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# Frequently Used Packaging Operations for Second-Generation Managed Packages

For a complete list of Salesforce CLI packaging commands, see: [Salesforce Command Line Reference Guide](https://developer.salesforce.com/docs/atlas.en-us.sfdx_cli_reference.meta/sfdx_cli_reference/cli_reference_package_commands_unified.htm).

| Salesforce CLI command       | What it Does                                                                                                                 |
| ---------------------------- | ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- |
| `sf package create`          | Creates a package. When you create a package, you specify its package type and name, among other things.                     |
| `sf package version create`  | Creates a package version.                                                                                                   |
| `sf package install`         | Installs a package version in a scratch, sandbox, or production org.                                                         |
| `sf package uninstall`       | Removes a package that has been installed in an org. This process deletes the metadata and data associated with the package. |
| `sf package version promote` | Changes the state of the package version from beta to the managed-released state.                                            |
| `sf org create scratch`      | Creates a scratch org.                                                                                                       |
| `sf org open`                | Opens an org in the browser.                                                                                                 |