Drush Commands

Core drush commands

archive-dump	Backup your code, files, and database into a single file.
archive-restore	Expand a site archive into a Drupal web site.
cache-clear	Clear a specific cache, or all drupal caches.
cache-get	Fetch a cached object and display it.
cache-set	Cache an object expressed in JSON or var_export() format.
core-config	Edit drushrc, site alias, and Drupal settings.php files.
core-cron	Run all cron hooks in all active modules for specified site.
core-execute	Execute a shell command. Usually used with a site alias.
core-quick-drupal	Download, install, serve and login to Drupal with minimal configuration and dependencies.
core-requirements	Provides information about things that may be wrong in your Drupal installation, if any.
core-rsync	Rsync the Drupal tree to/from another server using ssh.
core-status	Provides a birds-eye view of the current Drupal installation, if any.
core-topic	Read detailed documentation on a given topic.
drupal-directory	Return path to a given module/theme directory.
help	Print this help message. See `drush help help` for more options.
image-flush	Flush all derived images for a given style.
php-eval	Evaluate arbitrary php code after bootstrapping Drupal (if available).
php-script	Run php script(s).
queue-list	Returns a list of all defined queues
queue-run	Run a specific queue by name
search-index	Index the remaining search items without wiping the index.
search-reindex	Force the search index to be rebuilt.
search-status	Show how many items remain to be indexed out of the total.
self-update	Check to see if there is a newer Drush release available.
shell-alias	Print all known shell alias records.
site-alias	Print site alias records for all known site aliases and local sites.
site-install	Install Drupal along with modules/themes/configuration using the specified install profile.
site-reset	Reset a persistently set site.
site-set	Set a site alias to work on that will persist for the current session.
site-ssh	Connect to a Drupal site's server via SSH for an interactive session or to run a shell command
test-clean	Clean temporary tables and files.
test-run	Run tests. Note that you must use the --uri option.
updatedb	Apply any database updates required (as with running update.php).
usage-send	Send anonymous Drush usage information to statistics logging site. Usage statistics contain the Drush command name and the Drush option names, but no arguments or option values.
usage-show	Show Drush usage information that has been logged but not sent. Usage statistics contain the Drush command name and the Drush option names, but no arguments or option values.
variable-delete	Delete a variable.
variable-get	Get a list of some or all site variables and values.
variable-set	Set a variable.
version	Show drush version.
watchdog-delete	Delete watchdog messages.
watchdog-list	Show available message types and severity levels. A prompt will ask for a choice to show watchdog messages.
watchdog-show	Show watchdog messages.

Runserver commands

runserver

Runs a lightweight built in http server for development.

Field commands

field-clone	Clone a field and all its instances.
field-create	Create fields and instances. Returns urls for field editing.
field-delete	Delete a field and its instances.
field-info	View information about fields, field_types, and widgets.
field-update	Return URL for field editing web page.

Project manager commands

pm-disable	Disable one or more extensions (modules or themes).
pm-download	Download projects from drupal.org or other sources.
pm-enable	Enable one or more extensions (modules or themes).
pm-info	Show detailed info for one or more extensions (modules or themes).
pm-list	Show a list of available extensions (modules and themes).
pm-refresh	Refresh update status information.
pm-releasenotes	Print release notes for given projects.
pm-releases	Print release information for given projects.
pm-uninstall	Uninstall one or more modules.
pm-update	Update Drupal core and contrib projects and apply any pending database updates (Same as pm-updatecode + updatedb).
pm-updatecode	Update Drupal core and contrib projects to latest recommended releases.

SQL commands

sql-cli	Open a SQL command-line interface using Drupal's credentials.
sql-connect	A string for connecting to the DB.
sql-create	Create a database.
sql-drop	Drop all tables in a given database.
sql-dump	Exports the Drupal DB as SQL using mysqldump or equivalent.
sql-query	Execute a query against the site database.
sql-sync	Copy and import source database to target database. Transfers via rsync.

User commands

user-add-role	Add a role to the specified user accounts.
user-block	Block the specified user(s).
user-cancel	Cancel a user account with the specified name.
user-create	Create a user account with the specified name.
user-information	Print information about the specified user(s).
user-login	Display a one time login link for the given user account (defaults to uid 1).
user-password	(Re)Set the password for the user account with the specified name.
user-remove-role	Remove a role from the specified user accounts.
user-unblock	Unblock the specified user(s).

Other commands

make	Turns a makefile into a working Drupal codebase.
make-generate	Generate a makefile from the current Drupal site.

Global Options (see `drush topic core-global-options` for the full list)

-r <path>, --root=<path>	Drupal root directory to use (default: current directory).
-l <http://example.com:8888>, --uri=<http://example.com:8888>	URI of the drupal site to use (only needed in multisite environments or when running on an alternate port).
-v, --verbose	Display extra information about the command.
-d, --debug	Display even more information, including internal messages.
-y, --yes	Assume 'yes' as answer to all prompts.
-n, --no	Assume 'no' as answer to all prompts.
-s, --simulate	Simulate all relevant actions (don't actually change the system).
-p, --pipe	Emit a compact representation of the command for scripting.
-h, --help	This help system.
--version	Show drush version.
--php=</path/to/file>	The absolute path to your PHP intepreter, if not 'php' in the path.
-ia, --interactive	Force interactive mode for commands run on multiple targets (e.g. `drush @site1,@site2 cc --ia`).