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Using CLI Plugins

Last Updated: 27 November 2013

cli plugins

Plugins allow developers to extend the functionality of the Heroku command interface, adding commands or features.

=== Plugins
plugins                      # list installed plugins
plugins:install <url>        # install the plugin from the specified git url
plugins:uninstall <url/name> # remove the specified plugin
plugins:update <url/name>    # update a plugin, if specified, or update all plugins

Installing plugin

To install a plugin, you need to know the git url for the plugin. Use the heroku plugins:install command, and specify the git repo:

$ heroku plugins:install git://github.com/ddollar/heroku-accounts.git

List plugins

To see a list of currently installed plugins:

$ heroku plugins
=== Installed Plugins
heroku-accounts

Removing plugins

$ heroku plugins:uninstall heroku-accounts

Updating plugins

To update all installed plugins:

$ heroku plugins:update

To update a particular plugin:

$ heroku plugins:update heroku-accounts