first-steps-cli.md

1. Log in to the Magento server as, or switch to, a user who has permissions to write to the Magento file system. One way to do this is to [switch to the Magento file system owner]({{ page.baseurl }}/install-gde/prereq/file-sys-perms-over.html).

If you use the bash shell, you can also use the following syntax to switch to the Magento file system owner and enter the command at the same time:

su <Magento file system owner> -s /bin/bash -c <command>

If the Magento file system owner does not allow logins you can do the following:

sudo -u <Magento file system owner>  <command>

1. To run Magento commands from any directory, add <magento_root>/bin to your system PATH.

Because shells have differing syntax, consult a reference like unix.stackexchange.com.

bash shell example for CentOS:

export PATH=$PATH:/var/www/html/magento2/bin

{:.bs-callout .bs-callout-info} You can also run the commands in the following ways:

• cd <magento_root>/bin and run them as ./magento <command name>
• <magento_root>/bin/magento <command name>
• <magento_root> is a subdirectory of your web server's docroot. [Need help locating the docroot?]({{ page.baseurl }}/install-gde/basics/basics_docroot.html)