Unlike the .NET framework, .NET Core provides an easy to use CLI that exposes all the necessary functionalities we can use to build applications and services. Once .NET Core is installed on your machine, run the dotnet --help command. You will see the following result:

.NET Core SDK (3.1.100)
Usage: dotnet [runtime-options] [path-to-application] [arguments]

Execute a .NET Core application.

runtime-options:
  --additionalprobingpath <path> Path containing probing policy and
    assemblies to probe for.
  --additional-deps <path> Path to additional deps.json file.
  --fx-version <version> Version of the installed Shared Framework to 
    use to run the application.
  --roll-forward <setting> Roll forward to framework version (LatestPatch, 
    Minor, LatestMinor, Major, LatestMajor, Disable).

path-to-application:
  The path to an application .dll file to execute.

Usage: dotnet [sdk-options] [command] [command-options] [arguments]

Execute a .NET Core SDK command.

sdk-options:
  -d|--diagnostics Enable diagnostic output.
  -h|--help Show command line help.
  --info Display .NET Core information.
  --list-runtimes Display the installed runtimes.
  --list-sdks Display the installed SDKs.
  --version Display .NET Core SDK version in use.

SDK commands:
  add Add a package or reference to a .NET project.
  build Build a .NET project.
  build-server Interact with servers started by a build.
  clean Clean build outputs of a .NET project.
  help Show command line help.
  list List project references of a .NET project.
  migrate Migrate a project.json project to an MSBuild project.
  msbuild Run Microsoft Build Engine (MSBuild) commands.
  new Create a new .NET project or file.
  nuget Provides additional NuGet commands.
  pack Create a NuGet package.
  publish Publish a .NET project for deployment.
  remove Remove a package or reference from a .NET project.
  restore Restore dependencies specified in a .NET project.
  run Build and run a .NET project output.
  sln Modify Visual Studio solution files.
  store Store the specified assemblies in the runtime package store.
  test Run unit tests using the test runner specified in a .NET project.
  tool Install or manage tools that extend the .NET experience.
  vstest Run Microsoft Test Engine (VSTest) commands.

Additional commands from bundled tools:
  dev-certs Create and manage development certificates.
  fsi Start F# Interactive / execute F# scripts.
  sql-cache SQL Server cache command-line tools.
  user-secrets Manage development user secrets.
  watch Start a file watcher that runs a command when files change.

Run 'dotnet [command] --help' for more information on a command.

The first thing to notice is the version of .NET Core, which is the version of .NET Core, that is, .NET Core SDK (3.1.100), followed by a list of Software Development Kit (SDK) commands. This contains the commands that are commonly executed during the development stage, such as dotnet build, dotnet restore, and dotnet run. These are used to build our projects, restore the NuGet dependencies, and run our project, respectively. Another relevant section is additional tools, which contain all the third-party CLI packages we will require, such as EF Core. In fact, the .NET Core CLI allows you to extend its functionality by adding specific tools in the form of NuGet packages.