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There is a newer version of this package available.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 | 438 | 6/6/2025 | |
| 10.0.0-preview.4.25258.110 | 781 | 5/12/2025 | |
| 10.0.0-preview.3.25171.6 | 923 | 4/10/2025 | |
| 10.0.0-preview.2.25163.8 | 757 | 3/18/2025 | |
| 10.0.0-preview.1.25081.1 | 775 | 2/25/2025 | |
| 9.0.6 | 635,857 | 6/10/2025 | |
| 9.0.5 | 1,482,976 | 5/13/2025 | |
| 9.0.4 | 1,958,924 | 4/8/2025 | |
| 9.0.3 | 1,685,993 | 3/11/2025 | |
| 9.0.2 | 1,659,174 | 2/11/2025 | |
| 9.0.1 | 1,476,500 | 1/14/2025 | |
| 9.0.0 | 2,779,695 | 11/12/2024 | |
| 9.0.0-rc.2.24474.1 | 5,577 | 10/8/2024 | |
| 9.0.0-rc.1.24451.1 | 2,836 | 9/10/2024 | |
| 9.0.0-preview.7.24405.3 | 1,731 | 8/13/2024 | |
| 9.0.0-preview.6.24327.4 | 2,073 | 7/9/2024 | |
| 9.0.0-preview.5.24306.3 | 1,835 | 6/11/2024 | |
| 9.0.0-preview.4.24267.1 | 1,337 | 5/21/2024 | |
| 9.0.0-preview.3.24172.4 | 1,930 | 4/11/2024 | |
| 9.0.0-preview.2.24128.4 | 1,621 | 3/12/2024 | |
| 9.0.0-preview.1.24081.2 | 1,959 | 2/13/2024 | |
| 8.0.17 | 41,105 | 6/10/2025 | |
| 8.0.16 | 105,479 | 5/13/2025 | |
| 8.0.15 | 181,352 | 4/8/2025 | |
| 8.0.14 | 200,201 | 3/11/2025 | |
| 8.0.13 | 155,704 | 2/11/2025 | |
| 8.0.12 | 201,692 | 1/14/2025 | |
| 8.0.11 | 530,868 | 11/12/2024 | |
| 8.0.10 | 2,150,290 | 10/8/2024 | |
| 8.0.8 | 3,485,559 | 8/13/2024 | |
| 8.0.7 | 1,887,141 | 7/9/2024 | |
| 8.0.6 | 2,745,804 | 5/28/2024 | |
| 8.0.5 | 895,043 | 5/14/2024 | |
| 8.0.4 | 2,154,323 | 4/9/2024 | |
| 8.0.3 | 1,496,201 | 3/12/2024 | |
| 8.0.2 | 1,644,020 | 2/13/2024 | |
| 8.0.1 | 2,057,219 | 1/9/2024 | |
| 8.0.0 | 3,103,800 | 11/14/2023 | |
| 8.0.0-rc.2.23480.1 | 19,797 | 10/10/2023 | |
| 8.0.0-rc.1.23419.6 | 8,081 | 9/12/2023 | |
| 8.0.0-preview.7.23375.4 | 2,236 | 8/8/2023 | |
| 8.0.0-preview.6.23329.4 | 2,942 | 7/11/2023 | |
| 8.0.0-preview.5.23280.1 | 1,829 | 6/13/2023 | |
| 8.0.0-preview.4.23259.3 | 2,185 | 5/16/2023 | |
| 8.0.0-preview.3.23174.2 | 2,529 | 4/11/2023 | |
| 8.0.0-preview.2.23128.3 | 2,196 | 3/14/2023 | |
| 8.0.0-preview.1.23111.4 | 1,043 | 2/21/2023 | |
