dotnet-ef
9.0.6
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 9.0.6
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 9.0.6
This package contains a .NET tool you can call from the shell/command line.
#tool dotnet:?package=dotnet-ef&version=9.0.6
The NuGet Team does not provide support for this client. Please contact its maintainers for support.
nuke :add-package dotnet-ef --version 9.0.6
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 | 549 | 6/6/2025 | |
| 10.0.0-preview.4.25258.110 | 795 | 5/12/2025 | |
| 10.0.0-preview.3.25171.6 | 928 | 4/10/2025 | |
| 10.0.0-preview.2.25163.8 | 766 | 3/18/2025 | |
| 10.0.0-preview.1.25081.1 | 790 | 2/25/2025 | |
| 9.0.6 | 868,737 | 6/10/2025 | |
| 9.0.5 | 1,490,254 | 5/13/2025 | |
| 9.0.4 | 1,971,259 | 4/8/2025 | |
| 9.0.3 | 1,692,061 | 3/11/2025 | |
| 9.0.2 | 1,664,281 | 2/11/2025 | |
| 9.0.1 | 1,479,482 | 1/14/2025 | |
| 9.0.0 | 2,790,206 | 11/12/2024 | |
| 9.0.0-rc.2.24474.1 | 5,602 | 10/8/2024 | |
| 9.0.0-rc.1.24451.1 | 2,842 | 9/10/2024 | |
| 9.0.0-preview.7.24405.3 | 1,740 | 8/13/2024 | |
| 9.0.0-preview.6.24327.4 | 2,089 | 7/9/2024 | |
| 9.0.0-preview.5.24306.3 | 1,843 | 6/11/2024 | |
| 9.0.0-preview.4.24267.1 | 1,349 | 5/21/2024 | |
| 9.0.0-preview.3.24172.4 | 1,938 | 4/11/2024 | |
| 9.0.0-preview.2.24128.4 | 1,628 | 3/12/2024 | |
| 9.0.0-preview.1.24081.2 | 1,969 | 2/13/2024 | |
| 8.0.17 | 58,508 | 6/10/2025 | |
| 8.0.16 | 106,894 | 5/13/2025 | |
| 8.0.15 | 186,019 | 4/8/2025 | |
| 8.0.14 | 202,553 | 3/11/2025 | |
| 8.0.13 | 158,146 | 2/11/2025 | |
| 8.0.12 | 203,282 | 1/14/2025 | |
| 8.0.11 | 536,121 | 11/12/2024 | |
| 8.0.10 | 2,158,276 | 10/8/2024 | |
| 8.0.8 | 3,496,464 | 8/13/2024 | |
| 8.0.7 | 1,891,064 | 7/9/2024 | |
| 8.0.6 | 2,753,290 | 5/28/2024 | |
| 8.0.5 | 897,530 | 5/14/2024 | |
| 8.0.4 | 2,159,918 | 4/9/2024 | |
| 8.0.3 | 1,498,996 | 3/12/2024 | |
| 8.0.2 | 1,648,394 | 2/13/2024 | |
| 8.0.1 | 2,062,320 | 1/9/2024 | |
| 8.0.0 | 3,112,069 | 11/14/2023 | |
| 8.0.0-rc.2.23480.1 | 19,809 | 10/10/2023 | |
| 8.0.0-rc.1.23419.6 | 8,090 | 9/12/2023 | |
| 8.0.0-preview.7.23375.4 | 2,245 | 8/8/2023 | |
| 8.0.0-preview.6.23329.4 | 2,952 | 7/11/2023 | |
| 8.0.0-preview.5.23280.1 | 1,840 | 6/13/2023 | |
