Artisan is the name of the command-line interface included with Laravel. It provides a number of helpful commands for your use while developing your application. It is driven by the powerful Symfony Console component.
To view a list of all available Artisan commands, you may use the list command:
Listing All Available Commands
php artisan list
Every command also includes a "help" screen which displays and describes the command's available arguments and options. To view a help screen, simply precede the name of the command with help:
Viewing The Help Screen For A Command
php artisan help migrate
You may specify the configuration environment that should be used while running a command using the --env switch:
Specifying The Configuration Environment
php artisan migrate --env=local
You may also view the current version of your Laravel installation using the --version option:
Displaying Your Current Laravel Version
php artisan --version