| 7.0.20 | 213,622 | 5/28/2024 | |
| 7.0.19 | 34,483 | 5/14/2024 | |
| 7.0.18 | 70,362 | 4/9/2024 | |
| 7.0.17 | 100,217 | 3/12/2024 | |
| 7.0.16 | 145,481 | 2/13/2024 | |
| 7.0.15 | 179,911 | 1/9/2024 | |
| 7.0.14 | 953,620 | 11/14/2023 | |
| 7.0.13 | 1,542,231 | 10/24/2023 | |
| 7.0.12 | 674,958 | 10/10/2023 | |
| 7.0.11 | 1,267,631 | 9/12/2023 | |
| 7.0.10 | 1,616,427 | 8/8/2023 | |
| 7.0.9 | 1,122,212 | 7/11/2023 | |
| 7.0.8 | 761,748 | 6/22/2023 | |
| 7.0.7 | 435,436 | 6/13/2023 | |
| 7.0.5 | 2,560,687 | 4/11/2023 | |
| 7.0.4 | 1,042,644 | 3/14/2023 | |
| 7.0.3 | 1,241,381 | 2/14/2023 | |
| 7.0.2 | 1,369,049 | 1/10/2023 | |
| 7.0.1 | 781,974 | 12/13/2022 | |
| 7.0.0 | 1,653,453 | 11/7/2022 | |
| 7.0.0-rc.2.22472.11 | 4,027 | 10/11/2022 | |
| 7.0.0-rc.1.22426.7 | 3,448 | 9/14/2022 | |
| 7.0.0-preview.7.22376.2 | 1,792 | 8/9/2022 | |
| 7.0.0-preview.6.22329.4 | 2,810 | 7/12/2022 | |
| 7.0.0-preview.5.22302.2 | 2,727 | 6/14/2022 | |
| 7.0.0-preview.4.22229.2 | 2,671 | 5/10/2022 | |
| 7.0.0-preview.3.22175.1 | 1,127 | 4/13/2022 | |
| 7.0.0-preview.2.22153.1 | 847 | 3/14/2022 | |
| 7.0.0-preview.1.22076.6 | 2,186 | 2/17/2022 | |
| 6.0.36 | 99,378 | 11/12/2024 | |
| 6.0.35 | 42,539 | 10/8/2024 | |
| 6.0.33 | 61,485 | 8/13/2024 | |
| 6.0.32 | 30,687 | 7/9/2024 | |
| 6.0.31 | 67,355 | 5/28/2024 | |
| 6.0.30 | 22,734 | 5/14/2024 | |
| 6.0.29 | 66,132 | 4/9/2024 | |
| 6.0.28 | 74,151 | 3/12/2024 | |
| 6.0.27 | 60,603 | 2/13/2024 | |
| 6.0.26 | 85,836 | 1/9/2024 | |
| 6.0.25 | 237,532 | 11/14/2023 | |
| 6.0.24 | 57,396 | 10/24/2023 | |
| 6.0.23 | 39,518 | 10/10/2023 | |
| 6.0.22 | 54,672 | 9/12/2023 | |
| 6.0.21 | 100,449 | 8/8/2023 | |
| 6.0.20 | 74,284 | 7/11/2023 | |
| 6.0.19 | 61,180 | 6/22/2023 | |
| 6.0.18 | 36,881 | 6/13/2023 | |
| 6.0.16 | 150,912 | 4/11/2023 | |
| 6.0.15 | 111,566 | 3/14/2023 | |
| 6.0.14 | 147,687 | 2/14/2023 | |
| 6.0.13 | 171,581 | 1/10/2023 | |
| 6.0.12 | 144,918 | 12/13/2022 | |
| 6.0.11 | 309,521 | 11/7/2022 | |
| 6.0.10 | 1,351,704 | 10/11/2022 | |
| 6.0.9 | 1,045,243 | 9/13/2022 | |
| 6.0.8 | 1,637,698 | 8/9/2022 | |
| 6.0.7 | 1,414,777 | 7/12/2022 | |
