IONIC2 | Frequently Used Commands

IONIC2 Frequently Used Commands

Here is a list of IONIC2 frequently used commands that I have found useful while developing the ionic2 apps.

Command ionic -v	Usage ionic -v
Description Find the current ionic version

Command
ionic info Usage
ionic info

Description
Returns your current system information as follows:


Your system information:

Cordova CLI: 6.5.0
Ionic CLI Version: 2.2.1
Ionic App Lib Version: 2.2.0
ios-deploy version: 1.9.0
ios-sim version: 5.0.8
OS: OS X El Capitan
Node Version: v6.7.0
Xcode version: Xcode 8.1 Build version 8B62

Command ionic start myFirstIonic2App –v2	Usage ionic start myFirstIonic2App –v2
Description This command will create a new ionic2 app named myFirstIonic2App.

Command ionic serve -l	Usage ionic serve -l
Description This command launches your ionic application within a browser and displays iOS and Android versions side by side.

Command ionic platform add [ ios \| android ]	Usage ionic platform add ios ionic platform add android
Description This command allows you to add a specific platform that you are building for.

Command ionic platform rm [ ios \| android ]	Usage ionic platform rm ios ionic platform rm android
Description This command allows you to remove a specific platform that you added previously.

Command
ionic plugin list Usage
ionic plugin list

Description
This command allow you to see a list of all the plugins you have installed in your ionic project.

cordova-plugin-console 1.0.4 "Console"
cordova-plugin-device 1.1.3 "Device"
cordova-plugin-splashscreen 4.0.0 "Splashscreen"
cordova-plugin-statusbar 2.2.0 "StatusBar"
cordova-plugin-whitelist 1.3.0 "Whitelist"
ionic-plugin-keyboard 2.2.1 "Keyboard"

Command ionic plugin add [ pluginName ]	Usage ionic plugin add cordova-plugin-globalization ionic plugin add cordova-plugin-google-analytics
Description This command allows you to add Cordova plugins to your ionic application by providing the appropriate plugin name.

Command ionic plugin rm [ pluginName ]	Usage ionic plugin rm cordova-plugin-globalization ionic plugin rm cordova-plugin-google-analytics
Description This command allows you to remove Cordova plugins from your ionic application that you no longer need.

Command ionic build [ ios \| android ]	Usage ionic build ios ionic build ios –release ionic build android ionic build android –release
Description This command allows you to build your ionic application for iOS and Android.

Command ionic emulate [ ios \| android ]	Usage ionic emulate ios ionic emulate android
Description This command allows you to build and run your ionic application for iOS or Android on the iOS or Android emulators.

Command ionic run [ ios \| android ]	Usage ionic run ios ionic run android
Description This command deploys your Ionic app on specified platform devices. If a device is not found it’ll then deploy to an emulator/simulator.

Command
ionic state [ save | clear | reset | restore ]

Usage
ionic state save
ionic state clear
ionic state reset
ionic state restore

Description
When you add plugins to your ionic app, the package.json file is not updated automatically. This command saves or restores state of your Ionic Application using the package.json file.
save …………………………… Save the platforms and plugins into package.json
restore ……………………………. Restore the platforms and plugins from package.json
clear ……………………………. Clear the package.json of cordovaPlugins and cordovaPlatforms, as well as clear out the platforms and plugins folders
reset ……………………………. Clear out the platforms and plugins directories, and reinstall plugins and platforms

IONIC2 Frequently Used Commands

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