List of Useful Magento 2 Commands

Common Magento 2 Commands

Cache Clean:

php bin/magento cache:clean

Cache Flush:

php bin/magento cache:flush

Setup Upgrade:

php bin/magento setup:upgrade

If you want pub/static files while installing or updating database then use following command:

php bin/magento setup:upgrade --keep-generated

Setup Compile:

php bin/magento setup:di:compile

Static Content Deploy(use -f for force deploy on developer mode in 2.2.x or later):

php bin/magento setup:static-content:deploy

Static Content Deploy For Particular Language:

php bin/magento setup:static-content:deploy en_US

Static Content Deploy For Magento Backend Theme Using Command Line (Working on 2.1.1 or later)

php bin/magento setup:static-content:deploy --theme="Magento/backend"

Static Content Deploy For Specific Themes (Working on 2.1.1 or later)

php bin/magento setup:static-content:deploy --theme Magento/luma --theme Magento/another_theme

Exclude Themes on Static Content Deploy and does not minify HTML files Using Command Line (Working on 2.1.1 or later)

php bin/magento setup:static-content:deploy en_US --exclude-theme Magento/luma --no-html-minify

Reindex data:

php bin/magento indexer:reindex

View the list of indexers:

php bin/magento indexer:info

View indexer status:

php bin/magento indexer:status

Show the mode of all indexers:

php bin/magento indexer:show-mode

Here is the list of commands in Magento 2

Cache related commands:

• Cache Clean: php bin/magento cache:clean
• Cache Flush: php bin/magento cache:flush
• View cache status: php bin/magento cache:status
• Enable Cache: php bin/magento cache:enable [cache_type]
• Disable Cache: php bin/magento cache:disable [cache_type]

Modes related commands:

• Check Current Mode: php bin/magento deploy:mode:show
• Change To Developer Mode: php bin/magento deploy:mode:set developer
• Change To Production Mode: php bin/magento deploy:mode:set production

Module related commands:

• See all modules Status: php bin/magento module:status
• Enable module: php bin/magento module:enable Namespace_Module
• Disable module: php bin/magento module:disable Namespace_Module
• Uninstall Module: php bin/magento module:uninstall Namespace_Module

Site Maintenance Related Commands:

• Enable Maintenance Mode: php bin/magento maintenance:enable
• To enable maintenance mode for all clients except 10.10.16.1 and 10.10.16.2: php bin/magento maintenance:enable --ip=10.10.16.1 --ip=10.10.16.2
• To clear the list of IPs: php bin/magento maintenance:enable --ip=none
• Disable Maintenance Mode: php bin/magento maintenance:disable
• Check Maintenance Mode: php bin/magento maintenance:status
• Allow IP on Maintenance Mode: php bin/magento maintenance:allow-ips --ip=192.0.0.1 --ip=192.0.0.2

Other Commands:

• Run the single-tenant Compiler: php bin/magento setup:di:compile
• Unlock Admin User: php bin/magento admin:user:unlock adminusername
• Set Magento crontab: php bin/magento cron:install --force Use --force to rewrite an existing Magento crontab.
• To view the crontab, enter the following command as the Magento file system owner. crontab -l
• Remove Magento crontab: php bin/magento cron:remove

Apart from the above, there are other Magento CLI which can be used to perform other functions. Below is a compilation of all the useful CLI commands for Magento 2. 

