Drush: Managing #Drupal From the Command Line #cms
Have you heard about drush, the "Drupal shell" for managing Drupal from the command line? Whether or not you already love the command line, if you're interested in Drupal, you owe it to yourself to have a look at drush.
First off, what is the command line? Even if you've never actually used the command line (also called the "shell" or "command prompt"), you've probably seen some "hacker" in a movie frantically typing commands.
Instead of moving a mouse around and clicking, you type a command and press ENTER.
Typing commands might seem slower than clicking, but the command line can actually save you tons of time. You can reduce hundreds of clicks to a single command.
Learn more aboutwhy CMS admins should learn the command line.
The "official" way to manage Drupal is through the many admin screens in your web browser. But
Learn more in this introduction to how drush lets you manage Drupal from the command line.
Enough theory. How do you actually start using drush on your own Drupal site?
Ironically, the hardest part about drush can be getting it set up. Setting up drush can be a bit trickier than the usual "point-and-click" download. Plus, there's no One Right Way to install drush -- it depends on the details of your Drupal setup.
No worries, though. This tutorial includes information to help you get drush set up. Once you've tried a few drush commands, you'll be hooked.
Learn more in thistutorial on starting to use drush.
Did you know you can describe your entire Drupal site in a "recipe" of a single text file? A drush makefile is a text file which includes every module, theme, and library that's used to build your Drupal site. Drush makefiles allow you to manage your sites with an ease and precision you've only dreamed about. Seriously.
Learn more aboutmanaging your Drupal sites with drush makefiles.
Why CMS Admins Should Learn the Command Line
First off, what is the command line? Even if you've never actually used the command line (also called the "shell" or "command prompt"), you've probably seen some "hacker" in a movie frantically typing commands.
Instead of moving a mouse around and clicking, you type a command and press ENTER.
Typing commands might seem slower than clicking, but the command line can actually save you tons of time. You can reduce hundreds of clicks to a single command.
Learn more aboutwhy CMS admins should learn the command line.
Drush: Drupal Management From the Command Line
The "official" way to manage Drupal is through the many admin screens in your web browser. But
drush is a command line program that offers many powerful commands so that you can manage your Drupal sites without a single click.Learn more in this introduction to how drush lets you manage Drupal from the command line.
Tutorial: Start Using Drush in as Few Steps as Possible
Enough theory. How do you actually start using drush on your own Drupal site?
Ironically, the hardest part about drush can be getting it set up. Setting up drush can be a bit trickier than the usual "point-and-click" download. Plus, there's no One Right Way to install drush -- it depends on the details of your Drupal setup.
No worries, though. This tutorial includes information to help you get drush set up. Once you've tried a few drush commands, you'll be hooked.
Learn more in thistutorial on starting to use drush.
Drush Makefiles: Your New Superpower
Did you know you can describe your entire Drupal site in a "recipe" of a single text file? A drush makefile is a text file which includes every module, theme, and library that's used to build your Drupal site. Drush makefiles allow you to manage your sites with an ease and precision you've only dreamed about. Seriously.
Learn more aboutmanaging your Drupal sites with drush makefiles.
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