ionic cordova prepare

Copies assets to Cordova platforms, preparing them for native builds

ionic cordova prepare [options]

ionic cordova prepare will do the following:

• Perform an Ionic build, which compiles web assets to www/.
• Copy the www/ directory into your Cordova platforms.
• Transform config.xml into platform-specific manifest files.
• Copy icons and splash screens from resources/ to into your Cordova platforms.
• Copy plugin files into specified platforms.

You may wish to use ionic cordova prepare if you run your project with Android Studio or Xcode.

Examples

$ ionic cordova prepare
$ ionic cordova prepare ios
$ ionic cordova prepare android

Inputs

platform
Description	The platform you would like to prepare (e.g. android, ios)

Options

--no-build
Description	Do not invoke an Ionic build
--prod
Description	Flag to use the production configuration

Advanced Options

--configuration =<conf>
Description	Specify the configuration to use.
Aliases	-c
--source-map
Description	Output source maps
--watch
Description	Rebuild when files change