---
title: "Breaking: #75324 - ReferenceIndex CLI command changed"
manual: "TYPO3 Core Changelog"
version: "main"
permalink: "https://docs.typo3.org/permalink/changelog:breaking-75324"
source: "Changelog/8.1/Breaking-75324-ReferenceIndexCLICommandChanged.rst"
typo3-version: "8.1"
typo3-major: 8
type: "breaking"
issue: 75324
forge: "https://forge.typo3.org/issues/75324"
tags: ["PHP-API", "CLI", "ext:lowlevel"]
rendered: "2026-09-18T10:44:28+00:00"
---

# Breaking: #75324 - ReferenceIndex CLI command changed {#breaking-75324}

See [forge#75324](https://forge.typo3.org/issues/75324)

## Description {#description}

The Reference Index Updater Command Line command has been changed to use a Symfony Command.

The command to update the reference index on non-composer-mode installations is now called on the command line via
`typo3/sysext/core/bin/typo3 referenceindex:update`.

To just check the reference index, the option `-c` (alternatively the property "check" can be used) is used like this `typo3/sysext/core/bin/typo3 referenceindex:update -c`

For installations set up via composer, the typo3 CLI binary is available in the "bin/" directory directly inside the
project root.

The command can be used like this:

```sh
# update the reference index
bin/typo3 referenceindex:update
# check the reference index
bin/typo3 referenceindex:update -c
bin/typo3 referenceindex:update --check
```

The additional option --silent does not output anything when running the CLI command.

## Impact {#impact}

Calling the command via the old syntax `typo3/cli_dispatch.phpsh lowlevel refindex` will not work anymore.

## Affected Installations {#affected-installations}

Any existing installation upgrading to TYPO3 v8 with a (e.g. cron) CLI script, running the reference index update via
the `typo3/cli_dispatch.phpsh`.

## Migration {#migration}

Change the CLI scripts inside your installation to the new binary path.