Manage your database schema and lifecycle during development

Location: CLI > v7 > db

The `prisma db` command group provides tools to manage your database schema and lifecycle during development.

## Usage

```bash
prisma db [command] [options]
```

## Global options

| Option         | Description                            |
| -------------- | -------------------------------------- |
| `-h`, `--help` | Display help message                   |
| `--config`     | Custom path to your Prisma config file |
| `--schema`     | Custom path to your Prisma schema      |

## Subcommands

| Command                                               | Description                                                               |
| ----------------------------------------------------- | ------------------------------------------------------------------------- |
| [`prisma db pull`](/guides/db-commands-db-pull)       | Pull the state from the database to the Prisma schema using introspection |
| [`prisma db push`](/guides/db-commands-db-push)       | Push the state from Prisma schema to the database during prototyping      |
| [`prisma db seed`](/guides/db-commands-db-seed)       | Seed your database                                                        |
| [`prisma db execute`](/guides/db-commands-db-execute) | Execute native commands to your database                                  |

## Examples

```bash
# Pull schema from database
prisma db pull

# Push schema to database
prisma db push

# Seed the database
prisma db seed

# Execute a SQL script
prisma db execute --file ./script.sql
```

## Related pages

- [`debug`](/guides/standalone-commands-debug): Display Prisma debug information including schema paths, engine binaries, environment variables, and cache directories for troubleshooting
- [`dev`](/guides/dev-commands-dev): Start a local Prisma Postgres server for development
- [`format`](/guides/standalone-commands-format): Format and validate your Prisma schema file with consistent structure
- [`generate`](/guides/standalone-commands-generate): Generate artifacts like Prisma Client based on your Prisma schema
- [`init`](/guides/standalone-commands-init): Set up a new Prisma project in the current directory

## Related pages

- [Authentication & Tools](./authentication-tools-index.md)
- [Build](./build-index.md)
- [Changelog](../changelog.md)
- [Concepts](./concepts-index.md)
- [Console commands](./console-commands-index.md)
- [Contract Authoring](./contract-authoring-index.md)
- [Core Concepts](./core-concepts-index.md)
- [Data Modeling](./data-modeling-index.md)
- [Database](./database-index.md)
- [DB commands](./db-commands-index.md)

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