[SalesForce] Retrieve and Deploy Custom Fields with Profile FLS settings via SFDX

Is there a simple way to use the sfdx CLI to retrieve and deploy new custom fields from one org to another?

Use case: Someone creates new custom fields in Production and want to deploy them easily to other sandboxes without having to go to change sets or doing a full sandbox refresh.
Potential Approach: I know we can grab a new custom field via:

sfdx force:source:retrieve -m CustomField:Account.New_Custom_Field__c -u MyProductionOrg

But I am looking to also "grab" the relevant Profile FLS settings along with this field (but not the whole Profile metadata file), then figure I could deploy via something like:

sfdx force:source:deploy -m CustomField:Account.New_Custom_Field__c,Profile -u MySandboxOrg

What am I missing?

Best Answer

If you're using a Scratch Org, just force:source:pull, and the related profile settings will be retrieved.

If you're using a non-Scratch Org (Developer, Sandbox), retrieve the fields and profiles in one command:

sfdx force:source:retrieve -m CustomField:Opportunity.CustomField__c,Profile

That said, you should probably consider moving to Permission Sets (and Permission Set Groups), which is a lot more portable when you get to using Unlocked Packages.

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