handbook/commands/cap.md
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# wp cap
Adds, removes, and lists capabilities of a user role.
See references for [Roles and Capabilities](https://codex.wordpress.org/Roles_and_Capabilities) and [WP User class](https://codex.wordpress.org/Class_Reference/WP_User).
### EXAMPLES
# Add 'spectate' capability to 'author' role.
$ wp cap add 'author' 'spectate'
Success: Added 1 capability to 'author' role.
# Add all caps from 'editor' role to 'author' role.
$ wp cap list 'editor' | xargs wp cap add 'author'
Success: Added 24 capabilities to 'author' role.
# Remove all caps from 'editor' role that also appear in 'author' role.
$ wp cap list 'author' | xargs wp cap remove 'editor'
Success: Removed 34 capabilities from 'editor' role.