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Arduino CLI

arduino-cli

An all-in-one solution that provides Boards/Library Managers, sketch builder, board detection and uploader.

Runs as arduino-cli|macOS, Linux, Windows|arduino.github.io

Open form in Otty otty.toml

Command form

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Compile and upload sketches and manage boards, cores and libraries. Daemon, debug and config commands are left out.

Opens the form; the finished command lands at your prompt, unrun

Run in Otty

otty gui arduino-cli

Arduino CLIExample values, fixed in this page — nothing here reaches a terminal

Basic

Output format

string

Advanced

No color

--no-color

Config file

file

ParametersOnly these flags are editable in the form

Output format

string

--formattextjsonjsonminiyaml

No color

boolean

--no-color

Config file

path

--config-file

`arduino-cli compile`

Compile a sketch

Compile a sketch for a board.

Compile a sketchExample values, fixed in this page — nothing here reaches a terminal

Basic

Sketch folder

directory

Board (FQBN)*

string

Advanced

Verbose

--verbose

Warning level

string

TasksEach one presets the form for one job

Compile

sketchfqbnwarningsverbose

Compile and upload

sketchfqbnportuploadverify

ParametersOnly these flags are editable in the form

Sketch folder

path · positional 0

Board (FQBN)

Example: arduino:avr:uno.
string

--fqbn-b

Upload after compiling

boolean

--upload-u

Port

Example: /dev/ttyACM0 or COM3.
string

--port-p

Verify after upload

boolean

--verify-t

Clean build, no cache

boolean

--clean

Verbose

boolean

--verbose-v

Warning level

string

--warningsnonedefaultmoreall

Build path

path

--build-path

Output directory

path

--output-dir

Library folders

path · repeatable

--library

Optimize for debugging

boolean

--optimize-for-debug

`arduino-cli upload`

Upload a sketch

Upload a compiled sketch. This does not compile first.

Upload a sketchExample values, fixed in this page — nothing here reaches a terminal

Basic

Sketch folder

directory

Board (FQBN)*

string

Port*

string

Verify after upload

--verify

TasksEach one presets the form for one job

Upload

sketchfqbnportverify

ParametersOnly these flags are editable in the form

Sketch folder

path · positional 0

Board (FQBN)

Example: arduino:avr:uno.
string

--fqbn-b

Port

Example: /dev/ttyACM0 or COM3.
string

--port-p

Verify after upload

boolean

--verify-t

Binary file

path

--input-file-i

Verbose

boolean

--verbose-v

`arduino-cli board list`

List connected boards

Detect boards connected to this computer.

List connected boardsExample values, fixed in this page — nothing here reaches a terminal

TasksEach one presets the form for one job

List boards

ParametersOnly these flags are editable in the form

Keep running and print changes

boolean

--watch-w

`arduino-cli core install`

Install a core

Install board platforms, for example arduino:avr.

Install a coreExample values, fixed in this page — nothing here reaches a terminal

Basic

Cores*

string

TasksEach one presets the form for one job

Install cores

cores

ParametersOnly these flags are editable in the form

Cores

string · positional 0 · repeatable

Do not overwrite installed

boolean

--no-overwrite

`arduino-cli lib install`

Install a library

Install libraries by name, from a Git URL or from a zip file.

Install a libraryExample values, fixed in this page — nothing here reaches a terminal

Basic

Libraries*

string

Skip dependencies

--no-deps

TasksEach one presets the form for one job

Install libraries

libsno_deps

ParametersOnly these flags are editable in the form

Libraries

Name, optionally with @version.
string · positional 0 · repeatable

Skip dependencies

boolean

--no-deps

SourcesEvery flag above is checked against these

fig

completion

fig

completion

fig

completion

fig

completion

fig

completion

fig

completion

Before it fills your prompt, Otty checks the installed arduino-cli against its version. A form that does not match your version is not offered.