WP-CLI is the command-line interface for WordPress. You can update plugins, configure multisite installs, and much more, without using a web browser.
Here is a list of useful WP CLI commands that I find myself having to look up fairly often.
Installation
Download wp-cli.phar using wget or curl. For example:
wget https://raw.githubusercontent.com/wp-cli/builds/gh-pages/phar/wp-cli.phar
To type just wp, instead of php wp-cli.phar, make the file executable and put it in your PATH:
chmod +x wp-cli.phar
mv wp-cli.phar /usr/local/bin/wp wp admin
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esxcli system version get wp cache
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esxcli system version get wp cap
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esxcli system version get wp cli
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esxcli system version get wp comment
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esxcli system version get wp core
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esxcli system version get wp cron
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esxcli system version get wp db
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esxcli system version get wp embed
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esxcli system version get wp eval
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esxcli system version get wp export
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esxcli system version get wp find
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esxcli system version get wp language
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esxcli system version get wp maintenance mode
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esxcli system version get wp media
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esxcli system version get wp menu
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esxcli system version get wp network
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esxcli system version get wp option
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esxcli system version get wp package
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esxcli system version get wp plugin
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esxcli system version get wp post
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esxcli system version get wp profile
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esxcli system version get wp role
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esxcli system version get wp site
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esxcli system version get wp term
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esxcli system version get wp theme
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esxcli system version get wp widget
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