Title: vip dev-env sync
Published: July 7, 2026

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 1. [VIP-CLI command reference](https://docs.wpvip.com/vip-cli/commands/)
 2. [vip dev-env](https://docs.wpvip.com/vip-cli/commands/dev-env/)
 3. vip dev-env sync

#  vip dev-env sync

Sync the database of a VIP Platform environment to a local environment.

## Usage

    ```wp-block-preformatted
    vip dev-env sync [options]
    ```

## Options

| Option | Description | 
|  `-h`, `--help` |  Retrieve a description, examples, and available options for a (sub)command. (default: false) |  
|  `-v`, `--version` |  Retrieve the version number of VIP-CLI currently installed on the local machine. (default: false) |  
|  `-d`, `--debug` |  [value] Generate verbose output during command execution to help identify or fix errors or bugs. |

## Examples

    ```wp-block-preformatted
    - Sync the entire database of the develop environment in the "example-app" application to a local environment named "example-site".$ vip @example-app.develop dev-env sync sql --slug=example-site
    ```

## Subcommands

| Name | Description | 
|  [`sql`](https://docs.wpvip.com/vip-cli/commands/dev-env/./sql?output_format=md) |  Sync the database of a VIP Platform environment to a local environment. |

Last updated: July 07, 2026