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Currently when we issue the sfdx force:source:pull -f command, SFDX only pulls the differences in components.

I want to know if there is a way to get a complete refreshed copy of "force-app" subfolders. [on the lines of a eclipse project pull]

Ways I tried:

I authenticated my scratch org with sfdx force:auth:web:login and then tried to retrieve the metadata with sfdx force:mdapi:retrieve -s -r ./temp -u <authenticated user>. What I learnt is:

1) The mdapi retrieve command only packages/zips whatever is present in force-app [that is my already out of sync local copy] | if the force-app folder is missing, the command fails.

2) In scratch org you cannot create packages, so you cannot add the -p parameters to the sfdx force:mdapi:retrieve command.

Please help me to find a way to pull all my metadata.

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    If you know which specific types you want, sfdx force:source:retrieve -m can help, such as sfdx force:source:retrieve -m ApexClass,ApexTrigger. I suppose you could build a huge list of all the types.
    – sfdcfox ♦
    Commented Oct 29, 2018 at 20:37
  • Thank you @sfdcfox. Do we have a document list the types?
    – Shri P
    Commented Oct 29, 2018 at 20:55
  • ERROR: This command cannot be used on orgs that have source tracking enabled.
    – Shri P
    Commented Oct 29, 2018 at 21:24
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    Well you can use sfdx force:mdapi:retrieve with -k ./package.xml that package.xml should have list of everything that you want retrieve (can be generated from here: packagebuilder.herokuapp.com ) and after that convert it to sfdx format and error that you got is from this issue: success.salesforce.com/…
    – user1974566
    Commented Oct 29, 2018 at 22:16
  • Thank you @user1974566. That is what I needed.
    – Shri P
    Commented Oct 29, 2018 at 23:06

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Well you can use sfdx force:mdapi:retrieve with -k ./package.xml that package.xml should have list of everything that you want retrieve (can be generated from here ) and after that convert it to sfdx format.

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