Usage: help [--xml] [command_name] Aliases: ? Arguments: command The command to execute command_name The command name (default: help) Options: --xml To output help as XML --help (-h) Display this help message. --quiet (-q) Do not output any message. --verbose (-v) Increase verbosity of messages. --version (-V) Display this program version. --ansi (-a) Force ANSI output. --no-interaction (-n) Do not ask any interactive question. Help: The help command displays help for a given command: ./symfony help list You can also output the help as XML by using the --xml option: ./symfony help --xml list