Introduced in Dart 2.10, the dart tool (bin/dart)
is a technical preview of the new command-line interface to the Dart SDK.
The dart tool is available no matter how you get the Dart SDK —
whether you explicitly download the Dart SDK or only download
the Flutter SDK.
Here’s how you might use the dart tool
to create, analyze, test, and run an app:
$ dart create -t console-full my_app
$ cd my_app
$ dart analyze
$ dart test
$ dart run bin/my_app.dart
You can also run pub commands using the dart tool:
$ dart pub get
$ dart pub outdated
$ dart pub upgrade
The following table shows which commands you can use with the dart tool.
| Command | Example of use | More information |
|---|---|---|
| analyze | dart analyze |
Analyzes the project’s Dart source code. Use instead of dartanalyzer. |
| compile | dart compile exe <DART_FILE> |
Compiles Dart to various formats. Use instead of dart2js and dart2native. |
| create | dart create <DIRECTORY> |
Creates a new project. Use instead of stagehand. |
| format | dart format <DIRECTORY|DART_FILE> |
Formats Dart source code. Use instead of dartfmt. |
| pub | dart pub <PUB_COMMAND> |
Works with packages. Use instead of pub. |
| run | dart run <DART_FILE> |
Runs a Dart program. Use instead of the pre-existing Dart VM command. |
| test | dart test [<DIRECTORY|DART_FILE>] |
Runs tests in this package. Use instead of pub run test. |
| (none) | dart <DART_FILE> |
Runs a Dart program, just like dart run. Identical to the pre-existing Dart VM command. |
For additional help on any of the commands, enter dart help <command>
or follow the links in the More information column.
You can also get details on pub commands — for example,
dart help pub outdated.