Dataform CLI commands
The open-source Dataform CLI provides commands to initialize, compile, test, and run Dataform core locally, outside of Google Cloud.
| Dataform CLI command | Description |
|---|---|
dataform help
|
Shows help for all Dataform CLI commands. |
dataform help [command]
|
Shows help for the specified command. |
dataform init [project-dir]
|
Creates a new Dataform project. |
dataform install [project-dir]
|
Installs NPM dependencies for the specified Dataform project. |
dataform init-creds [project-dir]
|
Creates a .df-credentials.json
file for Dataform to
use when accessing Google Cloud APIs. |
dataform compile [project-dir]
|
Compiles the specified Dataform project. Produces JSON output describing the non-executable graph. |
dataform test [project-dir]
|
Runs the specified Dataform project's unit tests on BigQuery. |
dataform run [project-dir]
|
Runs the specified Dataform project's scripts on BigQuery. |
dataform format [project-dir]
|
Formats the specified Dataform project's files. |
--help
|
Shows help [boolean]. |
--version
|
Shows the version number of the Dataform CLI [boolean]. |
