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# Commands
Custom console commands on Vapor are a breeze.
## Example
To make a custom console command we must first create a new `.swift` file, import `Vapor` and `Console`, and implement the `Command` protocol.
```swift
import Vapor
import Console
final class MyCustomCommand: Command {
public let id = "command"
public let help = ["This command does things, like foo, and bar."]
public let console: ConsoleProtocol
public init(console: ConsoleProtocol) {
self.console = console
}
public func run(arguments: [String]) throws {
console.print("running custom command...")
}
}
```
- The **id** property is the string you will type in the console to access the command. `.build/debug/App command` will run the Custom Command.
- The **help** property is the help message that will give your custom command's users some idea of how to access it.
- The **console** property is the object passed to your custom command that adheres to the console protocol, allowing manipulation of the console.
- The **run** method is where you put the logic relating to your command.
After we work our magic in the Custom Command file, we switch over to our `main.swift` file and add the custom command to the droplet like so.
```swift
drop.commands.append(MyCustomCommand(console: drop.console))
```
This allows Vapor access to our custom command and lets it know to display it in the `--help` section of the program.
After compiling the application we can run our custom command like so.
```
.build/debug/App command
```