Salesforce CLI Setup Guide

Before You Begin
Install Salesforce CLI
Install the CLI Release Candidate
Run Salesforce CLI Using a Docker Image
Update Salesforce CLI
Disable Automatic Update of the CLI
Salesforce CLI Plug-ins
Salesforce CLI Configuration and Tips
Uninstall Salesforce CLI or Plug-ins
Troubleshoot Salesforce CLI
CLI Deprecation Policy
Next Steps
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Update Salesforce CLI

If you want to ensure that you’re running the latest version of Salesforce CLI, you can manually update it.

If You Installed Salesforce CLI Using the Installer

To install the latest Salesforce CLI and plug-in versions, run:

By default, the CLI periodically checks for and installs updates. To disable auto-update, set the SFDX_AUTOUPDATE_DISABLE environment variable to true.

If You Installed Salesforce CLI Using npm

The auto-update option isn’t available. When a new version of the CLI is available, run this command::

Determine How You Installed Salesforce CLI

Because the method to update Salesforce CLI differs depending on whether you used the installers or npm, you must know how you installed before you can update. In case you forgot, here are two ways to determine how you installed Salesforce CLI:

  • Run sfdx update. If Salesforce CLI updates, then you installed with the installers. If the command returns this or similar warning, then you installed with npm:
  • If you’ve installed Node.js, run npm list -g --depth 0. If the displayed list includes the entry sfdx-cli@<version>, then you installed Salesforce CLI with npm.

Disable Automatic Update of the CLI

When you run a command, Salesforce CLI checks to see if you have the latest version. If not, the CLI automatically updates itself. You can disable this automatic update with an environment variable.

To remain on the current version of the CLI and disable automatic updates, set the SFDX_AUTOUPDATE_DISABLE environment variable to true. How you set an environment variable is different for different operating systems. See the operating system vendor’s help for instructions on how to set environment variables.