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 | 1,612 | 9/9/2025 | |
| 10.0.0-preview.7.25380.108 | 2,808 | 8/12/2025 | |
| 10.0.0-preview.6.25358.103 | 1,066 | 7/15/2025 | |
| 10.0.0-preview.5.25277.114 | 1,288 | 6/6/2025 | |
| 10.0.0-preview.4.25258.110 | 929 | 5/12/2025 | |
| 10.0.0-preview.3.25171.6 | 1,124 | 4/10/2025 | |
| 10.0.0-preview.2.25163.8 | 846 | 3/18/2025 | |
| 10.0.0-preview.1.25081.1 | 903 | 2/25/2025 | |
| 9.0.9 | 1,015,215 | 9/9/2025 | |
| 9.0.8 | 2,085,972 | 8/5/2025 | |
| 9.0.7 | 1,297,275 | 7/8/2025 | |
| 9.0.6 | 1,509,568 | 6/10/2025 | |
| 9.0.5 | 1,594,950 | 5/13/2025 | |
| 9.0.4 | 2,156,966 | 4/8/2025 | |
| 9.0.3 | 1,768,824 | 3/11/2025 | |
| 9.0.2 | 1,722,162 | 2/11/2025 | |
| 9.0.1 | 1,532,472 | 1/14/2025 | |
| 9.0.0 | 2,940,888 | 11/12/2024 | |
| 9.0.0-rc.2.24474.1 | 5,841 | 10/8/2024 | |
| 9.0.0-rc.1.24451.1 | 2,926 | 9/10/2024 | |
| 9.0.0-preview.7.24405.3 | 1,837 | 8/13/2024 | |
| 9.0.0-preview.6.24327.4 | 2,172 | 7/9/2024 | |
| 9.0.0-preview.5.24306.3 | 1,917 | 6/11/2024 | |
| 9.0.0-preview.4.24267.1 | 1,443 | 5/21/2024 | |
| 9.0.0-preview.3.24172.4 | 2,028 | 4/11/2024 | |
| 9.0.0-preview.2.24128.4 | 1,733 | 3/12/2024 | |
| 9.0.0-preview.1.24081.2 | 2,032 | 2/13/2024 | |
| 8.0.20 | 64,978 | 9/9/2025 | |
| 8.0.19 | 122,962 | 8/5/2025 | |
| 8.0.18 | 80,435 | 7/8/2025 | |
| 8.0.17 | 170,580 | 6/10/2025 | |
| 8.0.16 | 131,631 | 5/13/2025 | |
| 8.0.15 | 221,058 | 4/8/2025 | |
| 8.0.14 | 266,872 | 3/11/2025 | |
| 8.0.13 | 189,364 | 2/11/2025 | |
| 8.0.12 | 227,581 | 1/14/2025 | |
| 8.0.11 | 625,168 | 11/12/2024 | |
| 8.0.10 | 2,259,800 | 10/8/2024 | |
| 8.0.8 | 3,627,465 | 8/13/2024 | |
| 8.0.7 | 1,964,877 | 7/9/2024 | |
| 8.0.6 | 2,877,098 | 5/28/2024 | |
| 8.0.5 | 942,055 | 5/14/2024 | |
| 8.0.4 | 2,253,634 | 4/9/2024 | |
| 8.0.3 | 1,545,452 | 3/12/2024 | |
| 8.0.2 | 1,718,305 | 2/13/2024 | |
| 8.0.1 | 2,136,018 | 1/9/2024 | |
| 8.0.0 | 3,261,608 | 11/14/2023 | |
| 8.0.0-rc.2.23480.1 | 20,218 | 10/10/2023 | |
| 8.0.0-rc.1.23419.6 | 8,230 | 9/12/2023 | |
| 8.0.0-preview.7.23375.4 | 2,298 | 8/8/2023 | |
| 8.0.0-preview.6.23329.4 | 3,009 | 7/11/2023 | |
| 8.0.0-preview.5.23280.1 | 1,904 | 6/13/2023 | |
