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Command Line Interface (CLI)

The Tauri command line interface (CLI) is the way to interact with Tauri throughout the development lifecycle.

You can add the Tauri CLI to your current project using your package manager of choice:

npm install --save-dev @tauri-apps/cli@next

CommandDescription
buildTauri build
devTauri dev
iconGenerates various icons for all major platforms
infoShows information about Tauri dependencies and project configuration
initInitializes a Tauri project
addManage Tauri plugins
signerTauri updater signer
completionsShell completions
iosiOS commands
androidAndroid commands
migrateMigrate from v1 to v2
permissionManage permissions
capabilityManage permissions
helpPrint this message or the help of the given subcommand(s)

npm run tauri build
 
Tauri build


Usage: cargo tauri build [OPTIONS] [ARGS]...


Arguments:
  [ARGS]...
          Command line arguments passed to the runner


Options:
  -r, --runner <RUNNER>
          Binary to use to build the application, defaults to `cargo`
  -v, --verbose...
          Enables verbose logging
  -d, --debug
          Builds with the debug flag
  -t, --target <TARGET>
          Target triple to build against.
          It must be one of the values outputted by `$rustc --print target-list` or `universal-apple-darwin` for an universal macOS application.
          Note that compiling an universal macOS application requires both `aarch64-apple-darwin` and `x86_64-apple-darwin` targets to be installed.
  -f, --features [<FEATURES>...]
          Space or comma separated list of features to activate
  -b, --bundles [<BUNDLES>...]
          Space or comma separated list of bundles to package.
          Each bundle must be one of `deb`, `appimage`, `msi`, `app` or `dmg` on MacOS and `updater` on all platforms.
          Note that the `updater` bundle is not automatically added so you must specify it if the updater is enabled.
   --no-bundle
          Bundler will be skipped
  -c, --config <CONFIG>
          JSON string or path to JSON file to merge with tauri.conf.json
  --ci
          Skip prompting for values
  -h, --help
          Print help (see a summary with '-h')
  -V, --version
          Print version

npm run tauri dev
 
Tauri dev


Usage: cargo tauri dev [OPTIONS] [ARGS]...


Arguments:
  [ARGS]...  Command line arguments passed to the runner. Arguments after `--` are passed to the application


Options:
  -r, --runner <RUNNER>           Binary to use to run the application
  -v, --verbose...                Enables verbose logging
  -t, --target <TARGET>           Target triple to build against
  -f, --features [<FEATURES>...]  List of cargo features to activate
  -e, --exit-on-panic             Exit on panic
  -c, --config <CONFIG>           JSON string or path to JSON file to merge with tauri.conf.json
      --release                   Run the code in release mode
      --no-watch                  Disable the file watcher
      --no-dev-server             Disable the dev server for static files
      --port <PORT>               Specify port for the dev server for static files. Defaults to 1430 Can also be set using `TAURI_DEV_SERVER_PORT` env var
      --force-ip-prompt           Force prompting for an IP to use to connect to the dev server on mobile
  -h, --help                      Print help
  -V, --version                   Print version

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

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

npm run tauri icon
 
Generates various icons for all major platforms


Usage: cargo tauri icon [OPTIONS] [INPUT]


Arguments:
  [INPUT]  Path to the source icon (png, 1240x1240px with transparency) [default: ./app-icon.png]


Options:
  -o, --output <OUTPUT>        Output directory. Default: 'icons' directory next to the tauri.conf.json file
  -v, --verbose...             Enables verbose logging
  -p, --png <PNG>              Custom PNG icon sizes to generate. When set, the default icons are not generated
      --ios-color <IOS_COLOR>  The background color of the iOS icon - string as defined in the W3C's CSS Color Module Level 4 <https://www.w3.org/TR/css-color-4/> [default: #fff]
  -h, --help                   Print help
  -V, --version                Print version

npm run tauri info
 
Shows information about Tauri dependencies and project configuration


Usage: cargo tauri info [OPTIONS]


