dotnet-ef
9.0.9
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 9.0.9
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 9.0.9
This package contains a .NET tool you can call from the shell/command line.
#tool dotnet:?package=dotnet-ef&version=9.0.9
The NuGet Team does not provide support for this client. Please contact its maintainers for support.
nuke :add-package dotnet-ef --version 9.0.9
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.1.25451.107 | 719 | 9/9/2025 | |
| 10.0.0-preview.7.25380.108 | 2,719 | 8/12/2025 | |
| 10.0.0-preview.6.25358.103 | 1,004 | 7/15/2025 | |
| 10.0.0-preview.5.25277.114 | 1,279 | 6/6/2025 | |
| 10.0.0-preview.4.25258.110 | 922 | 5/12/2025 | |
| 10.0.0-preview.3.25171.6 | 1,116 | 4/10/2025 | |
| 10.0.0-preview.2.25163.8 | 839 | 3/18/2025 | |
| 10.0.0-preview.1.25081.1 | 900 | 2/25/2025 | |
| 9.0.9 | 724,128 | 9/9/2025 | |
| 9.0.8 | 2,071,698 | 8/5/2025 | |
| 9.0.7 | 1,181,665 | 7/8/2025 | |
| 9.0.6 | 1,502,267 | 6/10/2025 | |
| 9.0.5 | 1,588,040 | 5/13/2025 | |
| 9.0.4 | 2,138,787 | 4/8/2025 | |
| 9.0.3 | 1,762,422 | 3/11/2025 | |
| 9.0.2 | 1,717,740 | 2/11/2025 | |
| 9.0.1 | 1,528,430 | 1/14/2025 | |
| 9.0.0 | 2,928,870 | 11/12/2024 | |
| 9.0.0-rc.2.24474.1 | 5,823 | 10/8/2024 | |
| 9.0.0-rc.1.24451.1 | 2,918 | 9/10/2024 | |
| 9.0.0-preview.7.24405.3 | 1,833 | 8/13/2024 | |
| 9.0.0-preview.6.24327.4 | 2,167 | 7/9/2024 | |
| 9.0.0-preview.5.24306.3 | 1,909 | 6/11/2024 | |
| 9.0.0-preview.4.24267.1 | 1,440 | 5/21/2024 | |
| 9.0.0-preview.3.24172.4 | 2,025 | 4/11/2024 | |
| 9.0.0-preview.2.24128.4 | 1,729 | 3/12/2024 | |
| 9.0.0-preview.1.24081.2 | 2,025 | 2/13/2024 | |
| 8.0.20 | 44,402 | 9/9/2025 | |
| 8.0.19 | 118,503 | 8/5/2025 | |
| 8.0.18 | 74,440 | 7/8/2025 | |
| 8.0.17 | 165,728 | 6/10/2025 | |
| 8.0.16 | 129,668 | 5/13/2025 | |
| 8.0.15 | 219,046 | 4/8/2025 | |
| 8.0.14 | 262,010 | 3/11/2025 | |
| 8.0.13 | 186,829 | 2/11/2025 | |
| 8.0.12 | 225,787 | 1/14/2025 | |
| 8.0.11 | 617,501 | 11/12/2024 | |
| 8.0.10 | 2,252,667 | 10/8/2024 | |
| 8.0.8 | 3,617,232 | 8/13/2024 | |
| 8.0.7 | 1,958,715 | 7/9/2024 | |
| 8.0.6 | 2,867,753 | 5/28/2024 | |
| 8.0.5 | 937,622 | 5/14/2024 | |
| 8.0.4 | 2,246,070 | 4/9/2024 | |
| 8.0.3 | 1,541,704 | 3/12/2024 | |
| 8.0.2 | 1,712,211 | 2/13/2024 | |
