help [--xml] [command_name] Displays help for a command The <info>help</info> command displays help for a given command: <info>php app/console help list</info> You can also output the help as XML by using the <comment>--xml</comment> option: <info>php app/console help --xml list</info> The command name help To output help as XML list [--xml] [--raw] [namespace] Lists commands The <info>list</info> command lists all commands: <info>php app/console list</info> You can also display the commands for a specific namespace: <info>php app/console list test</info> You can also output the information as XML by using the <comment>--xml</comment> option: <info>php app/console list --xml</info> It's also possible to get raw list of commands (useful for embedding command runner): <info>php app/console list --raw</info> The namespace name To output help as XML To output raw command list foo:bar The foo:bar command afoobar help list foo:bar