What does sf project generate --name do?

It creates a Salesforce DX project folder with that name, an sfdx-project.json file, a force-app source folder and config/project-scratch-def.json. Add --manifest for a package.xml or --output-dir to choose the location.

The old sfdx-cli package is no longer updated. Use the current Salesforce CLI, installed as @salesforce/cli, with sf commands; many old force: commands still work as aliases.

What replaced sfdx force:project:create?

sf project generate. In the current CLI reference it is documented as sf template generate project, and both names work.

What is the difference between SFDX and Salesforce CLI?

SFDX (Salesforce DX) is the source-driven development approach; the Salesforce CLI is the command-line tool you use for it. Today the CLI command is sf.

Do I need a Dev Hub to use SFDX?

Only for scratch orgs and packaging. You can create a project and deploy to or retrieve from sandboxes and production without a Dev Hub.

SFDX in Salesforce: sf project generate and CLI Commands

SFDX (Salesforce DX) is Salesforce’s source-driven way of building and deploying apps: your metadata lives in a local project under version control, and you use the Salesforce CLI to create projects, connect orgs, deploy and retrieve. Today the CLI command is sf, not sfdx. To start a project, run sf project generate --name myproject.

Many SFDX tutorials still show the retired sfdx force:... commands. This guide uses the current Salesforce CLI (v2) and its official command reference: what SFDX gives you, how to install the CLI, every flag of sf project generate, the files it creates, and a table mapping old sfdx commands to the new sf commands.

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