Arduino IDE 1.5 from command line

This section explains how to launch a build from command line with Arduino IDE 1.5.
This feature will be available from beta release 1.5.2 (soon to be released).

Command line syntax

arduino [--board <package:arch:board>] [--port <portname>] [-v|--verbose]
[--upload] [--verify] /path/to/sketch/sketch.ino

--board package:arch:board : Selects the board specified by the triple "package", "architecture" and "board".

• Package is the identifier of the packager or vendor (the first level folders inside hardware folder). Use arduino if you don't have any 3rd party package installed.
• Architecture could be any architecture installed inside the package (second level folders inside hardware folder), for example, referring to arduino package we have:
  avr for all AVR-based boards (like Uno, Mega or Leonardo)
  sam for 32bit SAM-based boards (like Arduino Due)
• Board is the identifier of the board to use, as defined in boards.txt contained in the architecture folder selected, some examples:
  uno for Arduino Uno
  atmega328diecimila for Arduino Duemilanove or Diecimila
  mega2560 for Arduino Mega2560
  arduino_due_x_dbg: for Arduino Due (Programming Port)

--port portname : Select the serial port to perform upload of the sketch.

-v or --verbose : Turn ON verbose mode during build and upload.

--upload : Build and upload the sketch to the board.

--verify : Build only the sketch and exit.

Return values

The system returned values for Arduino IDE are:

• 0: Success
• 1: Build failed or upload failed
• 2: Sketch not found

Examples

Compile and upload a sketch using the last selected board and serial port:
arduino --upload /path/to/sketch/sketch.ino

Compile and upload a sketch to an Arduino Uno connected on port /dev/ttyACM0:
arduino --board arduino:avr:uno --port /dev/ttyACM0 --upload /path/to/sketch/sketch.ino