In our last article we looked at how to get started with the Unity CLI and Pipeline package. If you haven’t tried either before or simply need a refresher, check it out here.
In this article we wanted to share a few more commands you can add to your developer tool belt. With more than 140 commands, and more being added with every update, you don’t need to learn them all. However, memorizing some of the essential commands and knowing what more options are available will set you up to leverage the AI developer workflows better. Feel free to skim and cherrypick those that are new and skip the ones you already know. Let’s dive in.
A quick disclaimer before we dive into the details: new features and improvements are being added frequently. At the time of writing, I’m using the 1.0.0-beta.10 version of Unity CLI combined with 0.6.0-exp.1 of the com.unity.pipeline package and Unity 6000.6.0f1. As such, things may change in the future and if you run into issues, check out the Unity CLI documentation: https://docs.unity.com/en-us/unity-cli/use-unity-cli.
1. Use --help for any command
You likely already know and have used the unity --help command. However, --help can actually be appended to any level of a nested command to get instant documentation. When in doubt, simply add --help at the end.
Here are a few examples:
You likely already know and have used the unity --help command. However, --help can actually be appended to any level of a nested command to get instant documentation. When in doubt, simply add --help at the end.
Here are a few examples:# Docs for getting all editors available
unity editors --help
# Get parameters for installing a specific module
unity install-modules --help
# Help for authentication commands
unity auth --help
# Help for the login command specifically
unity auth login --help