| 6.0.6 | 1,161,727 | 6/14/2022 | |
| 6.0.5 | 1,749,536 | 5/10/2022 | |
| 6.0.4 | 686,600 | 4/11/2022 | |
| 6.0.3 | 820,122 | 3/8/2022 | |
| 6.0.2 | 637,904 | 2/8/2022 | |
| 6.0.1 | 1,068,354 | 12/14/2021 | |
| 6.0.0 | 1,252,402 | 11/8/2021 | |
| 6.0.0-rc.2.21480.5 | 7,217 | 10/12/2021 | |
| 6.0.0-rc.1.21452.10 | 9,213 | 9/14/2021 | |
| 6.0.0-preview.7.21378.4 | 13,875 | 8/10/2021 | |
| 6.0.0-preview.6.21352.1 | 1,461 | 7/14/2021 | |
| 6.0.0-preview.5.21301.9 | 1,910 | 6/15/2021 | |
| 6.0.0-preview.4.21253.1 | 1,115 | 5/24/2021 | |
| 6.0.0-preview.3.21201.2 | 10,100 | 4/8/2021 | |
| 6.0.0-preview.2.21154.2 | 1,592 | 3/11/2021 | |
| 6.0.0-preview.1.21102.2 | 1,546 | 2/12/2021 | |
| 5.0.17 | 226,001 | 5/10/2022 | |
| 5.0.16 | 23,014 | 4/11/2022 | |
| 5.0.15 | 21,012 | 3/8/2022 | |
| 5.0.14 | 18,730 | 2/8/2022 | |
| 5.0.13 | 38,150 | 12/14/2021 | |
| 5.0.12 | 62,427 | 11/7/2021 | |
| 5.0.11 | 410,704 | 10/12/2021 | |
| 5.0.10 | 471,430 | 9/14/2021 | |
| 5.0.9 | 428,087 | 8/10/2021 | |
| 5.0.8 | 372,319 | 7/13/2021 | |
| 5.0.7 | 454,084 | 6/8/2021 | |
| 5.0.6 | 442,752 | 5/11/2021 | |
| 5.0.5 | 507,396 | 4/6/2021 | |
| 5.0.4 | 297,863 | 3/9/2021 | |
| 5.0.3 | 383,386 | 2/9/2021 | |
| 5.0.2 | 331,083 | 1/12/2021 | |
| 5.0.1 | 386,609 | 12/8/2020 | |
| 5.0.0 | 483,970 | 11/9/2020 | |
| 5.0.0-rc.2.20475.6 | 6,772 | 10/13/2020 | |
| 5.0.0-rc.1.20451.13 | 11,122 | 9/14/2020 | |
| 5.0.0-preview.8.20407.4 | 3,069 | 8/25/2020 | |
| 5.0.0-preview.7.20365.15 | 1,773 | 7/21/2020 | |
| 5.0.0-preview.6.20312.4 | 4,708 | 6/25/2020 | |
| 5.0.0-preview.5.20278.2 | 2,320 | 6/10/2020 | |
| 5.0.0-preview.4.20220.10 | 967 | 5/18/2020 | |
| 5.0.0-preview.3.20181.2 | 1,494 | 4/23/2020 | |
| 5.0.0-preview.2.20159.4 | 860 | 4/2/2020 | |
| 5.0.0-preview.2.20120.8 | 1,148 | 3/16/2020 | |
| 3.1.32 | 88,365 | 12/13/2022 | |
| 3.1.31 | 10,284 | 11/8/2022 | |
| 3.1.30 | 11,254 | 10/11/2022 | |
| 3.1.29 | 12,779 | 9/13/2022 | |
| 3.1.28 | 22,563 | 8/9/2022 | |
| 3.1.27 | 26,662 | 7/12/2022 | |
| 3.1.26 | 29,184 | 6/14/2022 | |
| 3.1.25 | 13,176 | 5/10/2022 | |
| 3.1.24 | 9,457 | 4/11/2022 | |
| 3.1.23 | 13,118 | 3/8/2022 | |
