About
webpack CLI provides a flexible set of commands for developers to increase speed when setting up a custom webpack project. As of webpack v4, webpack is not expecting a configuration file, but often developers want to create a more custom webpack configuration based on their use-cases and needs. webpack CLI addresses these needs by providing a set of tools to improve the setup of custom webpack configuration.
How to install
When you have followed the Getting Started guide of webpack then webpack CLI is already installed!
Otherwise
npm install --save-dev webpack-cli
or
yarn add webpack-cli --dev
Supported arguments and commands
Available Commands
init Initialize a new webpack configuration
migrate Migrate a configuration to a new version
loader Scaffold a loader repository
plugin Scaffold a plugin repository
info Outputs information about your system and dependencies
serve Run the webpack Dev Server
Options
--entry string The entry point of your application.
-c, --config string Provide path to a webpack configuration file
-m, --merge string Merge a configuration file using webpack-merge
--progress Print compilation progress during build
--silent Disable any output that webpack makes
--help Outputs list of supported flags
--defaults Allow webpack to set defaults aggresively
-o, --output string Output location of the file generated by webpack
--plugin string Load a given plugin
-g, --global string[] Declares and exposes a global variable
-t, --target string Sets the build target
-w, --watch Watch for files changes
-h, --hot Enables Hot Module Replacement
-s, --sourcemap string Determine source maps to use
--prefetch string Prefetch this request
-j, --json Prints result as JSON
--standard Prints standard output
-d, --dev Run development build
-p, --prod Run production build
--mode string Defines the mode to pass to webpack
--version Get current version
--node-args string[] NodeJS flags
Defaults
TODO: explain defaults