Contao uses the Console component of Symfony and provides a few commands.
To execute these commands locate the console executable in your project
and append the subsequently documented commands.
php vendor/bin/contao-console <command-name>
You can get a list of all available commands like so:
php vendor/bin/contao-console list
By appending the --help argument to any command, a usage guide is printed to the shell.
php vendor/bin/contao-console contao:user:password --help
Description:
Changes the password of a Contao back end user.
Usage:
contao:user:password [options] [--] <username>
Arguments:
username The username of the back end user
Options:
-p, --password=PASSWORD The new password
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Detailed information about some commands can be found here.