dart: The Dart command-line tool

Introduced in Dart 2.10, the dart tool (bin/dart) is a 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$ dart pub outdated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`. Learn more.
`compile`	`dart compile exe <DART_FILE>`	Compiles Dart to various formats. Use instead of `dart2js` and `dart2native`. Learn more.
`create`	`dart create <DIRECTORY>`	Creates a new project. Use instead of `stagehand`.
`fix`	`dart fix <DIRECTORY\|DART_FILE>`	Applies automated fixes to Dart source code. Use instead of `dartfix`. Learn more.
`format`	`dart format <DIRECTORY\|DART_FILE>`	Formats Dart source code. Use instead of `dartfmt`. Learn more.
`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 You can also get details on pub commands — for example, dart help pub outdated.