//installation of wordpress client
curl -O https://raw.githubusercontent.com/wp-cli/builds/gh-pages/phar/wp-cli.phar

//check if it works
php wp-cli.phar --info

//setting permissions and scope (UNIX environment)
chmod +x wp-cli.phar
sudo mv wp-cli.phar /usr/local/bin/wp

// how to use on Windows
php wp-cli.phar [option]

// how to use on Unix
wp [option]

/**
 * useful commands
 */
// update the permalink structure
wp rewrite structure /%postname%/

// add a user 
wp user create user@email.nl user@email.nl --role=administrator --user_pass=password

// install update activate or deactivate plugin
wp plugin install wordpress-seo
wp plugin update wordpress-seo
wp plugin activate wordpress-seo
wp plugin deactivate wordpress-seo

//search and replace strings
wp search-replace "www.website.nl" "website.local"


// useful links
http://wp-cli.org/
https://github.com/wp-cli/wp-cli/wiki/Alternative-Install-Methods