List of useful Drush commands

Module download:

drush dl module1 module2

Module installation:

drush en module1 -y

Module removal:

drush pm-uninstall module1 -y

Module disable (without uninstalling config):

drush pm-disable module1 -y

Enable all required modules listed in a file:

xargs drush en -y < modules.txt

Drupal installation with selected Russian language:

drush si --db-url=mysql://root:password@127.0.0.1/drupal --account-name=admin --account-pass=admin --site-mail=admin@example.com --site-name="Drupal 8" --locale=ru --yes

Clear all caches:

drush cr

Run database updates:

drush updb -y

Export configuration:

drush config-export -y

Import configuration:

drush config-import -y

View a single config item (e.g., site name):

drush config-get system.site name

Set a config value (e.g., change site name):

drush config-set system.site name "New Site Name"

Show status info (PHP version, DB info, etc.):

drush status

List enabled modules:

drush pml --status=enabled

Uninstall Drupal (DANGEROUS!):

drush site:uninstall

Backup the site (DB and files):

drush ard

Restore a backup archive:

drush arr backup.tar.gz

The list of Drupal Drush commands will be updated regularly, so leave a comment on drupalbook.org about what you'd like to add to this list to always have the necessary Drush commands at hand.