Basic commands

Here are the basic commands available in the CLI. Most of them are essentially "enhanced" npm commands, so feel free to explore them! 🚀

Displays the current version of the CLI.

svelt version

Provides detailed help and usage information for the CLI and its commands.

svelte help

You can add a specific command after help to view its usage details. For example:

svelte help build

Installs a specified package with optional flags.

svelt install some-package --save-dev

Runs the project in a specified environment (e.g., production or development).

svelt run production

Starts a development server for live preview of the project. Useful for testing your project during development.

svelt dev

Compiles the svelte project for production. This will generate optimized output files for deployment.

svelt build

Runs a linter to detect and report syntax or stylistic issues in the svelt code.

svelt lint

Starts the project, typically used for launching the application after building.

svelt start

Updates a specific package or all dependencies in the project.

svelt update
svelt update some-package

Removes a specified package from your project.

svelt uninstall some-package