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Add docs for global command

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Jordi Boggiano 2013-08-17 03:45:51 +02:00
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* **--no-progress:** Removes the progress display that can mess with some
terminals or scripts which don't handle backspace characters.
## global
The global command allows you to run other commands like `install`, `require`
or `update` as if you were running them from the [COMPOSER_HOME](#COMPOSER_HOME)
directory.
This can be used to install CLI utilities globally and if you add
`$COMPOSER_HOME/vendor/bin` to your `$PATH` environment variable. Here is an
example:
$ php composer.phar global require fabpot/php-cs-fixer:dev-master
Now the `php-cs-fixer` binary is available globally (assuming you adjusted
your PATH). If you wish to update the binary later on you can just run a
global update:
$ php composer.phar global update
## search
The search command allows you to search through the current project's package
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autoloader. This is recommended especially for production, but can take
a bit of time to run so it is currently not done by default.
## licenses
Lists the name, version and license of every package installed. Use
`--format=json` to get machine readable output.
## run-script
To run [scripts](articles/scripts.md) manually you can use this command,