Options:
      --interactive  Interactive mode to apply automatic fixes
  -v, --verbose...   Enables verbose logging
  -h, --help         Print help
  -V, --version      Print version

tauri info shows a concise list of information about the environment, Rust, Node.js and their versions as well as a few relevant project configurations.

npm run tauri init
 
Initializes a Tauri project


Usage: cargo tauri init [OPTIONS]


Options:
      --ci
          Skip prompting for values
  -v, --verbose...
          Enables verbose logging
  -f, --force
          Force init to overwrite the src-tauri folder
  -l, --log
          Enables logging
  -d, --directory <DIRECTORY>
          Set target directory for init [default: C:\Users\Fabian-Lars]
  -t, --tauri-path <TAURI_PATH>
          Path of the Tauri project to use (relative to the cwd)
  -A, --app-name <APP_NAME>
          Name of your Tauri application
  -W, --window-title <WINDOW_TITLE>
          Window title of your Tauri application
  -D, --dist-dir <DIST_DIR>
          Web assets location, relative to <project-dir>/src-tauri
  -P, --dev-path <DEV_PATH>
          Url of your dev server
      --before-dev-command <BEFORE_DEV_COMMAND>
          A shell command to run before `tauri dev` kicks in
      --before-build-command <BEFORE_BUILD_COMMAND>
          A shell command to run before `tauri build` kicks in
  -h, --help
          Print help
  -V, --version
          Print version

npm run tauri add
 
Installs a plugin on the project


Usage: cargo tauri add [OPTIONS] <PLUGIN>


Arguments:
  <PLUGIN>  The plugin to add


Options:
  -t, --tag <TAG>        Git tag to use
  -v, --verbose...       Enables verbose logging
  -r, --rev <REV>        Git rev to use
  -b, --branch <BRANCH>  Git branch to use
  -h, --help             Print help
  -V, --version          Print version

npm run tauri signer
 
Tauri updater signer


Usage: cargo tauri signer [OPTIONS] <COMMAND>


Commands:
  sign      Sign a file
  generate  Generate keypair to sign files
  help      Print this message or the help of the given subcommand(s)


Options:
  -v, --verbose...  Enables verbose logging
  -h, --help        Print help
  -V, --version     Print version

npm run tauri completions
 
Shell completions


Usage: cargo tauri completions [OPTIONS] --shell <SHELL>


Options:
  -s, --shell <SHELL>    Shell to generate a completion script for. [possible values: bash, elvish, fish, powershell, zsh]
  -v, --verbose...       Enables verbose logging
  -o, --output <OUTPUT>  Output file for the shell completions. By default the completions are printed to stdout
  -h, --help             Print help
  -V, --version          Print version

The Tauri CLI can generate shell completions for Bash, Zsh, PowerShell and Fish.

Here are some instructions to configure Bash, Zsh and PowerShell. If you face an issue, please follow your shell’s instructions instead. Note that it is recommended to check the generated completions script before executing it for security reasons.

Get the Bash completions and move to a known folder:

Terminal window
npm run tauri completions -- --shell bash > tauri.sh
mv tauri.sh /usr/local/etc/bash_completion.d/tauri.bash

Load the completions script by adding the following to .bashrc:

Terminal window
source /usr/local/etc/bash_completion.d/tauri.bash

Get the Zsh completions and move to a known folder:

Terminal window
npm run tauri completions -- --shell zsh > completions.zsh
mv completions.zsh $HOME/.completions/_tauri

Load the completions folder using fpath adding the following to .zshrc:

Terminal window
fpath=(~/.completions $fpath)
autoload -U compinit

Get the PowerShell completions and add it to the $profile file to execute it on all sessions:

Terminal window
npm run tauri completions -- --shell powershell > ((Split-Path -Path $profile)+"\_tauri.ps1")
Add-Content -Path $profile -Value '& "$PSScriptRoot\_tauri.ps1"'
 

npm run tauri android
 
Android commands


Usage: cargo tauri android [OPTIONS] <COMMAND>


Commands:
  init   Initializes a Tauri Android project
  open   Open project in Android Studio
  dev    Android dev
  build  Android build
  help   Print this message or the help of the given subcommand(s)


