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
Salesforce CLI Plug-ins
Salesforce CLI Configuration and Tips
Uninstall Salesforce CLI or Plug-ins
Troubleshoot Salesforce CLI
CLI Deprecation Policy
Next Steps
Get Started with Salesforce CLI Unification
How sf and sfdx Work Together
Install and Update sf
Run Through the Dreamhouse Example
List of sf Commands with sfdx Equivalents
List of sfdx Commands with sf Equivalents
Environment Variables
Understand Source Tracking in sf
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List of sf Commands with sfdx Equivalents

This table shows the mapping between the currently available sf commands and their closest sfdx equivalent.

The table doesn’t include Salesforce Functions commands, such as sf run function start, which are new in sf and don't exist in sfdx.

Note

sf command Similar sfdx command
sf alias set sfdx alias:set
sf alias unset sfdx alias:unset
sf alias list sfdx alias:list
sf autocomplete sfdx autocomplete
sf config get sfdx config:get
sf config list sfdx config:list
sf config set sfdx config:set
sf config unset sfdx config:unset
sf deploy (interactive) No equivalent.
sf deploy metadata sfdx force:source:deploy
sf deploy metadata cancel sfdx force:source:deploy:cancel
sf deploy metadata preview sfdx force:source:status
sf deploy metadata quick sfdx force:source:deploy --validateddeployrequestid
sf deploy metadata report sfdx force:source:deploy:report --wait 0
sf deploy metadata resume sfdx force:source:deploy:report
sf deploy metadata validate sfdx force:source:deploy --checkonly --testlevel >NoTestRun
sf env create sandbox sfdx force:org:create --type sandbox
sf env create scratch sfdx force:org:create --type scratch
sf env delete sandbox sfdx force:org:delete
sf env delete scratch sfdx force:org:delete
sf env display sfdx force:org:display
sf env list sfdx force:org:list, sfdx auth:list
sf env open sfdx force:org:open
sf env resume sandbox sfdx force:org:status
sf env resume scratch No equivalent.
sf generate metadata field No equivalent.
sf generate metadata platformevent No equivalent.
sf generate metadata sobject No equivalent.
sf generate metadata tab No equivalent.
sf generate project sfdx force:project:create
sf help sfdx help
sf info releasenotes display sfdx info:releasenotes:display
sf login (interactive) No equivalent.
sf login org sfdx auth:web:login
sf login org jwt sfdx auth:jwt:grant
sf logout (interactive) No equivalent.
sf logout org sfdx auth:logout
sf retrieve metadata sfdx force:source:retrieve
sf retrieve metadata preview sfdx force:source:status
sf search No equivalent.
sf version sfdx version