| 8.0.1 | 2,131,282 | 1/9/2024 | |
| 8.0.0 | 3,248,568 | 11/14/2023 | |
| 8.0.0-rc.2.23480.1 | 20,148 | 10/10/2023 | |
| 8.0.0-rc.1.23419.6 | 8,220 | 9/12/2023 | |
| 8.0.0-preview.7.23375.4 | 2,296 | 8/8/2023 | |
| 8.0.0-preview.6.23329.4 | 3,007 | 7/11/2023 | |
| 8.0.0-preview.5.23280.1 | 1,901 | 6/13/2023 | |
| 8.0.0-preview.4.23259.3 | 2,248 | 5/16/2023 | |
| 8.0.0-preview.3.23174.2 | 2,610 | 4/11/2023 | |
| 8.0.0-preview.2.23128.3 | 2,302 | 3/14/2023 | |
| 8.0.0-preview.1.23111.4 | 1,105 | 2/21/2023 | |
| 7.0.20 | 242,877 | 5/28/2024 | |
| 7.0.19 | 35,654 | 5/14/2024 | |
| 7.0.18 | 72,947 | 4/9/2024 | |
| 7.0.17 | 103,974 | 3/12/2024 | |
| 7.0.16 | 150,028 | 2/13/2024 | |
| 7.0.15 | 183,906 | 1/9/2024 | |
| 7.0.14 | 995,472 | 11/14/2023 | |
| 7.0.13 | 1,609,761 | 10/24/2023 | |
| 7.0.12 | 679,835 | 10/10/2023 | |
| 7.0.11 | 1,277,689 | 9/12/2023 | |
| 7.0.10 | 1,633,957 | 8/8/2023 | |
| 7.0.9 | 1,129,057 | 7/11/2023 | |
| 7.0.8 | 769,097 | 6/22/2023 | |
| 7.0.7 | 438,188 | 6/13/2023 | |
| 7.0.5 | 2,585,109 | 4/11/2023 | |
| 7.0.4 | 1,047,819 | 3/14/2023 | |
| 7.0.3 | 1,253,258 | 2/14/2023 | |
| 7.0.2 | 1,379,344 | 1/10/2023 | |
| 7.0.1 | 786,780 | 12/13/2022 | |
| 7.0.0 | 1,684,278 | 11/7/2022 | |
| 7.0.0-rc.2.22472.11 | 4,089 | 10/11/2022 | |
| 7.0.0-rc.1.22426.7 | 3,537 | 9/14/2022 | |
| 7.0.0-preview.7.22376.2 | 1,845 | 8/9/2022 | |
| 7.0.0-preview.6.22329.4 | 2,873 | 7/12/2022 | |
| 7.0.0-preview.5.22302.2 | 2,801 | 6/14/2022 | |
| 7.0.0-preview.4.22229.2 | 2,739 | 5/10/2022 | |
| 7.0.0-preview.3.22175.1 | 1,192 | 4/13/2022 | |
| 7.0.0-preview.2.22153.1 | 908 | 3/14/2022 | |
| 7.0.0-preview.1.22076.6 | 2,253 | 2/17/2022 | |
| 6.0.36 | 123,738 | 11/12/2024 | |
| 6.0.35 | 43,861 | 10/8/2024 | |
| 6.0.33 | 64,143 | 8/13/2024 | |
| 6.0.32 | 32,067 | 7/9/2024 | |
| 6.0.31 | 69,705 | 5/28/2024 | |
| 6.0.30 | 23,583 | 5/14/2024 | |
| 6.0.29 | 69,756 | 4/9/2024 | |
| 6.0.28 | 78,768 | 3/12/2024 | |
| 6.0.27 | 62,353 | 2/13/2024 | |
| 6.0.26 | 87,461 | 1/9/2024 | |
| 6.0.25 | 245,230 | 11/14/2023 | |
| 6.0.24 | 58,642 | 10/24/2023 | |
| 6.0.23 | 40,270 | 10/10/2023 | |
| 6.0.22 | 56,677 | 9/12/2023 | |
| 6.0.21 | 107,796 | 8/8/2023 | |
| 6.0.20 | 77,788 | 7/11/2023 | |
| 6.0.19 | 63,508 | 6/22/2023 | |
| 6.0.18 | 37,753 | 6/13/2023 | |
| 6.0.16 | 153,240 | 4/11/2023 | |
