About the Power Platform CLI
In the beginning, CLIs were only used to execute operating system functions. Over the years, more and more CLIs for public APIs were created. The Power Platform CLI is one of those since it targets the APIs of Power Platform. It executes operations not against your local machine, but Power Platform.
The intention of the Power Platform CLI is to have a place where developers easily can execute different tasks in Power Platform.
Tip
The Power Platform CLI was previously called Power Apps CLI. This is the reason why the shortcut to run it in your command line is pac. Within the community, the Power Platform CLI is also referred to as the PAC.
The PAC has a wide range of operations, spanning a large portion of governance and ALM areas within Power Platform.
Understanding the Power Platform CLI is a crucial part of mastering ALM for Power Platform. This is because, on one hand, the PAC is increasing the productivity of developers, and on the other...
