Utilities

jlatest

Download and extract a Joomla release into the current directory. Used automatically by jaddsite -j, but can also be run manually.

Usage

jlatest [-v <joomla_version>] [-u] [-s] [-h]

Options

Option	Description
-v <version>	Download a specific version, e.g. 5.2.3 (minimum: 3.10.0)
-u	Prompt for a custom download URL
-s	Silent - suppress progress output
-h	Display help

What it does

1. Downloads the specified Joomla release (or the latest version if no version is given) to the current directory
2. Extracts the zip archive
3. Removes the downloaded zip file
4. Sets file permissions to 644 and folder permissions to 755

Examples

Download the latest Joomla into the current folder:

cd ~/Development/sites/mysite
jlatest

Download a specific version:

jlatest -v 5.2.3

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setrights

Set correct file and folder permissions recursively in the current directory.

Usage

setrights [-s] [-h]

Options

Option	Description
-s	Silent - suppress all messages
-h	Display help

What it does

• Sets all files to 644 (-rw-r--r--)
• Sets all folders to 755 (-rwxr-xr-x)

Runs recursively from the current directory.

Example

cd ~/Development/sites/mysite
setrights

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jddev

Display an overview of all available ddev-joomla scripts and their command-line parameters.

Usage

jddev

Example output

jddev 1.3, written by René Kreijveld.
Overview of all available ddev-joomla scripts.

jddev-update -- Update all ddev-joomla scripts from the GitHub main branch.
  Usage: jddev-update

jaddsite -- Add a new Joomla site to DDEV.
  Usage: jaddsite -n <sitename> [-p <php_version>] [-w <webserver>] [-j] [-v] [-s] [-h]
  ...

Use this as a quick reference without leaving your terminal.