Open files from the command line
Open an arbitrary file or folder in JetBrains Rider from the command line, optionally specifying where to put the caret after opening.
You can find the executable for running JetBrains Rider in the installation directory under bin. To use this executable as the command-line launcher, add it to your system PATH as described in Command-line interface.
- Syntax
- rider64.exe [--line <number>] [--column <number>] <path ...>
- Examples
Open a project:
rider64.exe C:\MyProjectOpen a specific file on line number 42:
rider64.exe --line 42 C:\MyProject\scripts\numbers.js
By default, JetBrains Rider does not provide a command-line launcher. For information about creating a launcher script for JetBrains Rider, see Command-line interface.
- Syntax
- rider --line <number> <path>
- Examples
Open a project:
rider ~/MyProjectOpen a specific file on line number 42:
rider --line 42 ~/MyProject/scripts/numbers.js
You can find the script for running JetBrains Rider in the installation directory under bin. To use this script as the command-line launcher, add it to your system PATH as described in Command-line interface.
- Syntax
- rider.sh --line <number> <path>
- Examples
Open a project:
rider.sh ~/MyProjectOpen a specific file on line number 42:
rider.sh --line 42 ~/MyProject/scripts/numbers.js