Angular CLI Commands Cheat Sheet (2025 Edition)

 

⚡️ Angular CLI Commands Cheat Sheet

📦 Project Setup

Command	Description
ng new <project-name>	Create a new Angular project
ng add <package>	Add a package and run schematics (e.g., @angular/material)
ng config	View or set config values in angular.json
ng analytics	Enable or disable analytics

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🚀 Serve & Build

Command	Description
ng serve	Serve the app locally with hot reload
ng serve --port=4201	Serve app on a custom port
ng build	Build app for production
ng build --configuration=development	Build in dev mode
ng build --watch	Rebuild on file changes

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🛠 Generate Code (Schematics)

Command	Description
ng generate component <name> or ng g c <name>	Generate a component
ng g s <name>	Generate a service
ng g m <name>	Generate a module
ng g d <name>	Generate a directive
ng g p <name>	Generate a pipe
ng g i <name>	Generate an interface
ng g guard <name>	Generate a route guard
ng g class <name>	Generate a TypeScript class

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📂 Routing & Modules

Command	Description
ng g module <name> --routing	Generate a module with routing
ng g component <name> --module=app	Register component in specific module
ng g module <name> --standalone	Generate a standalone module/component (Angular 17+)

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🧪 Testing

Command	Description
ng test	Run unit tests with Karma
ng test --watch=false	Run tests once and exit
ng e2e	Run end-to-end tests (with Protractor or Cypress setup)

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📈 Linting, Format, & Analysis

Command	Description
ng lint	Run lint checks (ESLint if configured)
ng lint --fix	Auto-fix lint errors
ng doc <keyword>	Open Angular docs (e.g., ng doc directive)

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📤 Deployment & Misc

Command	Description
ng deploy	Deploy via configured builder (e.g., Firebase, Netlify)
ng update	Update Angular CLI and core packages
ng version	Show Angular versions
ng help	List all CLI commands
ng cache clean	Clear Angular build cache

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💡 Tips

• Use --dry-run on any ng g command to preview changes.

• Use --skip-tests if you don’t want spec files generated.

• Combine flags like:
  ng g c user/profile --standalone --flat