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Tauri

Command Line Interface

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

List of Commands

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)

build

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

dev

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.

icon

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

info

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.

init

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

add

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

signer

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

completions

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.

Bash

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

Zsh

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

PowerShell

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"'

android

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

ios

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

migrate

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

permission

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

new

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

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

rm

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

ls

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

capability

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

new

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

help

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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