Console Commands

Console Commands

• Introduction
• Writing Commands
  • Generating Commands
  • Command Structure
  • Closure Commands
• Defining Input Expectations
  • Arguments
  • Options
  • Input Arrays
  • Input Descriptions
• Command I/O
  • Retrieving Input
  • Prompting For Input
  • Writing Output
• Registering Commands
• Programatically Executing Commands
  • Calling Commands From Other Commands

Introduction

Artisan is the command-line interface included with Laravel. It provides a number of helpful commands that can assist you while you build your application. To view a list of all available Artisan commands, you may use the list command:

php artisan list

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

Writing Commands

In addition to the commands provided with Artisan, you may also build your own custom commands. Commands are typically stored in the app/Console/Commands directory; however, you are free to choose your own storage location as long as your commands can be loaded by Composer.