Controlling EM Builder from the shell
Under Construction — estimated completion in 1Q24 
The EM Builder extension first encountered when installing and using EM includes a command-line tool named em-cli which you can invoke from the shell – either within a VS Code TERMINAL panel or else from any console outside of the IDE.
The em-cli tool will reside at the root of the special ~/em-sdk folder created automatically by EM Builder when first installing EM. To simplify use, add the ~/em-sdk folder to your PATH or else create an alias for the ~/em-sdk/em-cli command.
[~/em-sdk] em-cli
Usage: em-cli [options] [command]
Options:
-V, --version output the version number
-b, --bundle <dir> Bundle directory (default: ".")
-h, --help display help for command
Commands:
build [options] build a unit
clean clean a bundle
export [options] export a bundle
grammar [options] generate syntax diagrams
markdown [options] generate markdown for a bundle
sdk [options] manage em-sdk artifacts
setups list all setups in the workspace
show show bundle information
help [command] display help for command
em-cli build
[~/em-sdk] em-cli build --help
Usage: em-cli build [options]
build a unit
Options:
-i --incremental build without cleaning (default: false)
-l --load load after build (default: false)
-C --config-default <config-init...> override default values for config params
-D --define-property <property-def...> define global bundle properties
-S --setup-properties <setup-name> add definitions '<setup-name>-setup.properties'
-u --unit <qualified-name> <package-name>/<unit-name>
-h, --help display help for command
em-cli clean
[~/em-sdk] em-cli clean --help
em-cli export
[~/em-sdk] em-cli export --help
Usage: em-cli build [options]
build a unit
Options:
-i --incremental build without cleaning (default: false)
-l --load load after build (default: false)
-C --config-default <config-init...> override default values for config params
-D --define-property <property-def...> define global bundle properties
-S --setup-properties <setup-name> add definitions '<setup-name>-setup.properties'
-u --unit <qualified-name> <package-name>/<unit-name>
-h, --help display help for command
em-cli grammar
[~/em-sdk] em-cli grammar --help
Usage: em-cli grammar [options]
generate syntax diagrams
Options:
-o, --out <dir> output directory (default: ".")
-h, --help display help for command
em-cli markdown
[~/em-sdk] em-cli markdown --help
Usage: em-cli markdown [options]
generate markdown for a bundle
Options:
-o, --out <dir> output directory (default: ".")
-S --setup-properties <setup-name> add definitions '<setup-name>-setup.properties'
-h, --help display help for command
em-cli sdk
[~/em-sdk] em-cli sdk --help
Usage: em-cli sdk [options]
manage em-sdk artifacts
Options:
-i, --install <dir> package artifact directory
-l, --list list SDK components (default: false)
-t, --timestamp timestamped SDK version (default: false)
-u, --uninstall uninstall SDK components (default: false)
-h, --help display help for command
em-cli setups
[~/em-sdk] em-cli setups --help
Usage: em-cli setups [options]
list all setups in the workspace
Options:
-h, --help display help for command
em-cli show
[~/em-sdk] em-cli show --help