CLI Cheatsheet¶

Foundational core workflow · daily use

dfetch init

Create a new dfetch.yaml manifest

dfetch add <url>

Add a dependency, auto-fill defaults

dfetch add -i <url>

Add interactively, step-by-step wizard

dfetch import

Migrate from git submodules / SVN externals

dfetch check [project]

Show dependencies with newer versions available

dfetch update [-f] [project]

Fetch / update one or all dependencies

Utilities maintenance · setup · validation

dfetch freeze

Pin all dependencies to currently fetched version

dfetch environment

Verify VCS tools and environment setup

dfetch validate

Validate the manifest without fetching

Patching local changes · upstream sync

dfetch diff [project]

Capture local changes as a patch file

dfetch update-patch [project]

Re-apply patches after upstream version bump

dfetch format-patch [project]

Export contributor-ready unified diff

CI / CD Integration reports · sbom · security

dfetch check --jenkins-json

Jenkins-compatible JSON report

dfetch check --sarif

SARIF (GitHub Advanced Security etc.)

dfetch check --code-climate

Code Climate / GitLab report

dfetch report

Print a dependency inventory list

dfetch report -t sbom

Generate a Software Bill of Materials