Running a Magento 2 store may not be as easy as it seems. There are lots of things you have to take care of, such as sales, orders, clients, etc., to say nothing of the development part. You should know how to run static content deploy or reindex Magento 2, as well as be aware of some other commands.
It's impossible to keep in mind all the commands for every single situation when you just start. So, that's why we created a list of useful Magento 2 commands that will save time and lessen the possibility of any errors.
Want to know more about Magento commands? Keep reading, this article is just what you need.
SSH
| Command |
Description |
| php bin/magento list |
Generates a list of commands |
| help |
Shows help for a command
|
Cache
| Command |
Description |
| php bin/magento cache:clean |
Cleanes the cache types |
| php bin/magento cache:enable |
Enables the cache types |
| php bin/magento cache:disable |
Disables the cache types |
| php bin/magento cache:flush |
Flushes the cache types |
| php bin/magento cache:status |
Displays the cache status |
Setup
| Command |
Description |
| php bin/magento setup:upgrade |
Upgrades the application, DB schema, and data |
| php bin/magento setup:di:compile |
Creates the DI setting and the missing classes that can be generated automatically |
| php bin/magento setup:static-content:deploy |
Deploys the static content |
| php bin/magento setup:db-data:upgrade |
Installs and upgrades the data in the DB |
| php bin/magento setup:db:status |
Shows the status of the DB, and whether it needs any upgrades |
| php bin/magento setup:backup |
Creates a backup of the file system, database, and media directory |
| php bin/magento setup:cron:run |
Runs the scheduled cron job |
| php bin/magento setup:performance:generate-fixtures |
Generates fixtures |
| php bin/magento setup:rollback |
Rolls back the Magento file system, database, and media directory |
| php bin/magento setup:config:set |
Creates or tweaks the deployment configuration |
| php bin/magento setup:store-config:set |
Sets the store configuration |
| php bin/magento setup:install |
Installs the application |
| php bin/magento setup:uninstall |
Uninstalls the application |
Deploy
| Command |
Description |
| php bin/magento deploy:mode:set |
Sets the deploy mode |
| php bin/magento deploy:mode:show |
Shows the current deploy mode |
Catalog
| Command |
Description |
| php bin/magento catalog:images:resize |
Resizes the images |
| php bin/magento catalog:product:attributes:cleanup |
Cleares unused attributes |
Indexers
| Command |
Description |
| php bin/magento indexer:info |
Shows the available indexers |
| php bin/magento indexer:reindex |
Reindexes data |
| php bin/magento indexer:reset |
Makes the indexer's status invalid |
| php bin/magento indexer:set-mode |
Sets indexer's mode |
| php bin/magento indexer:show-mode |
Shows the indexer's mode |
| php bin/magento indexer:status |
Shows the status of the indexer |
Maintenance
| Command |
Description |
| php bin/magento maintenance:enable |
Enables the maintenance mode |
| php bin/magento maintenance:disable |
Disables the maintenance mode |
| php bin/magento maintenance:status |
Shows the status of the maintenance mode |
| php bin/magento maintenance:allow-ips |
Sets the IP addresses for the maintenance mode |
Module
| Command |
Description |
| php bin/magento module:enable |
Enables a specific module |
| php bin/magento module:disable |
Disables a specific module |
| php bin/magento module:status |
Shows the status of the module |
| php bin/magento module:uninstall |
Uninstalls the module installed using the composer |
Admin
| Command |
Description |
| php bin/magento admin:user:create |
Creates an admin user
|
| php bin/magento admin:user:unlock |
Unlocks admin account |
Config
| Command |
Description |
| php bin/magento config:sensitive:set |
Sets the sensitive configuration values |
| php bin/magento config:set |
Adds changes to the system configuration |
| php bin/magento config:show |
Shows the configuration value of the particular path |
Info
| Command |
Description |
| php bin/magento info:adminuri |
Shows the Magento admin URL |
| php bin/magento info:backups:list |
Displays the available backups |
| php bin/magento info:currency:list |
Shows the available currencies |
| php bin/magento info:dependencies:show-framework |
Displays the dependencies in the Magento framework |
| php bin/magento info:dependencies:show-modules |
Displays the modules between the dependencies |
| php bin/magento info:dependencies:show-modules-circular |
Shows the circular dependencies between modules |
| php bin/magento info:language:list |
Shows the list of the used language locales |
| php bin/magento info:timezone:list |
Displays the available timezones |
Cron
| Command |
Description |
| php bin/magento cron:run |
Runs the cron according to the schedule |
Dev
| Command |
Description |
| php bin/magento dev:source-theme:deploy |
Collects and displays the source theme files |
| php bin/magento dev:tests:run |
Runs tests |
| php bin/magento dev:urn-catalog:generate |
Generates the URN catalog |
| php bin/magento dev:xml:convert |
Converts XML files using the XML style samples |
Store
| Command |
Description |
| php bin/magento store:list |
Shows the list of the available stores |
| store:website:list |
Shows the available websites |
Theme
| Command |
Description |
| php bin/magento theme:uninstall |
Uninstalls the theme |
Varnish
| Command |
Description |
| php bin/magento varnish:vcl:generate |
Generates Varnish VCL and echos it to the command line |
Queue
| Command |
Description |
| php bin/magento queue:consumers:list |
List of MessageQueue consumers |
| php bin/magento queue:consumers:restart |
Restart MessageQueue |
| php bin/magento queue:consumers:start |
Start MessageQueue consumer |
Remote storage
| Command |
Description |
| php bin/magento remote-storage:sync |
Synchronize media files with remote storage |
Media content
| Command |
Description |
| php bin/magento media-content:sync |
Synchronize content with assets |
| Command |
Description |
| php bin/magento media-gallery:sync |
Synchronize media storage and media assets in the database |
Sample data
| Command |
Description |
| php bin/magento sampledata:deploy |
Deploys the sample data modules |
| php bin/magento sampledata:remove |
Removes the sample data packages from composer.json |
| php bin/magento sampledata:reset |
Resets the sample data modules for re-installation |
i18n
| Command |
Description |
| php bin/magento i18n:collect-phrases |
Collects phrases in the codebase |
| php bin/magento i18n:pack |
Saves language package |
| php bin/magento i18n:uninstall |
Uninstalls language packages |
Customer
| Command |
Description |
| php bin/magento customer:hash:upgrade |
Upgrades customer's hash |
So, here you have all the most commonly used Magento 2 commands. Hopefully, this list will help you to be more confident in Magento development and optimizing the store management.
However, if you want a shortcut, you can refer to the Magento 2 command shortcuts and, perhaps, they will be easier to remember.