| 6.0.15 | 114,966 | 3/14/2023 | |
| 6.0.14 | 149,956 | 2/14/2023 | |
| 6.0.13 | 176,949 | 1/10/2023 | |
| 6.0.12 | 149,715 | 12/13/2022 | |
| 6.0.11 | 319,352 | 11/7/2022 | |
| 6.0.10 | 1,357,969 | 10/11/2022 | |
| 6.0.9 | 1,050,454 | 9/13/2022 | |
| 6.0.8 | 1,651,406 | 8/9/2022 | |
| 6.0.7 | 1,427,891 | 7/12/2022 | |
| 6.0.6 | 1,179,775 | 6/14/2022 | |
| 6.0.5 | 1,784,580 | 5/10/2022 | |
| 6.0.4 | 691,841 | 4/11/2022 | |
| 6.0.3 | 826,523 | 3/8/2022 | |
| 6.0.2 | 654,947 | 2/8/2022 | |
| 6.0.1 | 1,079,889 | 12/14/2021 | |
| 6.0.0 | 1,299,271 | 11/8/2021 | |
| 6.0.0-rc.2.21480.5 | 7,292 | 10/12/2021 | |
| 6.0.0-rc.1.21452.10 | 9,287 | 9/14/2021 | |
| 6.0.0-preview.7.21378.4 | 14,369 | 8/10/2021 | |
| 6.0.0-preview.6.21352.1 | 1,524 | 7/14/2021 | |
| 6.0.0-preview.5.21301.9 | 1,980 | 6/15/2021 | |
| 6.0.0-preview.4.21253.1 | 1,175 | 5/24/2021 | |
| 6.0.0-preview.3.21201.2 | 11,022 | 4/8/2021 | |
| 6.0.0-preview.2.21154.2 | 1,660 | 3/11/2021 | |
| 6.0.0-preview.1.21102.2 | 1,616 | 2/12/2021 | |
| 5.0.17 | 233,805 | 5/10/2022 | |
| 5.0.16 | 23,529 | 4/11/2022 | |
| 5.0.15 | 21,421 | 3/8/2022 | |
| 5.0.14 | 19,181 | 2/8/2022 | |
| 5.0.13 | 38,572 | 12/14/2021 | |
| 5.0.12 | 63,424 | 11/7/2021 | |
| 5.0.11 | 412,703 | 10/12/2021 | |
| 5.0.10 | 485,781 | 9/14/2021 | |
| 5.0.9 | 430,686 | 8/10/2021 | |
| 5.0.8 | 375,078 | 7/13/2021 | |
| 5.0.7 | 457,178 | 6/8/2021 | |
| 5.0.6 | 446,866 | 5/11/2021 | |
| 5.0.5 | 511,832 | 4/6/2021 | |
| 5.0.4 | 299,262 | 3/9/2021 | |
| 5.0.3 | 387,226 | 2/9/2021 | |
| 5.0.2 | 333,073 | 1/12/2021 | |
| 5.0.1 | 390,087 | 12/8/2020 | |
| 5.0.0 | 487,980 | 11/9/2020 | |
| 5.0.0-rc.2.20475.6 | 6,841 | 10/13/2020 | |
| 5.0.0-rc.1.20451.13 | 11,224 | 9/14/2020 | |
| 5.0.0-preview.8.20407.4 | 3,144 | 8/25/2020 | |
| 5.0.0-preview.7.20365.15 | 1,847 | 7/21/2020 | |
| 5.0.0-preview.6.20312.4 | 4,783 | 6/25/2020 | |
| 5.0.0-preview.5.20278.2 | 2,393 | 6/10/2020 | |
| 5.0.0-preview.4.20220.10 | 1,038 | 5/18/2020 | |
| 5.0.0-preview.3.20181.2 | 1,571 | 4/23/2020 | |
| 5.0.0-preview.2.20159.4 | 922 | 4/2/2020 | |
| 5.0.0-preview.2.20120.8 | 1,217 | 3/16/2020 | |
| 3.1.32 | 95,467 | 12/13/2022 | |
| 3.1.31 | 10,512 | 11/8/2022 | |
| 3.1.30 | 11,478 | 10/11/2022 | |
| 3.1.29 | 13,030 | 9/13/2022 | |
| 3.1.28 | 22,867 | 8/9/2022 | |