| 3.1.22 | 27,582 | 12/14/2021 | |
| 3.1.21 | 21,639 | 11/7/2021 | |
| 3.1.20 | 16,384 | 10/11/2021 | |
| 3.1.19 | 22,021 | 9/14/2021 | |
| 3.1.18 | 28,062 | 8/10/2021 | |
| 3.1.17 | 25,522 | 7/13/2021 | |
| 3.1.16 | 23,890 | 6/8/2021 | |
| 3.1.15 | 17,784 | 5/11/2021 | |
| 3.1.14 | 45,744 | 4/6/2021 | |
| 3.1.13 | 41,607 | 3/9/2021 | |
| 3.1.12 | 49,227 | 2/9/2021 | |
| 3.1.11 | 34,370 | 1/12/2021 | |
| 3.1.10 | 128,513 | 11/9/2020 | |
| 3.1.9 | 332,929 | 10/13/2020 | |
| 3.1.8 | 375,341 | 9/8/2020 | |
| 3.1.7 | 318,199 | 8/11/2020 | |
| 3.1.6 | 334,644 | 7/14/2020 | |
| 3.1.5 | 323,102 | 6/9/2020 | |
| 3.1.4 | 307,982 | 5/12/2020 | |
| 3.1.3 | 530,514 | 3/24/2020 | |
| 3.1.2 | 358,363 | 2/19/2020 | |
| 3.1.1 | 519,274 | 1/14/2020 | |
| 3.1.0 | 512,000 | 12/3/2019 | |
| 3.1.0-preview3.19554.8 | 3,927 | 11/13/2019 | |
| 3.1.0-preview2.19525.5 | 917 | 11/1/2019 | |
| 3.1.0-preview1.19506.2 | 2,209 | 10/15/2019 | |
| 3.0.3 | 12,191 | 2/19/2020 | |
| 3.0.2 | 9,318 | 1/14/2020 | |
| 3.0.1 | 25,644 | 11/18/2019 | |
| 3.0.0 | 554,377 | 9/23/2019 | |
| 3.0.0-rc1.19456.14 | 1,916 | 9/16/2019 | |
| 3.0.0-preview9.19423.6 | 3,337 | 9/4/2019 | |
| 3.0.0-preview8.19405.11 | 5,693 | 8/13/2019 | |
| 3.0.0-preview7.19362.6 | 7,011 | 7/23/2019 | |
| 3.0.0-preview6.19304.10 | 2,489 | 6/12/2019 | |
| 3.0.0-preview5.19227.1 | 2,671 | 5/6/2019 | |
| 3.0.0-preview4.19216.3 | 8,329 | 4/18/2019 | |
| 3.0.0-preview3.19153.1 | 1,447 | 3/6/2019 | |
| 3.0.0-preview.19074.3 | 2,188 | 1/29/2019 | |
| 3.0.0-preview.18572.1 | 2,912 | 12/3/2018 | |
| 2.2.6 | 78,451 | 7/9/2019 | |
| 2.2.3 | 8,938 | 3/11/2019 | |
| 2.2.2 | 9,659 | 2/12/2019 | |
| 2.2.1 | 9,514 | 1/8/2019 | |
| 2.2.0 | 40,271 | 12/3/2018 | |
| 2.2.0-preview3-35497 | 7,824 | 10/17/2018 | |
| 2.2.0-preview2-35157 | 7,912 | 9/12/2018 | |
| 2.2.0-preview1-35029 | 8,045 | 8/22/2018 | |
| 2.1.14 | 25,439 | 11/18/2019 | |
| 2.1.11 | 11,080 | 5/14/2019 | |
| 2.1.8 | 8,498 | 2/12/2019 | |
| 2.1.4 | 19,988 | 10/1/2018 | |
| 2.1.3 | 9,377 | 9/11/2018 | |
| 2.1.2 | 8,675 | 8/21/2018 | |
| 2.1.1 | 13,843 | 6/18/2018 | |
| 2.1.0 | 37,989 | 5/29/2018 |