| 8.0.0-preview.4.23259.3 | 2,193 | 5/16/2023 | |
| 8.0.0-preview.3.23174.2 | 2,539 | 4/11/2023 | |
| 8.0.0-preview.2.23128.3 | 2,209 | 3/14/2023 | |
| 8.0.0-preview.1.23111.4 | 1,054 | 2/21/2023 | |
| 7.0.20 | 215,377 | 5/28/2024 | |
| 7.0.19 | 34,548 | 5/14/2024 | |
| 7.0.18 | 70,568 | 4/9/2024 | |
| 7.0.17 | 100,341 | 3/12/2024 | |
| 7.0.16 | 145,783 | 2/13/2024 | |
| 7.0.15 | 180,117 | 1/9/2024 | |
| 7.0.14 | 956,545 | 11/14/2023 | |
| 7.0.13 | 1,545,307 | 10/24/2023 | |
| 7.0.12 | 675,305 | 10/10/2023 | |
| 7.0.11 | 1,268,549 | 9/12/2023 | |
| 7.0.10 | 1,617,543 | 8/8/2023 | |
| 7.0.9 | 1,122,717 | 7/11/2023 | |
| 7.0.8 | 762,344 | 6/22/2023 | |
| 7.0.7 | 435,597 | 6/13/2023 | |
| 7.0.5 | 2,562,512 | 4/11/2023 | |
| 7.0.4 | 1,043,005 | 3/14/2023 | |
| 7.0.3 | 1,242,272 | 2/14/2023 | |
| 7.0.2 | 1,369,740 | 1/10/2023 | |
| 7.0.1 | 782,328 | 12/13/2022 | |
| 7.0.0 | 1,655,545 | 11/7/2022 | |
| 7.0.0-rc.2.22472.11 | 4,035 | 10/11/2022 | |
| 7.0.0-rc.1.22426.7 | 3,460 | 9/14/2022 | |
| 7.0.0-preview.7.22376.2 | 1,800 | 8/9/2022 | |
| 7.0.0-preview.6.22329.4 | 2,819 | 7/12/2022 | |
| 7.0.0-preview.5.22302.2 | 2,739 | 6/14/2022 | |
| 7.0.0-preview.4.22229.2 | 2,684 | 5/10/2022 | |
| 7.0.0-preview.3.22175.1 | 1,135 | 4/13/2022 | |
| 7.0.0-preview.2.22153.1 | 858 | 3/14/2022 | |
| 7.0.0-preview.1.22076.6 | 2,198 | 2/17/2022 | |
| 6.0.36 | 101,410 | 11/12/2024 | |
| 6.0.35 | 42,604 | 10/8/2024 | |
| 6.0.33 | 61,689 | 8/13/2024 | |
| 6.0.32 | 30,794 | 7/9/2024 | |
| 6.0.31 | 67,527 | 5/28/2024 | |
| 6.0.30 | 22,784 | 5/14/2024 | |
| 6.0.29 | 66,233 | 4/9/2024 | |
| 6.0.28 | 74,447 | 3/12/2024 | |
| 6.0.27 | 60,715 | 2/13/2024 | |
| 6.0.26 | 85,974 | 1/9/2024 | |
| 6.0.25 | 238,015 | 11/14/2023 | |
| 6.0.24 | 57,458 | 10/24/2023 | |
| 6.0.23 | 39,557 | 10/10/2023 | |
| 6.0.22 | 54,778 | 9/12/2023 | |
| 6.0.21 | 100,887 | 8/8/2023 | |
| 6.0.20 | 74,466 | 7/11/2023 | |
| 6.0.19 | 61,477 | 6/22/2023 | |
| 6.0.18 | 36,945 | 6/13/2023 | |
| 6.0.16 | 151,069 | 4/11/2023 | |
| 6.0.15 | 111,813 | 3/14/2023 | |
| 6.0.14 | 147,867 | 2/14/2023 | |
| 6.0.13 | 171,994 | 1/10/2023 | |
| 6.0.12 | 145,349 | 12/13/2022 | |
| 6.0.11 | 310,044 | 11/7/2022 | |
