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ng build — Compile an Angular application or library into an output directory named `dist/`. More information:

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Problem

How to use the ng build command: Compile an Angular application or library into an output directory named dist/. More information: <https://angular.dev/cli/build>.

Solution

ng build — Compile an Angular application or library into an output directory named dist/. More information: <https://angular.dev/cli/build>.

Build an Angular application or library:

ng {{[b|build]}}

Specify the output path relative to the workspace root:

ng {{[b|build]}} --output-path {{path/to/directory}}

Enable Ahead-of-Time (AOT) compilation:

ng {{[b|build]}} --aot

Show build progress in the console:

ng {{[b|build]}} --progress

Display additional verbose output during the build:

ng {{[b|build]}} --verbose

Automatically clear the terminal screen during rebuilds:

ng {{[b|build]}} --clear-screen

Rebuild automatically when source files change:

ng {{[b|build]}} --watch

Code Snippets

Build an Angular application or library

ng {{[b|build]}}

Specify the output path relative to the workspace root

ng {{[b|build]}} --output-path {{path/to/directory}}

Enable Ahead-of-Time (AOT) compilation

ng {{[b|build]}} --aot

Show build progress in the console

ng {{[b|build]}} --progress

Display additional verbose output during the build

ng {{[b|build]}} --verbose

Context

tldr-pages: common/ng build

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