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qmk_firmware
mirror of https://github.com/qmk/qmk_firmware/

# QMK CLI Commands

# User Commands

## `qmk compile`

This command allows you to compile firmware from any directory. You can compile JSON exports from <https://config.qmk.fm>, compile keymaps in the repo, or compile the keyboard in the current working directory.
This command is directory aware. It will automatically fill in KEYBOARD and/or KEYMAP if you are in a keyboard or keymap directory.
**Usage for Configurator Exports**:
```qmk compile <configuratorExport.json>```
**Usage for Keymaps**:
```qmk compile -kb <keyboard_name> -km <keymap_name>```
**Usage in Keyboard Directory**:  
Must be in keyboard directory with a default keymap, or in keymap directory for keyboard, or supply one with `--keymap <keymap_name>````qmk compile```
**Usage for building all keyboards that support a specific keymap**:
```qmk compile -kb all -km <keymap_name>```
**Example**:```$ qmk config compile.keymap=default$ cd ~/qmk_firmware/keyboards/planck/rev6$ qmk compileΨ Compiling keymap with make planck/rev6:default...```or with optional keymap argument
```$ cd ~/qmk_firmware/keyboards/clueboard/66/rev4 $ qmk compile -km 66_isoΨ Compiling keymap with make clueboard/66/rev4:66_iso...```or in keymap directory
```$ cd ~/qmk_firmware/keyboards/gh60/satan/keymaps/colemak$ qmk compileΨ Compiling keymap with make make gh60/satan:colemak...```
**Usage in Layout Directory**:  
Must be under `qmk_firmware/layouts/`, and in a keymap folder.```qmk compile -kb <keyboard_name>```
**Example**:```$ cd ~/qmk_firmware/layouts/community/60_ansi/mechmerlin-ansi$ qmk compile -kb dz60Ψ Compiling keymap with make dz60:mechmerlin-ansi...```
## `qmk flash`

This command is similar to `qmk compile`, but can also target a bootloader. The bootloader is optional, and is set to `:flash` by default. To specify a different bootloader, use `-bl <bootloader>`. Visit the [Flashing Firmware](flashing.md) guide for more details of the available bootloaders.
This command is directory aware. It will automatically fill in KEYBOARD and/or KEYMAP if you are in a keyboard or keymap directory.
**Usage for Configurator Exports**:
```qmk flash <configuratorExport.json> -bl <bootloader>```
**Usage for Keymaps**:
```qmk flash -kb <keyboard_name> -km <keymap_name> -bl <bootloader>```
**Listing the Bootloaders**
```qmk flash -b```
## `qmk config`

This command lets you configure the behavior of QMK. For the full `qmk config` documentation see [CLI Configuration](cli_configuration.md).
**Usage**:
```qmk config [-ro] [config_token1] [config_token2] [...] [config_tokenN]```
## `qmk doctor`

This command examines your environment and alerts you to potential build or flash problems. It can fix many of them if you want it to.
**Usage**:
```qmk doctor [-y] [-n]```
**Examples**:
Check your environment for problems and prompt to fix them:
    qmk doctor
Check your environment and automatically fix any problems found:
    qmk doctor -y
Check your environment and report problems only:
    qmk doctor -n
## `qmk info`

Displays information about keyboards and keymaps in QMK. You can use this to get information about a keyboard, show the layouts, display the underlying key matrix, or to pretty-print JSON keymaps.
**Usage**:
```qmk info [-f FORMAT] [-m] [-l] [-km KEYMAP] [-kb KEYBOARD]```
This command is directory aware. It will automatically fill in KEYBOARD and/or KEYMAP if you are in a keyboard or keymap directory.
**Examples**:
Show basic information for a keyboard:
    qmk info -kb planck/rev5
Show the matrix for a keyboard:
    qmk info -kb ergodox_ez -m
Show a JSON keymap for a keyboard:
    qmk info -kb clueboard/california -km default
## `qmk json2c`

Creates a keymap.c from a QMK Configurator export.
**Usage**:
```qmk json2c [-o OUTPUT] filename```
## `qmk list-keyboards`

This command lists all the keyboards currently defined in `qmk_firmware`
**Usage**:
```qmk list-keyboards```
## `qmk list-keymaps`

This command lists all the keymaps for a specified keyboard (and revision).
This command is directory aware. It will automatically fill in KEYBOARD if you are in a keyboard directory.
**Usage**:
```qmk list-keymaps -kb planck/ez```
## `qmk new-keymap`

This command creates a new keymap based on a keyboard's existing default keymap.
This command is directory aware. It will automatically fill in KEYBOARD and/or KEYMAP if you are in a keyboard or keymap directory.
**Usage**:
```qmk new-keymap [-kb KEYBOARD] [-km KEYMAP]```
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# Developer Commands

## `qmk cformat`

This command formats C code using clang-format. 
Run it with no arguments to format all core code that has been changed. Default checks `origin/master` with `git diff`, branch can be changed using `-b <branch_name>`
Run it with `-a` to format all core code, or pass filenames on the command line to run it on specific files.
**Usage for specified files**:
```qmk cformat [file1] [file2] [...] [fileN]```
**Usage for all core files**:
```qmk cformat -a```
**Usage for only changed files against origin/master**:
```qmk cformat```
**Usage for only changed files against branch_name**:
```qmk cformat -b branch_name```
## `qmk docs`

This command starts a local HTTP server which you can use for browsing or improving the docs. Default port is 8936.
**Usage**:
```qmk docs [-p PORT]```
## `qmk kle2json`

This command allows you to convert from raw KLE data to QMK Configurator JSON. It accepts either an absolute file path, or a file name in the current directory. By default it will not overwrite `info.json` if it is already present. Use the `-f` or `--force` flag to overwrite.
**Usage**:
```qmk kle2json [-f] <filename>```
**Examples**:
```$ qmk kle2json kle.txt ☒ File info.json already exists, use -f or --force to overwrite.```
```$ qmk kle2json -f kle.txt -fΨ Wrote out to info.json```
## `qmk pyformat`

This command formats python code in `qmk_firmware`.
**Usage**:
```qmk pyformat```
## `qmk pytest`

This command runs the python test suite. If you make changes to python code you should ensure this runs successfully.
**Usage**:
```qmk pytest```