| about | Short information about Composer |
| archive | Create an archive of this composer package |
| browse | Opens the package's repository URL or homepage in your browser. |
| clear-cache | Clears composer's internal package cache. |
| clearcache | Clears composer's internal package cache. |
| config | Set config options |
| create-project | Create new project from a package into given directory. |
| depends | Shows which packages cause the given package to be installed |
| diagnose | Diagnoses the system to identify common errors. |
| dump-autoload | Dumps the autoloader |
| dumpautoload | Dumps the autoloader |
| exec | Execute a vendored binary/script |
| global | Allows running commands in the global composer dir ($COMPOSER_HOME). |
| help | Displays help for a command |
| home | Opens the package's repository URL or homepage in your browser. |
| info | Show information about packages |
| init | Creates a basic composer.json file in current directory. |
| install | Installs the project dependencies from the composer.lock file if present, or falls back on the composer.json. |
| licenses | Show information about licenses of dependencies |
| list | Lists commands |
| outdated | Shows a list of installed packages that have updates available, including their latest version. |
| prohibits | Shows which packages prevent the given package from being installed |
| remove | Removes a package from the require or require-dev |
| require | Adds required packages to your composer.json and installs them |
| run-script | Run the scripts defined in composer.json. |
| search | Search for packages |
| self-update | Updates composer.phar to the latest version. |
| selfupdate | Updates composer.phar to the latest version. |
| show | Show information about packages |
| status | Show a list of locally modified packages |
| suggests | Show package suggestions |
| update | Updates your dependencies to the latest version according to composer.json, and updates the composer.lock file. |
| validate | Validates a composer.json and composer.lock |
| why | Shows which packages cause the given package to be installed |
| why-not | Shows which packages prevent the given package from being installed |
