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                <p>Mobile apps with <em>HTML</em>, <em>CSS</em> &amp; <em>JS</em></p>
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            <h2>Installing Cordova</h2>
            <p>Cordova command-line runs on <a target="_blank" href="https://nodejs.org/">Node.js</a> and is available on
            <a target="_blank" href="https://npmjs.org/package/cordova">NPM</a>.
            Follow <a href="{{ site.baseurl }}/docs/en/{{ site.default_linked_docs_version }}/index.html#develop-for-platforms">platform specific guides</a>
            to install additional platform dependencies. Open a command prompt or Terminal, and type <code>npm install -g cordova</code>.</p>
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            <h2>Create a project</h2>
            <p>Create a blank Cordova project using the command-line tool.  Navigate to the directory where you wish to create your project and type <code>cordova create &lt;path&gt;</code>.</p>
            <p>For a complete set of options, type <code>cordova help create</code>.</p>
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                $ cordova create MyApp
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            <h2>Add a platform</h2>
            <p>After creating a Cordova project, navigate to the project directory.  From the project directory, you need to add a platform for which you want to build your app.</p>
            <p>To add a platform, type <code>cordova platform add &lt;platform name&gt;</code>.</p>
            <p>For a complete list of platforms you can add, run <code>cordova platform</code>.</p>
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                <p>$ cd MyApp</p>
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            <h2>Run your app</h2>
            <p>From the command line, run <code>cordova run &lt;platform name&gt;</code>.</p>
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                $ cordova run browser
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            <h2>Common next steps</h2>
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                    Cordova wraps your HTML/JavaScript app into a native container which can access the device functions of several platforms.
                    These functions are exposed via a unified JavaScript API, allowing you to easily write one set of code to target nearly every
                    phone or tablet on the market today and publish to their app stores.
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