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Cheatsheet: Angular CLI Reference
Introduction
Here’s a cheat sheet that will help you find the commands you need for most of the things that you would want to do with the Angular CLI. For a brief introduction to the Angular CLI you can explore this tutorial.
Checking the Version
See which version of the CLI you’re using:
- ng --version
Updating the Version
Run this:
- npm uninstall -g @angular/cli cache clean
- npm install -g @angular/cli@latest
Help
Get general help:
- ng help
Or get help for a specific command:
- ng help generate
New Project
Generate a new project:
- ng new my-app
And here are a few flags you can use:
-
--dry-run
: See which files would be created, but don’t actually do anything. -
--verbose
: Be more chatty. -
--skip-install
: Don’tnpm install
, useful when offline or with slow internet. -
--skip-tests
: Don’t create spec files. -
--skip-git
: Don’t initialize a git repo. -
--source-dir
: Name of the source directory -
--routing
: Add routing to the app. -
--prefix
: Specify the prefix to use for components selectors. -
--style
: Defaults tocss
, but can be set toscss
. -
--inline-style
: Use inline styles for components instead of separate files. -
--inline-template
: Use inline templates for components instead of separate files.
Here’s an example with a few flags:
- ng new my-app --prefix yo --style scss --skip-tests --verbose
Generate All The Things
Generate a component:
- ng g c unicorn-component
Generate a service:
- ng g s everything-service
Generate a pipe:
- ng g pipe my-pipe
Generate a directive:
- ng g directive my-directive
Generate an enum:
- ng g enum some-enum
Generate a module:
- ng g module fancy-module
Generate a class:
- ng g cl my-class
Generate an interface:
- ng g interface my-interface
Generate a route guard:
- ng g guard my-guard
The --dry-run
and --verbose
flags can be used with any generate command.
Serving
Serve your project
- ng s
Serve and open in your default browser automatically:
- ng s -o
Serve to a different port:
- ng s --port 5555
Running Your Tests
- ng test
And some flags you can use with the test
command:
-
--watch
: Retest when some files change. -
--code-coverage
: Add a coverage report. -
--progress
: Show the progress while running the tests. -
--browsers
: Specify which browsers to use. -
--colors
: Use colors in the output or not.
Linting
Run the linter:
- ng lint
A few flags for the linter:
-
--fix
: Apply fixes for linting errors. -
--force
: Force success even when linting fails.
Building Your App
Build your app with the build
command:
- ng build
And here are some flags that you can use with build:
-
--target
: Specify the target for the build (e.g.:--target production
). -
--aot
: Use ahead of time compilation. -
--base-href
: Specify the base href to use. -
--deploy-url
: Specify the deployment url. -
--extract-css
: Put the global styles in a CSS file instead of keeping it in the JavaScript. -
--watch
: Rebuild every time a file changes.
Ejecting Your Webpack Config
The Angular CLI doesn’t do it for your project anymore? Just eject, and you’ll have the full Webpack config available to tweak to your heart’s desire:
- ng eject
Conclusion
These are some of the most common commands for the Angular CLI. For a brief introduction to the Angular CLI, you can explore this tutorial.