cordova/doc/platform.txt

Cordova command line interface tool

Synopsis

    cordova-cli platform <command> [options]

Manage project platforms

    add <plat-spec> [...].............. Add specified platforms and save platforms
                                        into config.xml & package.json after installing them

        --nosave ...................... Prevent saving platforms into
                                        config.xml & package.json after installing them

        --link ........................ When <plat-spec> is a local path, links the platform
                                        library directly instead of making a copy of it (support
                                        varies by platform; useful for platform development)
        
    remove <platform> [...] ........... Remove specified platforms

        --nosave ...................... Prevent deleting specified platforms from 
                                        config.xml & package.json after removing them

    update <plat-spec> ................ Update the version of Cordova used for a specific platform;
                                        update to the latest <version> if no <plat-spec> is specified

    list .............................. List all installed and available platforms
    nosave ............................ Prevents saving version of all platforms added to 
                                        config.xml & package.json
Syntax
    <plat-spec> : <platform>[@<version>]|<path>|<url>[#<commit-ish>]

    <platform> ........................ Platform name e.g. android, ios, windows etc.
    <version> ......................... Major.minor.patch version specifier using semver
    <path> ............................ Path to a directory containing a platform
    <url> ............................. Url to a git repository containing a platform
    <commit-ish> ...................... Commit/tag/bramch reference. If none is specified, 'master' is used
    
Aliases
    platforms -> platform
    rm -> remove
    ls -> list

Examples
    cordova-cli platform add android ios
    cordova-cli platform add android@^5.0.0
    cordova-cli platform add https://github.com/myfork/cordova-android.git#4.0.0
    cordova-cli platform add ../android
    cordova-cli platform add ../cordova-android.tgz
    cordova-cli platform rm android --nosave
    cordova-cli platform ls