0.0-preview.5.21301.9 | 1,868 | 6/15/2021 | |
| 6.0.0-preview.4.21253.1 | 1,069 | 5/24/2021 | |
| 6.0.0-preview.3.21201.2 | 9,127 | 4/8/2021 | |
| 6.0.0-preview.2.21154.2 | 1,544 | 3/11/2021 | |
| 6.0.0-preview.1.21102.2 | 1,499 | 2/12/2021 | |
| 5.0.17 | 217,194 | 5/10/2022 | |
| 5.0.16 | 22,460 | 4/11/2022 | |
| 5.0.15 | 20,572 | 3/8/2022 | |
| 5.0.14 | 18,189 | 2/8/2022 | |
| 5.0.13 | 37,731 | 12/14/2021 | |
| 5.0.12 | 61,212 | 11/7/2021 | |
| 5.0.11 | 408,378 | 10/12/2021 | |
| 5.0.10 | 458,107 | 9/14/2021 | |
| 5.0.9 | 425,438 | 8/10/2021 | |
| 5.0.8 | 369,435 | 7/13/2021 | |
| 5.0.7 | 450,174 | 6/8/2021 | |
| 5.0.6 | 438,894 | 5/11/2021 | |
| 5.0.5 | 502,660 | 4/6/2021 | |
| 5.0.4 | 296,338 | 3/9/2021 | |
| 5.0.3 | 379,506 | 2/9/2021 | |
| 5.0.2 | 328,428 | 1/12/2021 | |
| 5.0.1 | 377,978 | 12/8/2020 | |
| 5.0.0 | 477,958 | 11/9/2020 | |
| 5.0.0-rc.2.20475.6 | 6,725 | 10/13/2020 | |
| 5.0.0-rc.1.20451.13 | 10,996 | 9/14/2020 | |
| 5.0.0-preview.8.20407.4 | 3,008 | 8/25/2020 | |
| 5.0.0-preview.7.20365.15 | 1,716 | 7/21/2020 | |
| 5.0.0-preview.6.20312.4 | 4,655 | 6/25/2020 | |
| 5.0.0-preview.5.20278.2 | 2,275 | 6/10/2020 | |
| 5.0.0-preview.4.20220.10 | 911 | 5/18/2020 | |
| 5.0.0-preview.3.20181.2 | 1,436 | 4/23/2020 | |
| 5.0.0-preview.2.20159.4 | 799 | 4/2/2020 | |
| 5.0.0-preview.2.20120.8 | 1,092 | 3/16/2020 | |
| 3.1.32 | 81,590 | 12/13/2022 | |
| 3.1.31 | 10,115 | 11/8/2022 | |
| 3.1.30 | 11,100 | 10/11/2022 | |
| 3.1.29 | 12,620 | 9/13/2022 | |
| 3.1.28 | 22,358 | 8/9/2022 | |
| 3.1.27 | 25,492 | 7/12/2022 | |
| 3.1.26 | 28,767 | 6/14/2022 | |
| 3.1.25 | 13,016 | 5/10/2022 | |
| 3.1.24 | 9,103 | 4/11/2022 | |
| 3.1.23 | 12,755 | 3/8/2022 | |
| 3.1.22 | 27,314 | 12/14/2021 | |
| 3.1.21 | 21,382 | 11/7/2021 | |
| 3.1.20 | 16,214 | 10/11/2021 | |
| 3.1.19 | 21,785 | 9/14/2021 | |
| 3.1.18 | 27,611 | 8/10/2021 | |
| 3.1.17 | 25,351 | 7/13/2021 | |
| 3.1.16 | 23,675 | 6/8/2021 | |
| 3.1.15 | 17,608 | 5/11/2021 | |
| 3.1.14 | 45,250 | 4/6/2021 | |
| 3.1.13 | 40,872 | 3/9/2021 | |
| 3.1.12 | 48,659 | 2/9/2021 | |
| 3.1.11 | 34,178 | 1/12/2021 | |
| 3.1.10 | 127,064 | 11/9/2020 | |
| 3.1.9 | 328,501 | 10/13/2020 | |
| 3.1.8 | 372,957 | 9/8/2020 | |
| 3.1.7 | 314,896 | 8/11/2020 | |
| 3.1.6 | 332,530 | 7/14/2020 | |
| 3.1.5 | 320,553 | 6/9/2020 | |
| 3.1.4 | 304,064 | 5/12/2020 | |
| 3.1.3 | 527,759 | 3/24/2020 | |
| 3.1.2 | 354,245 | 2/19/2020 | |
| 3.1.1 | 515,743 | 1/14/2020 | |
| 3.1.0 | 507,915 | 12/3/2019 | |
| 3.1.0-preview3.19554.8 | 3,873 | 11/13/2019 | |
| 3.1.0-preview2.19525.5 | 859 | 11/1/2019 | |
| 3.1.0-preview1.19506.2 | 2,154 | 10/15/2019 | |
| 3.0.3 | 12,117 | 2/19/2020 | |
| 3.0.2 | 9,250 | 1/14/2020 | |
| 3.0.1 | 25,223 | 11/18/2019 | |
| 3.0.0 | 550,311 | 9/23/2019 | |
| 3.0.0-rc1.19456.14 | 1,861 | 9/16/2019 | |
| 3.0.0-preview9.19423.6 | 3,279 | 9/4/2019 | |
| 3.0.0-preview8.19405.11 | 5,631 | 8/13/2019 | |
| 3.0.0-preview7.19362.6 | 6,953 | 7/23/2019 | |
| 3.0.0-preview6.19304.10 | 2,433 | 6/12/2019 | |
| 3.0.0-preview5.19227.1 | 2,615 | 5/6/2019 | |
| 3.0.0-preview4.19216.3 | 8,271 | 4/18/2019 | |
| 3.0.0-preview3.19153.1 | 1,390 | 3/6/2019 | |
| 3.0.0-preview.19074.3 | 2,126 | 1/29/2019 | |
| 3.0.0-preview.18572.1 | 2,860 | 12/3/2018 | |
| 2.2.6 | 78,075 | 7/9/2019 | |
| 2.2.3 | 8,817 | 3/11/2019 | |
| 2.2.2 | 9,497 | 2/12/2019 | |
| 2.2.1 | 9,424 | 1/8/2019 | |
| 2.2.0 | 38,721 | 12/3/2018 | |
| 2.2.0-preview3-35497 | 7,761 | 10/17/2018 | |
| 2.2.0-preview2-35157 | 7,819 | 9/12/2018 | |
| 2.2.0-preview1-35029 | 7,949 | 8/22/2018 | |
| 2.1.14 | 24,823 | 11/18/2019 | |
| 2.1.11 | 11,005 | 5/14/2019 | |
| 2.1.8 | 8,406 | 2/12/2019 | |
| 2.1.4 | 19,850 | 10/1/2018 | |
| 2.1.3 | 9,271 | 9/11/2018 | |
| 2.1.2 | 8,569 | 8/21/2018 | |
| 2.1.1 | 13,629 | 6/18/2018 | |
| 2.1.0 | 37,776 | 5/29/2018 |