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Synopsis

    cordova command [options]

Global Commands

    create <PATH> [ID [NAME [CONFIG]]] ....... creates a Cordova project in the specified PATH, with
                                               ID reverse-domain-style package name - used in <widget id>
                                               NAME is a human readable field
                                               CONFIG is a json string whose key/values will be included
                                               in [PATH]/.cordova/config.json
                  [--copy-from|src=<PATH>] ... use custom www assets instead of the stock Cordova hello-world.
                  [--link-to=<PATH>] ......... symlink to custom www assets without creating a copy.

    help ..................................... shows this syntax summary

    info ..................................... print out useful information helpful for submitting bug
                                               reports and getting help.  Creates an info.txt file at the
                                               base of your project

Project-Level Commands

    platform(s) [{add|remove|rm} <PLATFORM>] .. add or remove a specified PLATFORM, OR
                [{list|ls}] ................... list all installed and available platforms
                [{update|up} <PLATFORM>] ...... update the version of Cordova used for a specific
                                                PLATFORM; use after updating the CLI.
                [check] ....................... list platforms which can be updated by `platform update`

    plugin add <SPEC1> [<SPEC2> ...] .......... SPEC can be a plugin ID, a local path, or a git URL.
               [--searchpath <directory>] ..... When looking up plugins by ID, look in this directory and
                                                each of its subdirectories for the plugin before hitting the registry.
                                                Multiple search paths can be used by either specifying the flag multiple
                                                times, or by separating paths with a delimiter (: on 'nix, ; on Windows).

    plugin(s) rm <plugin_id1> [<plugin_id2>] .. remove a plugin with the given IDs.

              [{ls|list}] ..................... list all currently installed plugins
              [search <keyword1 keyword2...>] . search the plugin registry for plugins matching the keywords

    prepare [PLATFORM..] ...................... copies files for specified platforms, or all platforms,
                                                so that the project is ready to build in each SDK

    compile [PLATFORM..] ...................... builds the app for specified platforms, or all platforms

    build [PLATFORM...] ....................... shortcut for prepare, then compile

    run [--debug|--release]
        [--device|--emulator|--target=FOO]
        [PLATFORM] ............................ deploys app on specified platform devices / emulators

    emulate [PLATFORM...] ..................... alias for "run --emulator"

    serve [PORT] .............................. runs a local web server for www/ assets. Port defaults to 8000.
                                                Access projects at: http://HOST_IP:PORT/PLATFORM/www

Command-line Flags/Options

    -v, --version ............................. prints out this utility's version
    -d, --verbose ............................. debug mode produces verbose log output for all activity,
                                                including output of sub-commands cordova invokes

Example usage

    $ cordova create Baz
    $ cd Baz
    $ cordova platform add android
    $ cordova build
    $ cordova serve android