dart

Initialize a new Dart project in a directory of the same name

$ dart create [project_name]

$ dart run [path/to/file.dart]

$ dart pub get

$ dart test

$ dart pub upgrade --null-safety

$ dart compile exe [path/to/file.dart]

$ dart fix --apply

dart [vm-options] <command> [arguments] | <script.dart> [arguments]

--help
    Display usage information

--version
    Print Dart version

--enable-asserts
    Enable assertions

--enable-experiment=<name>
    Enable language experiments

--enable-service-port-fallback
    Fallback for VM service port

--enable-vm-service
    Enable VM service

--lazy-async-stack-traces
    Enable lazy async stack traces

--mute-core-library-messages
    Mute core library messages

--no-pub
    Disable pub package resolution

--packages=<path>
    Path to package resolution config

--pause-isolates-on-exit
    Pause isolates on exit

--pause-isolates-on-start
    Pause isolates on start

--profiler
    Enable profiler

--sound-null-safety
    Enforce sound null safety

--verbosity=<level>
    Set output verbosity (all|error|warning|info|normal)

The dart command is the primary entry point to the Dart SDK on Linux, providing a versatile CLI for developing, running, compiling, and managing Dart applications. Dart is a modern, object-oriented language optimized for client-side development, supporting both just-in-time (JIT) and ahead-of-time (AOT) compilation for platforms like web, mobile, server, and desktop.

It supports running Dart scripts directly (dart example.dart), executing subcommands for tasks like code analysis (dart analyze), compilation (dart compile exe), package management via pub (dart pub get), testing (dart test), and formatting (dart format). Global options allow customization such as enabling assertions, experiments, or service ports for debugging.

Ideal for Flutter developers (as Flutter apps are Dart-based), it integrates with IDEs like VS Code and enables cross-platform builds. Requires Dart SDK installation via official binaries or package managers like snap or apt.

Requires Dart SDK installation; not in standard repos (use snap/flatpak or binaries). Subcommands like pub need internet for dependencies. JIT mode slower than AOT for production.

analyze: Static analysis; compile: AOT compilation (exe/js); run: Execute script; pub: Manage packages; test: Run tests; format: Format code.

Download from dart.dev/get-dart; extract and add bin/ to PATH. Or snap install dart-sdk --classic.

Announced by Google in 2011, Dart 1.0 released 2013. Dart 2.0 (2018) introduced sound typing; 2.12 (2021) added sound null safety. CLI evolved with SDK, now at 3.x supporting Wasm and cross-compilation.

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