| 6.0.10 | 1,352,250 | 10/11/2022 | |
| 6.0.9 | 1,045,623 | 9/13/2022 | |
| 6.0.8 | 1,638,661 | 8/9/2022 | |
| 6.0.7 | 1,415,699 | 7/12/2022 | |
| 6.0.6 | 1,163,929 | 6/14/2022 | |
| 6.0.5 | 1,751,379 | 5/10/2022 | |
| 6.0.4 | 686,939 | 4/11/2022 | |
| 6.0.3 | 820,566 | 3/8/2022 | |
| 6.0.2 | 639,584 | 2/8/2022 | |
| 6.0.1 | 1,069,320 | 12/14/2021 | |
| 6.0.0 | 1,255,144 | 11/8/2021 | |
| 6.0.0-rc.2.21480.5 | 7,233 | 10/12/2021 | |
| 6.0.0-rc.1.21452.10 | 9,226 | 9/14/2021 | |
| 6.0.0-preview.7.21378.4 | 13,953 | 8/10/2021 | |
| 6.0.0-preview.6.21352.1 | 1,471 | 7/14/2021 | |
| 6.0.0-preview.5.21301.9 | 1,924 | 6/15/2021 | |
| 6.0.0-preview.4.21253.1 | 1,126 | 5/24/2021 | |
| 6.0.0-preview.3.21201.2 | 10,184 | 4/8/2021 | |
| 6.0.0-preview.2.21154.2 | 1,605 | 3/11/2021 | |
| 6.0.0-preview.1.21102.2 | 1,558 | 2/12/2021 | |
| 5.0.17 | 226,504 | 5/10/2022 | |
| 5.0.16 | 23,051 | 4/11/2022 | |
| 5.0.15 | 21,056 | 3/8/2022 | |
| 5.0.14 | 18,771 | 2/8/2022 | |
| 5.0.13 | 38,192 | 12/14/2021 | |
| 5.0.12 | 62,499 | 11/7/2021 | |
| 5.0.11 | 410,866 | 10/12/2021 | |
| 5.0.10 | 472,159 | 9/14/2021 | |
| 5.0.9 | 428,312 | 8/10/2021 | |
| 5.0.8 | 372,528 | 7/13/2021 | |
| 5.0.7 | 454,301 | 6/8/2021 | |
| 5.0.6 | 443,007 | 5/11/2021 | |
| 5.0.5 | 507,703 | 4/6/2021 | |
| 5.0.4 | 298,006 | 3/9/2021 | |
| 5.0.3 | 383,651 | 2/9/2021 | |
| 5.0.2 | 331,220 | 1/12/2021 | |
| 5.0.1 | 387,023 | 12/8/2020 | |
| 5.0.0 | 484,343 | 11/9/2020 | |
| 5.0.0-rc.2.20475.6 | 6,784 | 10/13/2020 | |
| 5.0.0-rc.1.20451.13 | 11,139 | 9/14/2020 | |
| 5.0.0-preview.8.20407.4 | 3,083 | 8/25/2020 | |
| 5.0.0-preview.7.20365.15 | 1,785 | 7/21/2020 | |
| 5.0.0-preview.6.20312.4 | 4,722 | 6/25/2020 | |
| 5.0.0-preview.5.20278.2 | 2,333 | 6/10/2020 | |
| 5.0.0-preview.4.20220.10 | 981 | 5/18/2020 | |
| 5.0.0-preview.3.20181.2 | 1,504 | 4/23/2020 | |
| 5.0.0-preview.2.20159.4 | 869 | 4/2/2020 | |
| 5.0.0-preview.2.20120.8 | 1,158 | 3/16/2020 | |
| 3.1.32 | 88,755 | 12/13/2022 | |
| 3.1.31 | 10,302 | 11/8/2022 | |
| 3.1.30 | 11,272 | 10/11/2022 | |
| 3.1.29 | 12,797 | 9/13/2022 | |
| 3.1.28 | 22,583 | 8/9/2022 | |
| 3.1.27 | 26,716 | 7/12/2022 | |
| 3.1.26 | 29,203 | 6/14/2022 | |
