EF Core 11.0: Create and Apply Migrations in a Single Command

When working with migrations in Entity Framework Core, what we usually do is first create the migration and then apply it to the database.

It has always been a two-step process, and that can be a bit annoying when you are continuously developing.

dotnet ef

dotnet ef migrations add Initial
dotnet ef database update

Package Manager Console/PowerShell

Add-Migration Initial
Update-Database

But with EF Core 11.0, we can create and apply the migration in a single step.

dotnet ef  

dotnet ef database update Initial --add

Note the new --add argument.

Package Manager Console/PowerShell

Update-Database -Migration Initial -Add

This will create a migration named Initial and apply it to the database in one go. The migration files will still be created and saved, so you can push it along with your code

Since EF Core 11.0 is still in preview, if you are using the global EF tool, make sure it is updated to the latest version.

dotnet ef --version
dotnet tool update --global dotnet-ef

Hope this helps.

Read more:

   What's New in EF Core 11

Happy Coding.

Regards,
Jaliya