This guide contains a list of basic commands that are frequently used while developing flutter apps.

how to check flutter version ?

$ flutter --version

//Output
Flutter 1.7.8+hotfix.4 • channel stable • https://github.com/flutter/flutter.git
Framework • revision 20e59316b8 (5 weeks ago) • 2019-07-18 20:04:33 -0700
Engine • revision fee001c93f
Tools • Dart 2.4.0

how to select a specific flutter version ?

$ flutter version v1.9.1+hotfix.3

how to upgrade flutter sdk and packages ?

$ flutter upgrade

//Output 
Upgrading Flutter from /home/dev/Desktop/workspace/flutter...
Updating d51fd86cd..20e59316b
 19 files changed, 61 insertions(+), 33 deletions(-)

Upgrading engine...
Downloading android-arm-profile/linux-x64 tools...                  1.0s
Downloading android-arm-release/linux-x64 tools...                  0.6s
Downloading android-arm64-profile/linux-x64 tools...                0.9s
Downloading android-arm64-release/linux-x64 tools...                1.4s
Downloading android-x86 tools...                                    2.4s
Downloading android-x64 tools...                                    2.1s
Downloading android-arm tools...                                    0.9s
Downloading android-arm-profile tools...                            0.8s
Downloading android-arm-release tools...                            0.5s
Downloading android-arm64 tools...                                  1.0s
Downloading android-arm64-profile tools...                          0.6s
Downloading android-arm64-release tools...                          0.5s
Downloading package sky_engine...                                   0.2s
Downloading common tools...                                         1.1s
Downloading common tools...                                         1.1s
Downloading linux-x64 tools...                                      3.3s

Flutter 1.7.8+hotfix.4 • channel stable • https://github.com/flutter/flutter.git
Framework • revision 20e59316b8 (5 weeks ago) • 2019-07-18 20:04:33 -0700
Engine • revision fee001c93f
Tools • Dart 2.4.0

what are flutter channels ?

Flutter has following channels :

• stable channel
  • Most Stable Build
  • Recommended channel for all production app releases
• beta channel
  • “best” dev build of the previous month
• dev channel
  • latest fully-tested build
• master channel
  • Least Stable Build
  • latest cutting edge build

how to view your current channel ?

$ flutter channel

//Output 
Flutter channels:
* stable
  beta
  dev
  master

symbol * next to the channel name indicates your current channel

how to switch between flutter channels ?

Run command - use “flutter channel [channel-name]”

$ flutter channel dev

Using this command we can switch to dev channel

what is flutter doctor ?

This command that checks your environment and displays report of the status of flutter installation.

$ flutter doctor

  Doctor summary (to see all details, run flutter doctor -v):
    [✓] Flutter (Channel stable, v1.9.1+hotfix.4, on Linux, locale en_US.UTF-8)
 
    [✓] Android toolchain - develop for Android devices (Android SDK version 29.0.2)
    [✓] Android Studio (version 3.5)
    [!] Connected device
    ! No devices available

    ! Doctor found issues in 1 category.

how to disable flutter analytics ? optional

$ flutter config --no-analytics

how to create a new flutter app ?

use “flutter create [app-name]”

$ flutter create yourappname

how to test your flutter app on a physical device ?

• Connect your Android device to your computer with a USB cable.
• Ensure that your have enabled USB DEBUGGING option
• Navigate to and run command

$ flutter install

OR

$ flutter run

how to build an android app bundle (aab) using flutter ?

Running flutter build defaults to a release build

$ flutter build appbundle

Note : release bundle for your app is created at /build/app/outputs/bundle/release/app.aab

how to build apk file using flutter ?

Running flutter build command defaults to a release build

$ flutter build apk 

Note : this command builds a fat apk

OR

$ flutter build apk --split-per-abi 

Note : the above command generated two apk files

• armeabi-v7a (32-bit) apk
• arm64-v8a (64-bit) apk

Useful Resources

Flutter Official Docs

What is fat apk ?

To learn more about flutter - Flutter Developer Guide