dart: The Dart command-line tool

The dart tool (bin/dart) is a command-line interface to the Dart SDK. The tool is available no matter how you get the Dart SDK—whether you download the Dart SDK explicitly or download only the Flutter SDK.

Here’s how you might use the dart tool to create, analyze, test, and run an app:

$ dart create -t console 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$ dart pub outdated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. If you’re developing for Flutter, you might use the flutter tool instead.

Command	Example of use	More information
`analyze`	`dart analyze [<DIRECTORY\|DART_FILE>]`	Analyzes the project’s Dart source code. Learn more.
`compile`	`dart compile exe <DART_FILE>`	Compiles Dart to various formats. Replaces `dart2js` and `dart2native`. Learn more.
`create`	`dart create <DIRECTORY>`	Creates a new project. Learn more.
`doc`	`dart doc <DIRECTORY>`	Generates API reference documentation. Replaces `dartdoc`. Learn more.
`fix`	`dart fix <DIRECTORY\|DART_FILE>`	Applies automated fixes to Dart source code. Learn more.
`format`	`dart format <DIRECTORY\|DART_FILE>`	Formats Dart source code. Learn more.
`migrate`	`dart migrate`	Supports migration to null safety. Learn more.
`pub`	`dart pub <PUB_COMMAND>`	Works with packages. Replaces `pub`. Learn more.
`run`	`dart run <DART_FILE>`	Runs a Dart program. Replaces the pre-existing Dart VM command (`dart` with no command). Learn more.
`test`	`dart test [<DIRECTORY\|DART_FILE>]`	Runs tests in this package. Replaces `pub run test`. Learn more.
(none)	`dart <DART_FILE>`	Runs a Dart program; identical to the pre-existing Dart VM command. Prefer `dart run`.

To get help with any of the commands, enter dart help <command>. You can also get details on pub commands.

$ dart help pub outdated