| 8.0.0-preview.4.23259.3 | 2,252 | 5/16/2023 | |
| 8.0.0-preview.3.23174.2 | 2,613 | 4/11/2023 | |
| 8.0.0-preview.2.23128.3 | 2,310 | 3/14/2023 | |
| 8.0.0-preview.1.23111.4 | 1,109 | 2/21/2023 | |
| 7.0.20 | 245,596 | 5/28/2024 | |
| 7.0.19 | 35,772 | 5/14/2024 | |
| 7.0.18 | 73,183 | 4/9/2024 | |
| 7.0.17 | 104,389 | 3/12/2024 | |
| 7.0.16 | 150,402 | 2/13/2024 | |
| 7.0.15 | 184,368 | 1/9/2024 | |
| 7.0.14 | 998,646 | 11/14/2023 | |
| 7.0.13 | 1,614,397 | 10/24/2023 | |
| 7.0.12 | 680,261 | 10/10/2023 | |
| 7.0.11 | 1,278,619 | 9/12/2023 | |
| 7.0.10 | 1,635,400 | 8/8/2023 | |
| 7.0.9 | 1,129,561 | 7/11/2023 | |
| 7.0.8 | 769,604 | 6/22/2023 | |
| 7.0.7 | 438,463 | 6/13/2023 | |
| 7.0.5 | 2,587,407 | 4/11/2023 | |
| 7.0.4 | 1,048,307 | 3/14/2023 | |
| 7.0.3 | 1,254,212 | 2/14/2023 | |
| 7.0.2 | 1,380,136 | 1/10/2023 | |
| 7.0.1 | 787,156 | 12/13/2022 | |
| 7.0.0 | 1,686,670 | 11/7/2022 | |
| 7.0.0-rc.2.22472.11 | 4,092 | 10/11/2022 | |
| 7.0.0-rc.1.22426.7 | 3,540 | 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 | 2,802 | 6/14/2022 | |
| 7.0.0-preview.4.22229.2 | 2,741 | 5/10/2022 | |
| 7.0.0-preview.3.22175.1 | 1,192 | 4/13/2022 | |
| 7.0.0-preview.2.22153.1 | 909 | 3/14/2022 | |
| 7.0.0-preview.1.22076.6 | 2,254 | 2/17/2022 | |
| 6.0.36 | 125,934 | 11/12/2024 | |
| 6.0.35 | 44,011 | 10/8/2024 | |
| 6.0.33 | 64,402 | 8/13/2024 | |
| 6.0.32 | 32,216 | 7/9/2024 | |
| 6.0.31 | 69,896 | 5/28/2024 | |
| 6.0.30 | 23,684 | 5/14/2024 | |
| 6.0.29 | 69,912 | 4/9/2024 | |
| 6.0.28 | 79,218 | 3/12/2024 | |
| 6.0.27 | 62,561 | 2/13/2024 | |
| 6.0.26 | 87,625 | 1/9/2024 | |
| 6.0.25 | 245,875 | 11/14/2023 | |
| 6.0.24 | 58,776 | 10/24/2023 | |
| 6.0.23 | 40,366 | 10/10/2023 | |
| 6.0.22 | 56,901 | 9/12/2023 | |
| 6.0.21 | 108,410 | 8/8/2023 | |
| 6.0.20 | 78,029 | 7/11/2023 | |
| 6.0.19 | 63,596 | 6/22/2023 | |
| 6.0.18 | 37,861 | 6/13/2023 | |
| 6.0.16 | 153,456 | 4/11/2023 | |
| 6.0.15 | 115,259 | 3/14/2023 | |
| 6.0.14 | 150,214 | 2/14/2023 | |
| 6.0.13 | 177,573 | 1/10/2023 | |
| 6.0.12 | 150,080 | 12/13/2022 | |
| 6.0.11 | 320,637 | 11/7/2022 | |
| 6.0.10 | 1,358,414 | 10/11/2022 | |
| 6.0.9 | 1,050,883 | 9/13/2022 | |
