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Artisan CLI

Introduction

Artisan is the name of the command-line interface included with Laravel. It provides a number of helpful commands for your use while developing your application. It is driven by the powerful Symfony Console component.

Usage

Listing All Available Commands

To view a list of all available Artisan commands, you may use the list command:

php artisan list

Viewing The Help Screen For A Command

Every command also includes a "help" screen which displays and describes the command's available arguments and options. To view a help screen, simply precede the name of the command with help:

php artisan help migrate

Specifying The Configuration Environment

You may specify the configuration environment that should be used while running a command using the --env switch:

php artisan migrate --env=local

Displaying Your Current Laravel Version

You may also view the current version of your Laravel installation using the --version option:

php artisan --version