Open files from the command line

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:\MyProject

Open 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 ~/MyProject

Open 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 ~/MyProject

Open a specific file on line number 42:

$
rider.sh --line 42 ~/MyProject/scripts/numbers.js