Laravel Artisan Tinker : write command on multiple lines

Question

How can I write a command on two lines with Laravel Artisan Tinker ?

User::whereEmail('[email protected]')
->get()

PHP Parse error: Syntax error, unexpected T_OBJECT_OPERATOR on line 1

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score 9 · Accepted Answer · answered Mar 30 '22 at 05:45

9

Use the \ character to force the REPL into multi-line input mode:

>>> User::whereEmail('[email protected]') \
... -> get()

answered Mar 30 '22 at 05:45

Noman Saleem

1FlyCat · Answer 2 · 2023-03-28T19:20:18.940

6

You can type edit, which launches an external editor and loads the generated code into the input buffer.

edited Mar 28 '23 at 19:20

answered Dec 06 '22 at 03:40

1FlyCat

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