core:edit

Edit drush.yml, site alias, and Drupal settings.php files.

Examples

• drush core:edit. Pick from a list of config/alias/settings files. Open selected in editor.
• drush --bg core-config. Return to shell prompt as soon as the editor window opens.
• drush core:edit etc. Edit the global configuration file.
• drush core:edit demo.alia. Edit a particular alias file.
• drush core:edit sett. Edit settings.php for the current Drupal site.
• drush core:edit --choice=2. Edit the second file in the choice list.

Arguments

• [filter]. A substring for filtering the list of files. Omit this argument to choose from loaded files.

Options

• --editor[=EDITOR]. A string of bash which launches user's preferred text editor. Defaults to ${VISUAL-${EDITOR-vi}}.
• --bg. Launch editor in background process.

Global Options

• -v|vv|vvv, --verbose. Increase the verbosity of messages: 1 for normal output, 2 for more verbose output and 3 for debug
• -y, --yes. Auto-accept the default for all user prompts. Equivalent to --no-interaction.
• -l, --uri=URI. A base URL for building links and selecting a multi-site. Defaults to https://default.
• To see all global options, run drush topic and pick the first choice.

Aliases

• conf
• config
• core-edit

Legend

• An argument or option with square brackets is optional.
• Any default value is listed at end of arg/option description.
• An ellipsis indicates that an argument accepts multiple values separated by a space.