Managing Sandboxes

Listing sandboxes

wp rudel list

This shows all sandboxes with their ID, name, engine, status, template, creation date, and disk size. The output format can be changed with --format=json, --format=csv, --format=yaml, or --format=count.

Inspecting a sandbox

wp rudel info my-sandbox-a1b2

This shows detailed information about a single sandbox, including its engine, database path (or N/A for MySQL), access URL, and wp-content path. Supports --format=json and --format=yaml for machine-readable output.

Destroying a sandbox

wp rudel destroy my-sandbox-a1b2

This permanently removes the sandbox. You'll be prompted for confirmation unless you pass --force. For MySQL sandboxes, Rudel drops all tables with the sandbox's prefix before removing the directory. For subsite sandboxes, the multisite sub-site is deleted. There is no undo.

If you want to preserve the sandbox's state before destroying it, create a snapshot or export first.

Checking Rudel status

wp rudel status

Shows whether the bootstrap is installed in wp-config.php, where sandboxes are stored, how many are active, and the state of PHP extensions needed for SQLite support.