tauri-workspace/docs/api/cli.md

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id: cli

title: CLI

import Command from '@theme/Command' import Alert from '@theme/Alert'

The tauri.js cli is composed in TypeScript and published as JavaScript.

info

  Description
    Returns the known state of tauri dependencies and configuration

It shows a concise list of information about the environment, Rust, Node.js and their versions as well as some relevant configurations.

This command is pretty helpful when you need to have a quick overview of your application. When requesting some help, it can be useful that you share this report with us.

init

  Description
    Inits the Tauri template. If Tauri cannot find the src-tauri/tauri.conf.json
    it will create one.
  Usage
    $ tauri init
  Options
    --help, -h        Displays this message
    --force, -f       Force init to overwrite [conf|template|all]
    --log, -l         Logging [boolean]
    --directory, -d   Set target directory for init
    --tauriPath, -t   Path of the Tauri project to use (relative to the cwd)

dev

  Description
    Tauri dev.
  Usage
    $ tauri dev
  Options
    --help, -h     Displays this message

This command will open the WebView in development mode. It makes use of the build.devPath property from your src-tauri/tauri.conf.json file.

If you have entered a command to the build.beforeDevCommand property, this one will be executed before the dev command.

See more about the configuration.

If you're not using build.beforeDevCommand, make sure your build.devPath is correct and, if using a development server, that it's started before using this command.

deps

  Description
    Tauri dependency management script
  Usage
    $ tauri deps [install|update]

build

  Description
    Tauri build.
  Usage
    $ tauri build
  Options
    --help, -h     Displays this message
    --debug, -d    Build a tauri app with debugging

This command will bundle your application, either in production mode or debug mode if you used the --debug flag. It makes use of the build.distDir property from your src-tauri/tauri.conf.json file.

If you have entered a command to the build.beforeBuildCommand property, this one will be executed before the build command.

See more about the configuration.

icon

  Description
    Create all the icons you need for your Tauri app.

  Usage
    $ tauri icon

  Options
    --help, -h          Displays this message
    --log, -l            Logging [boolean]
    --icon, -i           Source icon (png, 1240x1240 with transparency)
    --target, -t         Target folder (default: 'src-tauri/icons')
    --compression, -c    Compression type [pngquant|optipng|zopfli]

This command will generate a set of icons, based on the source icon you've entered.

version

  Description
    Returns the current version of tauri

This command will show the current version of Tauri.

CLI usage

See more about the usage through this complete guide.