Angular CLI - ng generate Command | Adglob Infosystem Pvt Ltd

In this Angular CLI ng generate Command chapter we explain the syntax, argument, and options of ng generate command along with an example. So all Angular CLI ng generate Command listed below-

Syntax

The syntax for the ng generate command is as follows −

ng generate <schematic> [options]
ng g <schematic> [options]

ng generate command generates and/or modifies files based on a schematic.

Argument

The argument for ng help command is as follows −

Sr.No.	Argument & Syntax	Description
1	<schematic>	The schematicor collection:schematic to generate. This option can take one ofthe following sub-commands:appShell application class component directive enum guard interceptor interface library module pipe service serviceWorker webWorker

Options

Options are optional parameters.

Sr.No.	Option & Syntax	Description
1	–defaults=true\|false	When true, disables interactive input prompts for options with a default.
2	–dryRun=true\|false	When true, runs through and reports activity without writing out results.Default:false.Aliases: -d.
3	–force=true\|false	When true,forces overwriting of existing files.Default:false.Aliases: -f.
4	–help=true\|false\|json\|JSON	Shows a help message for this command in the console. Default: false.
5	–interactive=true\|false	When false, disables interactive input prompts.

First move to an angular project created using ng new command and then run the command. This chapter is available https://adglob.in/blog/angular-cli-ng-new-command/.

Example

An example for ng generate command is given below −

\>Node\>TutorialsPoint> ng generate component goals
CREATE src/app/goals/goals.component.html (20 bytes)
CREATE src/app/goals/goals.component.spec.ts (621 bytes)
CREATE src/app/goals/goals.component.ts (271 bytes)
CREATE src/app/goals/goals.component.css (0 bytes)
UPDATE src/app/app.module.ts (471 bytes)

Here, ng generate command has created a new component in our project TutorialsPoint and added this new component entry in app.module.ts.

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