Title: wp config list Published: February 5, 2018 Last modified: May 23, 2026 --- # 󠀁[wp config list ](https://developer.wordpress.org/cli/commands/config/list/)󠁿 Lists variables, constants, and file includes defined in wp-config.php file. ## In this article * [Options](https://developer.wordpress.org/cli/commands/config/list/?output_format=md#options) * [Examples](https://developer.wordpress.org/cli/commands/config/list/?output_format=md#examples) * [Global Parameters](https://developer.wordpress.org/cli/commands/config/list/?output_format=md#global-parameters) [ Back to top](https://developer.wordpress.org/cli/commands/config/list/?output_format=md#wp--skip-link--target) [ ⌊GitHub⌉ ](https://github.com/wp-cli/config-command) [ View Open Issues (0) ](https://github.com/login?return_to=%2Fissues%3Fq%3Dlabel%3Acommand%3Aconfig-list+sort%3Aupdated-desc+org%3Awp-cli+is%3Aopen) [ View Closed Issues (5) ](https://github.com/login?return_to=%2Fissues%3Fq%3Dlabel%3Acommand%3Aconfig-list+sort%3Aupdated-desc+org%3Awp-cli+is%3Aclosed) [Create New Issue](https://github.com/wp-cli/config-command/issues/new) This command runs on the `before_wp_load` hook, just before the WP load process begins. ### 󠀁[Options](https://developer.wordpress.org/cli/commands/config/list/?output_format=md#options)󠁿 See the [argument syntax](https://make.wordpress.org/cli/handbook/references/argument-syntax/) reference for a detailed explanation of the syntax conventions used. […] Name or partial name to filter the list by. [--fields=] Limit the output to specific fields. Defaults to all fields. [--format=] Render output in a particular format. Dotenv is limited to non-object values. —default: table options:– table – csv – json – yaml – dotenv— [--strict] Enforce strict matching when a filter is provided. [--config-file=] Specify the file path to the config file to be read. Defaults to the root of the WordPress installation and the filename “wp- config.php”. ### 󠀁[Examples](https://developer.wordpress.org/cli/commands/config/list/?output_format=md#examples)󠁿 ``` # List constants and variables defined in wp-config.php file. $ wp config list +------------------+------------------------------------------------------------------+----------+ | key | value | type | +------------------+------------------------------------------------------------------+----------+ | table_prefix | wp_ | variable | | DB_NAME | wp_cli_test | constant | | DB_USER | root | constant | | DB_PASSWORD | root | constant | | AUTH_KEY | r6+@shP1yO&$)1gdu.hl[/j;7Zrvmt~o;#WxSsa0mlQOi24j2cR,7i+QM/#7S:o^ | constant | | SECURE_AUTH_KEY | iO-z!_m--YH$Tx2tf/&V,YW*13Z_HiRLqi)d?$o-tMdY+82pK$`T.NYW~iTLW;xp | constant | +------------------+------------------------------------------------------------------+----------+ # List only database user and password from wp-config.php file. $ wp config list DB_USER DB_PASSWORD --strict +------------------+-------+----------+ | key | value | type | +------------------+-------+----------+ | DB_USER | root | constant | | DB_PASSWORD | root | constant | +------------------+-------+----------+ # List all salts from wp-config.php file. $ wp config list _SALT +------------------+------------------------------------------------------------------+----------+ | key | value | type | +------------------+------------------------------------------------------------------+----------+ | AUTH_SALT | n:]Xditk+_7>Qi=>BmtZHiH-6/Ecrvl(V5ceeGP:{>?;BT^=[B3-0>,~F5z$(+Q$ | constant | | SECURE_AUTH_SALT | ?Z/p|XhDw3w}?c.z%|+BAr|(Iv*H%%U+Du&kKR y?cJOYyRVRBeB[2zF-`(>+LCC | constant | | LOGGED_IN_SALT | +$@(1{b~Z~s}Cs>8Y]6[m6~TnoCDpE>O%e75u}&6kUH!>q:7uM4lxbB6[1pa_X,q | constant | | NONCE_SALT | _x+F li|QL?0OSQns1_JZ{|Ix3Jleox-71km/gifnyz8kmo=w-;@AE8W,(fP<N}2 | constant | +------------------+------------------------------------------------------------------+----------+ ``` ### 󠀁[Global Parameters](https://developer.wordpress.org/cli/commands/config/list/?output_format=md#global-parameters)󠁿 These [global parameters](https://make.wordpress.org/cli/handbook/config/) have the same behavior across all commands and affect how WP-CLI interacts with WordPress. | **Argument** | **Description** | | `--path=` | Path to the WordPress files. | | `--url=` | Pretend request came from given URL. In multisite, this argument is how the target site is specified. | | `--ssh=[:][@][:][]` | Perform operation against a remote server over SSH (or a container using scheme of “docker”, “docker-compose”, “docker-compose-run”, “vagrant”). | | `--http=` | Perform operation against a remote WordPress installation over HTTP. | | `--user=` | Set the WordPress user. | | `--skip-plugins[=]` | Skip loading all plugins, or a comma-separated list of plugins. Note: mu-plugins are still loaded. | | `--skip-themes[=]` | Skip loading all themes, or a comma-separated list of themes. | | `--skip-packages` | Skip loading all installed packages. | | `--require=` | Load PHP file before running the command (may be used more than once). | | `--exec=` | Execute PHP code before running the command (may be used more than once). | | `--context=` | Load WordPress in a given context. | | `--[no-]color` | Whether to colorize the output. | | `--debug[=]` | Show all PHP errors and add verbosity to WP-CLI output. Built-in groups include: bootstrap, commandfactory, and help. | | `--prompt[=]` | Prompt the user to enter values for all command arguments, or a subset specified as comma-separated values. | | `--quiet` | Suppress informational messages. | _Command documentation is regenerated at every release. To add or update an example, please submit a pull request against the corresponding part of the codebase._