| 3.1.25 | 13,195 | 5/10/2022 | |
| 3.1.24 | 9,478 | 4/11/2022 | |
| 3.1.23 | 13,142 | 3/8/2022 | |
| 3.1.22 | 27,620 | 12/14/2021 | |
| 3.1.21 | 21,665 | 11/7/2021 | |
| 3.1.20 | 16,404 | 10/11/2021 | |
| 3.1.19 | 22,046 | 9/14/2021 | |
| 3.1.18 | 28,104 | 8/10/2021 | |
| 3.1.17 | 25,545 | 7/13/2021 | |
| 3.1.16 | 23,913 | 6/8/2021 | |
| 3.1.15 | 17,806 | 5/11/2021 | |
| 3.1.14 | 45,768 | 4/6/2021 | |
| 3.1.13 | 41,671 | 3/9/2021 | |
| 3.1.12 | 49,264 | 2/9/2021 | |
| 3.1.11 | 34,389 | 1/12/2021 | |
| 3.1.10 | 128,586 | 11/9/2020 | |
| 3.1.9 | 333,086 | 10/13/2020 | |
| 3.1.8 | 375,510 | 9/8/2020 | |
| 3.1.7 | 318,393 | 8/11/2020 | |
| 3.1.6 | 334,832 | 7/14/2020 | |
| 3.1.5 | 323,261 | 6/9/2020 | |
| 3.1.4 | 308,246 | 5/12/2020 | |
| 3.1.3 | 530,711 | 3/24/2020 | |
| 3.1.2 | 358,624 | 2/19/2020 | |
| 3.1.1 | 519,490 | 1/14/2020 | |
| 3.1.0 | 512,367 | 12/3/2019 | |
| 3.1.0-preview3.19554.8 | 3,935 | 11/13/2019 | |
| 3.1.0-preview2.19525.5 | 925 | 11/1/2019 | |
| 3.1.0-preview1.19506.2 | 2,218 | 10/15/2019 | |
| 3.0.3 | 12,200 | 2/19/2020 | |
| 3.0.2 | 9,326 | 1/14/2020 | |
| 3.0.1 | 25,662 | 11/18/2019 | |
| 3.0.0 | 554,601 | 9/23/2019 | |
| 3.0.0-rc1.19456.14 | 1,927 | 9/16/2019 | |
| 3.0.0-preview9.19423.6 | 3,344 | 9/4/2019 | |
| 3.0.0-preview8.19405.11 | 5,701 | 8/13/2019 | |
| 3.0.0-preview7.19362.6 | 7,022 | 7/23/2019 | |
| 3.0.0-preview6.19304.10 | 2,497 | 6/12/2019 | |
| 3.0.0-preview5.19227.1 | 2,680 | 5/6/2019 | |
| 3.0.0-preview4.19216.3 | 8,338 | 4/18/2019 | |
| 3.0.0-preview3.19153.1 | 1,460 | 3/6/2019 | |
| 3.0.0-preview.19074.3 | 2,199 | 1/29/2019 | |
| 3.0.0-preview.18572.1 | 2,923 | 12/3/2018 | |
| 2.2.6 | 78,498 | 7/9/2019 | |
| 2.2.3 | 8,952 | 3/11/2019 | |
| 2.2.2 | 9,679 | 2/12/2019 | |
| 2.2.1 | 9,536 | 1/8/2019 | |
| 2.2.0 | 40,460 | 12/3/2018 | |
| 2.2.0-preview3-35497 | 7,834 | 10/17/2018 | |
| 2.2.0-preview2-35157 | 7,926 | 9/12/2018 | |
| 2.2.0-preview1-35029 | 8,060 | 8/22/2018 | |
| 2.1.14 | 25,466 | 11/18/2019 | |
| 2.1.11 | 11,087 | 5/14/2019 | |
| 2.1.8 | 8,510 | 2/12/2019 | |
| 2.1.4 | 20,005 | 10/1/2018 | |
| 2.1.3 | 9,390 | 9/11/2018 | |
| 2.1.2 | 8,689 | 8/21/2018 | |
| 2.1.1 | 13,870 | 6/18/2018 | |
| 2.1.0 | 38,007 | 5/29/2018 |