# Flutter Terminal Cheat Sheet

> This post provides a handy collection of Flutter commands and scripts for web development, package creation, troubleshooting, testing, and more, streamlining your Flutter workflow.

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- Category: Productivity
- Author: rodydavis (https://skillmd.com/u/rodydavis)
- Updated: 2026-09-17
- Page: https://skillmd.com/skills/rodydavis/flutter-terminal-cheat-sheet

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# Flutter Terminal Cheat Sheet


## Run Flutter web with SKIA

```
flutter run -d web --release --dart-define=FLUTTER_WEB_USE_SKIA=true
```

## Run Flutter web with Canvas Kit

```
flutter run -d chrome --release --dart-define=FLUTTER_WEB_USE_EXPERIMENTAL_CANVAS_TEXT=true
```

## Build your Flutter web app to Github Pages to the docs folder

```
flutter build web && rm -rf ./docs && mkdir ./docs && cp -a ./build/web/. ./docs/
```

## Clean rebuild CocoaPods

```
cd ios && pod deintegrate && pod cache clean —all && pod install && cd ..
```

> Sometimes with firebase you need to run: `pod update Firebase`

## Create Dart package with Example

```
flutter create -t plugin . && flutter create -i swift -a kotlin --androidx example
```

## Watch Build Files

```
flutter packages pub run build_runner watch  -—delete-conflicting-outputs
```

## Generate Build Files

```
flutter packages pub run build_runner build  -—delete-conflicting-outputs
```

## Build Bug Report

```
flutter run —bug-report
```

## Flutter generate test coverage

```
flutter test --coverage && genhtml -o coverage coverage/lcov.info
```

## Rebuild Flutter Cache

```
flutter pub pub cache repair
```

## Clean every flutter project

```
find . -name "pubspec.yaml" -exec $SHELL -c '
    echo "Done. Cleaning all projects."
    for i in "$@" ; do
        DIR=$(dirname "${i}")
        echo "Cleaning ${DIR}..."
        (cd "$DIR" && flutter clean >/dev/null 2>&1)
    done
    echo "DONE!"
' {} +
```

## Conditional Export/Import

```
export 'unsupported.dart'
    if (dart.library.html) 'web.dart'
    if (dart.library.io) 'mobile.dart';
```

## Kill Dart Running

```
killall -9 dart
```

## Flutter scripts 

Add all the scripts to your `pubspec.yaml` with [flutter\_scripts](https://pub.dev/packages/flutter_scripts).