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]. |