Command description	Command	Shortcodes
Displays help for a command	php bin/magento help (command)	php bin/magento h
Check the list of all commands –This will help list all the commands for Magento2	php bin/magento list	php bin/magento
To clean cache	php bin/magento cache:clean	php bin/magento c:c
To disable cache	php bin/magento cache:disable	php bin/magento c:d
To enable cache	php bin/magento cache:enable	php bin/magento c:e
To flush or refresh cache	php bin/magento cache:flush	php bin/magento c:f
To check the status of the cache	php bin/magento cache:status	php bin/magento c:s
To create user in Magento	php bin/magento admin:user:create	php bin/magento a:u:c
To unlock your admin account	php bin/magento admin:user:unlock	php bin/magento a:u:u
To create the dump of the application	php bin/magento app:config:dump
To import data from shared files to appropriate data storage	php bin/magento app:config:import
To resize an image	php bin/magento catalog:images:resize	php bin/magento c:i:r
To remove unused product attribute	php bin/magento catalog:product:attribute:cleanup	php bin/magento c:p:a:c
To set sensitive configuration values	php bin/magento config:sensitive:set
To change system configuration	php bin/magento config:set
To show configuration value for given path. If path not specified, then all values will be shown	php bin/magento config:show
To generate and install crontab for current user	php bin/magento cron:install
To remove the tasks from crontab	php bin/magento cron:remove
To run jobs as per schedule	php bin/magento cron:run	php bin/magento c:r
To upgrade customer’s hash according to the latest algorithm	php bin/magento customer:hash:upgrade	php bin/magento c:h:u
To set application mode	php bin/magento deploy:mode:set	php bin/magento d:m:set
To display current application mode	php bin/magento deploy:mode:show	php bin/magento d:m:sho
To get information on dependency injection configuration for the command	php bin/magento dev:di:info
To disable DB query logging	php bin/magento dev:query-log:disable
To enable DB query logging	php bin/magento dev:query-log:enable
To collect and publish source files for the theme.	php bin/magento dev:source-theme:deploy	php bin/magento d:s:d
To disable frontend template hints. A cache flush required.	php bin/magento dev:template-hints:disable
To enable frontend template hints. A cache flush required.	php bin/magento dev:template-hints:enable
To runs tests	php bin/magento dev:tests:run	php bin/magento d:t:r
To generates the catalog of URNs to *.xsd mappings for the IDE to highlight xml.	php bin/magento dev:urn-catalog:generate	php bin/magento d:u:g
To convert XML file using XSL style sheets	php bin/magento dev:xml:convert	php bin/magento d:x:c
To shows allowed Indexers	php bin/magento indexer:info	php bin/magento i:i
To reindexes Data	php bin/magento indexer:reindex	php bin/magento i:rei
To reset indexer status to invalid	php bin/magento indexer:reset	php bin/magento i:res
To set index mode type	php bin/magento indexer:set-mode	php bin/magento i:set
To show index mode	php bin/magento indexer:show-mode	php bin/magento i:sho
To shows status of indexer	php bin/magento indexer:status	php bin/magento i:sta
To discover phrases in the codebase	php bin/magento i18n:collect-phrases	php bin/magento i1:c
To saves language package	php bin/magento i18n:pack	php bin/magento i1:p
To uninstall language packages	php bin/magento i18n:uninstall	php bin/magento i1:u
Displays the Magento Admin URI	php bin/magento info:adminuri	php bin/magento i:a
Prints list of available backup files	php bin/magento info:backups:list	php bin/magento i:b:l
Displays the list of available currencies	php bin/magento info:currency:list	php bin/magento i:c:l
Shows number of dependencies on Magento framework	php bin/magento info:dependencies:show-framework	php bin/magento i:d:show-f
Shows number of dependencies between modules	php bin/magento info:dependencies:show-modules
Shows number of circular dependencies between modules	php bin/magento info:dependencies:show-modules-circular
Displays the list of available language locales	php bin/magento info:language:list	php bin/magento i:l:l
Displays the list of available timezones	php bin/magento info:timezone:list	php bin/magento i:t:l
Sets maintenance mode exempt IPs	php bin/magento maintenance:allow-ips	php bin/magento m:a
Disables maintenance mode	php bin/magento maintenance:disable	php bin/magento ma:d
Enables maintenance mode	php bin/magento maintenance:enable	php bin/magento ma:e
Displays maintenance mode status	php bin/magento maintenance:status	php bin/magento ma:s
Disables specified modules	php bin/magento module:disable	php bin/magento mo:d
Enables specified modules	php bin/magento module:enable	php bin/magento mo:e
Displays status of modules	php bin/magento module:status	php bin/magento mo:s
Uninstalls modules installed by composer	php bin/magento module:uninstall	php bin/magento m:u
Deploy sample data modules	php bin/magento sampledata:deploy	php bin/magento sa:d
Remove all sample data packages from composer.json	php bin/magento sampledata:remove	php bin/magento sa:rem
Reset all sample data modules for re-installation	php bin/magento sampledata:reset	php bin/magento sa:res
Takes backup of Magento Application code base, media and database	php bin/magento setup:backup	php bin/magento s:b
Creates or modifies the deployment configuration	php bin/magento setup:config:set	php bin/magento s:c:s
Runs cron job scheduled for setup application	php bin/magento setup:cron:run	php bin/magento s:c:r
Installs and upgrades data in the DB	php bin/magento setup:db-data:upgrade	php bin/magento s:db-d:u
Installs and upgrades the DB schema	php bin/magento setup:db-schema:upgrade	php bin/magento s:db-s:u
Checks if DB schema or data requires upgrade	php bin/magento setup:db:status	php bin/magento s:d:s
Generates DI configuration and all missing classes that can be auto-generated	php bin/magento setup:di:compile	php bin/magento s:d:c
Installs the Magento application	php bin/magento setup:install	php bin/magento s:i
Generates fixtures	php bin/magento setup:performance:generate-fixtures	php bin/magento s:p:g
Rolls back Magento Application codebase, media and database	php bin/magento setup:rollback	php bin/magento se:r
Deploys static view files	php bin/magento setup:static-content:deploy	php bin/magento s:s:d
Installs the store configuration. Deprecated since 2.2.0. Use config:set instead	php bin/magento setup:store-config:set	php bin/magento s:s:s
Uninstalls the Magento application	php bin/magento setup:uninstall	php bin/magento s:un
Upgrades the Magento application, DB data, and schema	php bin/magento setup:upgrade	php bin/magento s:up
Displays the list of stores	php bin/magento store:list
Displays the list of websites	php bin/magento store:website:list
Uninstalls theme	php bin/magento theme:uninstall	php bin/magento t:u
Generates varnish VCL and echos it to the command line	php bin/magento varnish:vcl:generate

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