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Ionic CLI

ionic

The Ionic command-line interface for developing Ionic apps.

Runs as ionic|macOS, Linux, Windows|ionicframework.com
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Create, serve and build Ionic projects. Capacitor, Cordova, Appflow and account commands are left out.

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ionic start

Create a new project

Scaffold a new Ionic project from a starter template.

Create a new projectExample values, fixed in this page — nothing here reaches a terminal
Basic
Project name*
string
Starter template*
string
Project type
string
Include Capacitor
--capacitor
TasksEach one presets the form for one job
Start a project
nametemplatetypecapacitor
ParametersOnly these flags are editable in the form
Project name
The name of your new project, for example myApp.
string · positional 0
Starter template
Starter template such as blank or tabs.
string · positional 1
blanktabssidemenu
Project type
Framework to start with.
string
--typeangularreactvue
Include Capacitor
Include Capacitor integration.
boolean
--capacitor
Include Cordova
Include Cordova integration.
boolean
--cordova
Skip dependency install
Do not install npm/yarn dependencies.
boolean
--no-deps
Skip git init
Do not initialize a git repo.
boolean
--no-git
Package ID
Bundle ID / application ID in reverse-DNS notation.
string
--package-id
List templates
List available starter templates.
boolean
--list-l

ionic serve

Run the dev server

Start a local dev server for app development and testing.

Run the dev serverExample values, fixed in this page — nothing here reaches a terminal
Basic
Port
integer
Do not open browser
--no-open
TasksEach one presets the form for one job
Serve the app
portno_open
Serve with Ionic Lab
labport
ParametersOnly these flags are editable in the form
Port
Port for the dev server.
integer
--port-p
Host
Host for the dev server.
string
--host
Listen on all interfaces
Host the dev server on all network interfaces.
boolean
--external
Ionic Lab
Test on multiple platform types in the browser.
boolean
--lab-l
Do not open browser
Do not open a browser window.
boolean
--no-open
No live reload
Just serve files without live reload.
boolean
--no-livereload
HTTPS
Use HTTPS for the dev server.
boolean
--ssl
Production configuration
Use the production configuration.
boolean
--prod
Print console logs
Print app console logs to the terminal.
boolean
--consolelogs

ionic build

Build web assets

Build web assets and prepare the app for platform targets.

Build web assetsExample values, fixed in this page — nothing here reaches a terminal
Basic
Production configuration*
--prod
TasksEach one presets the form for one job
Production build
prod
ParametersOnly these flags are editable in the form
Production configuration
Use the production configuration.
boolean
--prod
Watch
Rebuild when files change.
boolean
--watch
Source maps
Output source maps.
boolean
--source-map
Engine
Target engine.
string
--enginebrowsercordova
Platform
Target platform on the chosen engine.
string
--platformiosandroid
SourcesEvery flag above is checked against these
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