Problem/Motivation

The new CLI entry point currently under development in #3453474 uses drupal as the command name (i.e. vendor/bin/drupal).

While this name is straightforward and aligns with the project name, there are concerns about using drupal directly as a CLI command. These include potential ambiguity, searchability, conflicts, and long-term maintainability of the developer experience.

Personally, I prefer drupal, with example usage such as:

$ vendor/bin/drupal cr
$ vendor/bin/drupal updd

However, given the importance of this decision and its long-term impact, it is worth discussing whether this is the best choice, or if an alternative name should be selected.

Steps to reproduce

N/A

Proposed resolution

Open a discussion to:

  • Confirm vendor/bin/drupal as the final CLI command name, or
  • Select a new, community-approved name for the CLI tool

The goal is to reach consensus before the CLI becomes widely adopted.

Remaining tasks

  • Continue development in #3453474 (CLI entry point in Drupal Core)
  • Gather community feedback on naming
  • Confirm and document the final CLI command name

User interface changes

N/A

Introduced terminology

CLI command name (e.g. drupal or alternative)

API changes

None

Data model changes

None

Release notes snippet

To do.

Comments

xmacinfo created an issue. See original summary.

xmacinfo’s picture

xmacinfo
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Even though I prefer drupal, here are two suggestions:

1. dmin (contraction of Drupal admin) | dmin cr
1. din (contraction of Drupal admin) | din cr

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amateescu commented

How about drush? It has a nice ring to it :)

drop would also be a nice touch.

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mradcliffe
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Issue summary: View changes
Parent issue: #3453474: CLI entry point in Drupal Core (Dex) » #3582246: [meta] CLI in Core community initiative
Related issues: +#3453474: CLI entry point in Drupal Core (Dex)

Thank you for creating the follow-up.

I reparented this under the meta: #3582246: [meta] CLI in Core community initiative for tracking.

For those who search for drush commands, applying recipes, and quickstart today, what are the common search terms that are used? Is this something that we can get from the drupal.org infrastructure team?