detox start
detox start [options]
Runs the start command of the app (or apps)
from the specified configuration.
| Option | Description |
|---|---|
-C, --config-path <configPath> | Specify Detox config file path. If not supplied, Detox searches for .detoxrc[.js] or "detox" section in package.json. |
-c, --configuration <device config> | Select a local configuration from your defined configurations to extract the app "start" scripts from it. If not supplied, and there’s only one configuration, Detox will default to it. |
| -f, --force | Ignore errors from the "start" scripts and continue. |
| --help | Show help |
Examples
If you have only one configuration, you can simply use:
detox start
To choose a specific configuration:
# long alias:
detox start --configuration yourConfiguration
# short alias:
detox start -c yourConfiguration
To forward extra arguments to the "start" script, e.g.:
detox start -c yourConfiguration -- --port 8082
To ignore errors from the "start" scripts and continue:
detox start -c yourConfiguration --force