| 6.0.8 | 1,652,067 | 8/9/2022 | |
| 6.0.7 | 1,428,930 | 7/12/2022 | |
| 6.0.6 | 1,181,213 | 6/14/2022 | |
| 6.0.5 | 1,787,521 | 5/10/2022 | |
| 6.0.4 | 692,260 | 4/11/2022 | |
| 6.0.3 | 827,043 | 3/8/2022 | |
| 6.0.2 | 656,099 | 2/8/2022 | |
| 6.0.1 | 1,080,649 | 12/14/2021 | |
| 6.0.0 | 1,303,437 | 11/8/2021 | |
| 6.0.0-rc.2.21480.5 | 7,297 | 10/12/2021 | |
| 6.0.0-rc.1.21452.10 | 9,291 | 9/14/2021 | |
| 6.0.0-preview.7.21378.4 | 14,409 | 8/10/2021 | |
| 6.0.0-preview.6.21352.1 | 1,526 | 7/14/2021 | |
| 6.0.0-preview.5.21301.9 | 1,982 | 6/15/2021 | |
| 6.0.0-preview.4.21253.1 | 1,176 | 5/24/2021 | |
| 6.0.0-preview.3.21201.2 | 11,061 | 4/8/2021 | |
| 6.0.0-preview.2.21154.2 | 1,662 | 3/11/2021 | |
| 6.0.0-preview.1.21102.2 | 1,623 | 2/12/2021 | |
| 5.0.17 | 234,395 | 5/10/2022 | |
| 5.0.16 | 23,581 | 4/11/2022 | |
| 5.0.15 | 21,461 | 3/8/2022 | |
| 5.0.14 | 19,224 | 2/8/2022 | |
| 5.0.13 | 38,609 | 12/14/2021 | |
| 5.0.12 | 63,515 | 11/7/2021 | |
| 5.0.11 | 412,857 | 10/12/2021 | |
| 5.0.10 | 486,521 | 9/14/2021 | |
| 5.0.9 | 430,838 | 8/10/2021 | |
| 5.0.8 | 375,282 | 7/13/2021 | |
| 5.0.7 | 457,406 | 6/8/2021 | |
| 5.0.6 | 447,216 | 5/11/2021 | |
| 5.0.5 | 512,149 | 4/6/2021 | |
| 5.0.4 | 299,356 | 3/9/2021 | |
| 5.0.3 | 387,482 | 2/9/2021 | |
| 5.0.2 | 333,254 | 1/12/2021 | |
| 5.0.1 | 390,263 | 12/8/2020 | |
| 5.0.0 | 488,254 | 11/9/2020 | |
| 5.0.0-rc.2.20475.6 | 6,841 | 10/13/2020 | |
| 5.0.0-rc.1.20451.13 | 11,231 | 9/14/2020 | |
| 5.0.0-preview.8.20407.4 | 3,147 | 8/25/2020 | |
| 5.0.0-preview.7.20365.15 | 1,851 | 7/21/2020 | |
| 5.0.0-preview.6.20312.4 | 4,786 | 6/25/2020 | |
| 5.0.0-preview.5.20278.2 | 2,397 | 6/10/2020 | |
| 5.0.0-preview.4.20220.10 | 1,040 | 5/18/2020 | |
| 5.0.0-preview.3.20181.2 | 1,572 | 4/23/2020 | |
| 5.0.0-preview.2.20159.4 | 923 | 4/2/2020 | |
| 5.0.0-preview.2.20120.8 | 1,219 | 3/16/2020 | |
| 3.1.32 | 96,014 | 12/13/2022 | |
| 3.1.31 | 10,536 | 11/8/2022 | |
| 3.1.30 | 11,507 | 10/11/2022 | |
| 3.1.29 | 13,055 | 9/13/2022 | |
| 3.1.28 | 22,893 | 8/9/2022 | |
| 3.1.27 | 27,168 | 7/12/2022 | |
| 3.1.26 | 29,694 | 6/14/2022 | |
| 3.1.25 | 13,436 | 5/10/2022 | |
