# GWCMD or CLI for importing/restoring project

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**Created:** [February 26, 2025, 8:09pm UTC](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/t/gwcmd-or-cli-for-importing-restoring-project/102932 "2025-02-26T20:09:30Z")\
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**Author:** ![Leor\_Fishman](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/l/e19adc/32.png) [@Leor\_Fishman](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/u/Leor_Fishman)\
**Post date:** [February 26, 2025, 8:09pm UTC](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/t/gwcmd-or-cli-for-importing-restoring-project/102932/1 "2025-02-26T20:09:30Z")

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Is there any equivalent to gwcmd -s for projects rather than an entire gateway?

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**Author:** ![paul-griffith](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/inductiveautomation/user_avatar/forum.inductiveautomation.com/paul-griffith/32/37249_2.png) [@paul-griffith](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/u/paul-griffith)\
**Post date:** [February 26, 2025, 8:26pm UTC](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/t/gwcmd-or-cli-for-importing-restoring-project/102932/2 "2025-02-26T20:26:50Z")

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No, but as of 8.0 projects are just folders on the filesystem. If you drop a new folder in `data/projects/`, it will be picked up after ~five minutes (by default) or when you run `system.project.requestScan()`.