- Generate the command
php artisan make:command command_name
- Call command
php artisan command:command_name --options arguments
- Optionally, register An Command, add yourCommand to app/Console/Kernel.php
protected $commands = [ 'App\Console\Commands\yourCommand' ];
- Get a list of the commands
php artisan list
look for command:yourCommand, the $description you set in the command file will show up in the list
- To display information on the screen while the command runs, put the following command within the command code
$this->info('Display this on the screen');