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dotnet ef (EF Core Tools)

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This document is under construction.

Overview​

dotnet ef is a tool for creating and applying database migrations, dropping databases, and more from the command line in development using Entity Framework Core.

Main Commands​

  • dotnet ef migrations add: Creates a new migration.
  • dotnet ef database update: Applies migrations to the database.
  • dotnet ef dbcontext scaffold: Generates DbContext and entity classes from an existing database (Reverse Engineering).

Installation​

dotnet tool install --global dotnet-ef

(Detailed usage examples and best practices will be described here)