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# project Commands

Work with projects, such as deploy and retrieve metadata.

- **[project convert mdapi](https://developer.salesforce.com/docs/platform/salesforce-cli-reference/guide/cli_reference_project_convert_mdapi.md)**<br>
  Convert metadata retrieved via Metadata API into the source format used in Salesforce DX projects.
- **[project convert source](https://developer.salesforce.com/docs/platform/salesforce-cli-reference/guide/cli_reference_project_convert_source.md)**<br>
  Convert source-formatted files into metadata that you can deploy using Metadata API.
- **[project convert source-behavior (Beta)](https://developer.salesforce.com/docs/platform/salesforce-cli-reference/guide/cli_reference_project_convert_source-behavior.md)**<br>
  Enable a behavior of your project source files, and then update your Salesforce DX project to implement the behavior.
- **[project delete source](https://developer.salesforce.com/docs/platform/salesforce-cli-reference/guide/cli_reference_project_delete_source.md)**<br>
  Delete source from your project and from a non-source-tracked org.
- **[project delete tracking](https://developer.salesforce.com/docs/platform/salesforce-cli-reference/guide/cli_reference_project_delete_tracking.md)**<br>
  Delete all local source tracking information.
- **[project deploy cancel](https://developer.salesforce.com/docs/platform/salesforce-cli-reference/guide/cli_reference_project_deploy_cancel.md)**<br>
  Cancel a deploy operation.
- **[project deploy pipeline quick (Beta)](https://developer.salesforce.com/docs/platform/salesforce-cli-reference/guide/cli_reference_project_deploy_pipeline_quick.md)**<br>
  Quickly deploy a validated deployment to an org.
- **[project deploy pipeline report (Beta)](https://developer.salesforce.com/docs/platform/salesforce-cli-reference/guide/cli_reference_project_deploy_pipeline_report.md)**<br>
  Check the status of a pipeline deploy operation.
- **[project deploy pipeline resume (Beta)](https://developer.salesforce.com/docs/platform/salesforce-cli-reference/guide/cli_reference_project_deploy_pipeline_resume.md)**<br>
  Resume watching a pipeline deploy operation.
- **[project deploy pipeline start (Beta)](https://developer.salesforce.com/docs/platform/salesforce-cli-reference/guide/cli_reference_project_deploy_pipeline_start.md)**<br>
  Deploy changes from a branch to the pipeline stage’s org.
- **[project deploy pipeline validate (Beta)](https://developer.salesforce.com/docs/platform/salesforce-cli-reference/guide/cli_reference_project_deploy_pipeline_validate.md)**<br>
  Perform a validate-only deployment from a branch to the pipeline stage’s org.
- **[project deploy preview](https://developer.salesforce.com/docs/platform/salesforce-cli-reference/guide/cli_reference_project_deploy_preview.md)**<br>
  Preview a deployment to see what will deploy to the org, the potential conflicts, and the ignored files.
- **[project deploy quick](https://developer.salesforce.com/docs/platform/salesforce-cli-reference/guide/cli_reference_project_deploy_quick.md)**<br>
  Quickly deploy a validated deployment to an org.
- **[project deploy report](https://developer.salesforce.com/docs/platform/salesforce-cli-reference/guide/cli_reference_project_deploy_report.md)**<br>
  Check or poll for the status of a deploy operation.
- **[project deploy resume](https://developer.salesforce.com/docs/platform/salesforce-cli-reference/guide/cli_reference_project_deploy_resume.md)**<br>
  Resume watching a deploy operation and update source tracking when the deploy completes.
- **[project deploy start](https://developer.salesforce.com/docs/platform/salesforce-cli-reference/guide/cli_reference_project_deploy_start.md)**<br>
  Deploy metadata to an org from your local project.
- **[project deploy validate](https://developer.salesforce.com/docs/platform/salesforce-cli-reference/guide/cli_reference_project_deploy_validate.md)**<br>
  Validate a metadata deployment without actually executing it.
- **[project generate manifest](https://developer.salesforce.com/docs/platform/salesforce-cli-reference/guide/cli_reference_project_generate_manifest.md)**<br>
  Create a project manifest that lists the metadata components you want to deploy or retrieve.
- **[project list ignored](https://developer.salesforce.com/docs/platform/salesforce-cli-reference/guide/cli_reference_project_list_ignored.md)**<br>
  Check your local project package directories for forceignored files.
- **[project reset tracking](https://developer.salesforce.com/docs/platform/salesforce-cli-reference/guide/cli_reference_project_reset_tracking.md)**<br>
  Reset local and remote source tracking.
- **[project retrieve preview](https://developer.salesforce.com/docs/platform/salesforce-cli-reference/guide/cli_reference_project_retrieve_preview.md)**<br>
  Preview a retrieval to see what will be retrieved from the org, the potential conflicts, and the ignored files.
- **[project retrieve start](https://developer.salesforce.com/docs/platform/salesforce-cli-reference/guide/cli_reference_project_retrieve_start.md)**<br>
  Retrieve metadata from an org to your local project.

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