Options:
  -v, --verbose...  Enables verbose logging
  -h, --help        Print help
  -V, --version     Print version

npm run tauri ios
 
iOS commands


Usage: cargo tauri ios [OPTIONS] <COMMAND>


Commands:
  init   Initializes a Tauri iOS project
  open   Open project in Xcode
  dev    iOS dev
  build  iOS build
  help   Print this message or the help of the given subcommand(s)


Options:
  -v, --verbose...  Enables verbose logging
  -h, --help        Print help
  -V, --version     Print version

npm run tauri migrate
 
Migrate from v1 to v2


Usage: cargo tauri migrate [OPTIONS]


Options:
  -v, --verbose...  Enables verbose logging
  -h, --help        Print help
  -V, --version     Print version

npm tauri permission
 
Permission commands


Usage: cargo tauri permission <COMMAND>


Commands:
  new   Create a new permission file
  add   Add a permission to capabilities
  rm    Remove a permission file, and its reference from any capability
  ls    List permissions available to your application

Create a new permission file

Arguments:
  [IDENTIFIER]  Permission identifier


Options:
      --description \<DESCRIPTION>  Permission description
  -v, --verbose...                  Enables verbose logging
  -a, --allow \<ALLOW>              List of commands to allow
  -d, --deny \<DENY>                List of commands to deny
      --format \<FORMAT>            Output file format [default: json] [possible values: json, toml]
  -o, --out \<OUT>                  The output file
  -h, --help                        Print help
  -V, --version                     Print version

Add a permission to capabilities

Arguments:
  <IDENTIFIER>  Permission to add
  [CAPABILITY]  Capability to add the permission to


Options:
  -v, --verbose...  Enables verbose logging
  -h, --help        Print help
  -V, --version     Print version

Remove a permission file, and its reference from any capability

Arguments:
  <IDENTIFIER>  Permission to remove


Options:
  -v, --verbose...  Enables verbose logging
  -h, --help        Print help
  -V, --version     Print version

List permissions available to your application

Arguments:
  [PLUGIN]  Name of the plugin to list permissions


Options:
  -f, --filter \<FILTER> Permission identifier filter
  -v, --verbose...       Enables verbose logging
  -h, --help             Print help
  -V, --version          Print version

npm tauri capability
 
Migrate from v1 to v2


Usage: cargo tauri capability [OPTIONS] <COMMAND>


Commands:
  new   Create a new permission file
  help  Print this message or the help of the given subcommand(s)


Options:
  -v, --verbose...  Enables verbose logging
  -h, --help        Print help
  -V, --version     Print version

Usage: cargo tauri capability new [OPTIONS] [IDENTIFIER]

Arguments:
  [IDENTIFIER]  Capability identifier


Options:
      --description <DESCRIPTION>  Capability description
  -v, --verbose...                 Enables verbose logging
      --windows <WINDOWS>          Capability windows
      --permission <PERMISSION>    Capability permissions
      --format <FORMAT>            Output file format [default: json] [possible values: json, toml]
  -o, --out <OUT>                  The output file
  -h, --help                       Print help
  -V, --version                    Print version

npm run tauri help
 
Command line interface for building Tauri apps


Usage: cargo tauri [OPTIONS] <COMMAND>


Commands:
  build        Tauri build
  dev          Tauri dev
  icon         Generates various icons for all major platforms
  info         Shows information about Tauri dependencies and project configuration
  init         Initializes a Tauri project
  plugin       Manage Tauri plugins
  signer       Tauri updater signer
  completions  Shell completions
  android      Android commands
  ios          iOS commands
  migrate      Migrate from v1 to v2
  help         Print this message or the help of the given subcommand(s)


Options:
  -v, --verbose...  Enables verbose logging
  -h, --help        Print help
  -V, --version     Print version

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