| 3.1.24 | 9,738 | 4/11/2022 | |
| 3.1.23 | 13,505 | 3/8/2022 | |
| 3.1.22 | 28,083 | 12/14/2021 | |
| 3.1.21 | 21,983 | 11/7/2021 | |
| 3.1.20 | 16,635 | 10/11/2021 | |
| 3.1.19 | 22,301 | 9/14/2021 | |
| 3.1.18 | 28,564 | 8/10/2021 | |
| 3.1.17 | 25,770 | 7/13/2021 | |
| 3.1.16 | 24,174 | 6/8/2021 | |
| 3.1.15 | 18,044 | 5/11/2021 | |
| 3.1.14 | 46,430 | 4/6/2021 | |
| 3.1.13 | 42,460 | 3/9/2021 | |
| 3.1.12 | 49,948 | 2/9/2021 | |
| 3.1.11 | 34,625 | 1/12/2021 | |
| 3.1.10 | 129,834 | 11/9/2020 | |
| 3.1.9 | 334,862 | 10/13/2020 | |
| 3.1.8 | 377,934 | 9/8/2020 | |
| 3.1.7 | 321,697 | 8/11/2020 | |
| 3.1.6 | 337,006 | 7/14/2020 | |
| 3.1.5 | 325,561 | 6/9/2020 | |
| 3.1.4 | 311,146 | 5/12/2020 | |
| 3.1.3 | 533,077 | 3/24/2020 | |
| 3.1.2 | 362,823 | 2/19/2020 | |
| 3.1.1 | 522,182 | 1/14/2020 | |
| 3.1.0 | 515,959 | 12/3/2019 | |
| 3.1.0-preview3.19554.8 | 3,992 | 11/13/2019 | |
| 3.1.0-preview2.19525.5 | 975 | 11/1/2019 | |
| 3.1.0-preview1.19506.2 | 2,278 | 10/15/2019 | |
| 3.0.3 | 12,275 | 2/19/2020 | |
| 3.0.2 | 9,395 | 1/14/2020 | |
| 3.0.1 | 25,796 | 11/18/2019 | |
| 3.0.0 | 558,096 | 9/23/2019 | |
| 3.0.0-rc1.19456.14 | 1,987 | 9/16/2019 | |
| 3.0.0-preview9.19423.6 | 3,404 | 9/4/2019 | |
| 3.0.0-preview8.19405.11 | 5,759 | 8/13/2019 | |
| 3.0.0-preview7.19362.6 | 7,080 | 7/23/2019 | |
| 3.0.0-preview6.19304.10 | 2,559 | 6/12/2019 | |
| 3.0.0-preview5.19227.1 | 2,743 | 5/6/2019 | |
| 3.0.0-preview4.19216.3 | 8,400 | 4/18/2019 | |
| 3.0.0-preview3.19153.1 | 1,516 | 3/6/2019 | |
| 3.0.0-preview.19074.3 | 2,257 | 1/29/2019 | |
| 3.0.0-preview.18572.1 | 2,985 | 12/3/2018 | |
| 2.2.6 | 79,400 | 7/9/2019 | |
| 2.2.3 | 9,049 | 3/11/2019 | |
| 2.2.2 | 9,797 | 2/12/2019 | |
| 2.2.1 | 9,675 | 1/8/2019 | |
| 2.2.0 | 42,031 | 12/3/2018 | |
| 2.2.0-preview3-35497 | 7,920 | 10/17/2018 | |
| 2.2.0-preview2-35157 | 8,032 | 9/12/2018 | |
| 2.2.0-preview1-35029 | 8,161 | 8/22/2018 | |
| 2.1.14 | 25,969 | 11/18/2019 | |
| 2.1.11 | 11,156 | 5/14/2019 | |
| 2.1.8 | 8,587 | 2/12/2019 | |
| 2.1.4 | 20,157 | 10/1/2018 | |
| 2.1.3 | 9,497 | 9/11/2018 | |
| 2.1.2 | 8,799 | 8/21/2018 | |
| 2.1.1 | 14,022 | 6/18/2018 | |
| 2.1.0 | 38,185 | 5/29/2018 |