| 3.1.27 | 27,135 | 7/12/2022 | |
| 3.1.26 | 29,645 | 6/14/2022 | |
| 3.1.25 | 13,410 | 5/10/2022 | |
| 3.1.24 | 9,711 | 4/11/2022 | |
| 3.1.23 | 13,475 | 3/8/2022 | |
| 3.1.22 | 28,052 | 12/14/2021 | |
| 3.1.21 | 21,954 | 11/7/2021 | |
| 3.1.20 | 16,608 | 10/11/2021 | |
| 3.1.19 | 22,274 | 9/14/2021 | |
| 3.1.18 | 28,518 | 8/10/2021 | |
| 3.1.17 | 25,746 | 7/13/2021 | |
| 3.1.16 | 24,148 | 6/8/2021 | |
| 3.1.15 | 18,014 | 5/11/2021 | |
| 3.1.14 | 46,349 | 4/6/2021 | |
| 3.1.13 | 42,393 | 3/9/2021 | |
| 3.1.12 | 49,886 | 2/9/2021 | |
| 3.1.11 | 34,600 | 1/12/2021 | |
| 3.1.10 | 129,744 | 11/9/2020 | |
| 3.1.9 | 334,719 | 10/13/2020 | |
| 3.1.8 | 377,771 | 9/8/2020 | |
| 3.1.7 | 321,431 | 8/11/2020 | |
| 3.1.6 | 336,822 | 7/14/2020 | |
| 3.1.5 | 325,404 | 6/9/2020 | |
| 3.1.4 | 310,822 | 5/12/2020 | |
| 3.1.3 | 532,923 | 3/24/2020 | |
| 3.1.2 | 362,502 | 2/19/2020 | |
| 3.1.1 | 521,962 | 1/14/2020 | |
| 3.1.0 | 515,718 | 12/3/2019 | |
| 3.1.0-preview3.19554.8 | 3,991 | 11/13/2019 | |
| 3.1.0-preview2.19525.5 | 974 | 11/1/2019 | |
| 3.1.0-preview1.19506.2 | 2,277 | 10/15/2019 | |
| 3.0.3 | 12,262 | 2/19/2020 | |
| 3.0.2 | 9,380 | 1/14/2020 | |
| 3.0.1 | 25,789 | 11/18/2019 | |
| 3.0.0 | 557,823 | 9/23/2019 | |
| 3.0.0-rc1.19456.14 | 1,985 | 9/16/2019 | |
| 3.0.0-preview9.19423.6 | 3,401 | 9/4/2019 | |
| 3.0.0-preview8.19405.11 | 5,756 | 8/13/2019 | |
| 3.0.0-preview7.19362.6 | 7,078 | 7/23/2019 | |
| 3.0.0-preview6.19304.10 | 2,555 | 6/12/2019 | |
| 3.0.0-preview5.19227.1 | 2,741 | 5/6/2019 | |
| 3.0.0-preview4.19216.3 | 8,398 | 4/18/2019 | |
| 3.0.0-preview3.19153.1 | 1,514 | 3/6/2019 | |
| 3.0.0-preview.19074.3 | 2,253 | 1/29/2019 | |
| 3.0.0-preview.18572.1 | 2,983 | 12/3/2018 | |
| 2.2.6 | 79,322 | 7/9/2019 | |
| 2.2.3 | 9,035 | 3/11/2019 | |
| 2.2.2 | 9,794 | 2/12/2019 | |
| 2.2.1 | 9,660 | 1/8/2019 | |
| 2.2.0 | 41,929 | 12/3/2018 | |
| 2.2.0-preview3-35497 | 7,906 | 10/17/2018 | |
| 2.2.0-preview2-35157 | 8,017 | 9/12/2018 | |
| 2.2.0-preview1-35029 | 8,147 | 8/22/2018 | |
| 2.1.14 | 25,895 | 11/18/2019 | |
| 2.1.11 | 11,144 | 5/14/2019 | |
| 2.1.8 | 8,571 | 2/12/2019 | |
| 2.1.4 | 20,141 | 10/1/2018 | |
| 2.1.3 | 9,482 | 9/11/2018 | |
| 2.1.2 | 8,784 | 8/21/2018 | |
| 2.1.1 | 14,009 | 6/18/2018 | |
| 2.1.0 | 38,178 | 5/29/2018 |