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info​

npm run tauri info
Usage: cargo-tauri info [OPTIONS]

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

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

info

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​

npm run tauri init
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: /home/runner/work/tauri-docs/tauri-docs]
  -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 information
  -V, --version
          Print version information

plugin init​

npm run tauri plugin init
Usage: cargo-tauri plugin init [OPTIONS] --name <PLUGIN_NAME>

Options:
  -n, --name <PLUGIN_NAME>       Name of your Tauri plugin
  -v, --verbose...               Enables verbose logging
      --api                      Initializes a Tauri plugin with TypeScript API
  -d, --directory <DIRECTORY>    Set target directory for init [default: /home/runner/work/tauri-docs/tauri-docs]
  -t, --tauri-path <TAURI_PATH>  Path of the Tauri project to use (relative to the cwd)
  -a, --author <AUTHOR>          Author name
  -h, --help                     Print help information
  -V, --version                  Print version information

dev​

npm run 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
  -h, --help                      Print help information
  -V, --version                   Print version information

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.

Troubleshooting

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.

build​

npm run 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. If `none` is specified, the bundler will be skipped.
          
          Note that the `updater` bundle is not automatically added so you must specify it if the updater is enabled.

  -c, --config <CONFIG>
          JSON string or path to JSON file to merge with tauri.conf.json

  -h, --help
          Print help information (use `-h` for a summary)

  -V, --version
          Print version information

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​

npm run tauri icon
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
  -h, --help             Print help information
  -V, --version          Print version information

Tauri Icon Guide

version​

npm run tauri --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.