Unrecognized option '--connection' when executing dotnet ef cli

[wilson0x4d]

I expect to be able to specify a connection string when executing scaffold, migrations, database, and similar commands from cli.

Steps to reproduce

Execute a command which interacts with a database:

dotnet ef migrations add InitialCreate --connection "Server=srv;Database=db;UID=usr;PWD=pass;"

Observe error:

Unrecognized option '--connection'

Listing the --help for the current version does not show alternative names for this option.

Further technical details

EF Core version: 3.1.4
Database provider: Microsoft.EntityFrameworkCore.SqlServer
Target framework: netcoreapp3.1
Operating system: Windows 10
IDE: Visual Studio 16.6
Shell: PSCore 6

[wilson0x4d]

while reviewing source control history i found a commit on 3/10 that corresponds with issue #10750 -- this issue discusses adding --connection to dotnet ef database command. upon review of the code it looks like the commit will also update dotnet ef migrations command.

i believe this issue can be closed as 'already fixed' (efcore5 preview3), thanks for the implementation @bricelam / @ajcvickers !

[wilson0x4d]

... upon looking more closely i realized i was using the wrong parameter for the desired command. Everything is working exactly as it should be (in EFCore 5 preview 4 👍 ) Thanks again!