dbt Command reference

dbt is typically run one of two ways:

The following sections outline the commands supported by dbt and their relevant flags. Note that some commands are only supported when using the CLI.

For information about selecting models on the command line, consult the docs on Model selection syntax.

Available commands:

build: build and test all selected resources (models, seeds, snapshots, tests)
clean (CLI only): deletes artifacts present in the dbt project
compile: compiles (but does not run) the models in a project
debug (CLI only): debugs dbt connections and projects
deps: downloads dependencies for a project
docs : generates documentation for a project
init (CLI only): initializes a new dbt project
list (CLI only): lists resources defined in a dbt project
parse (CLI only): parses a project and writes detailed timing info
run: runs the models in a project
seed: loads CSV files into the database
snapshot: executes "snapshot" jobs defined in a project
source: provides tools for working with source data (including validating that sources are "fresh")
test: executes tests defined in a project
rpc (CLI only): runs an RPC server that clients can submit queries to
run-operation: runs arbitrary maintenance SQL against the database