ionic cordova prepare
Copies assets to Cordova platforms, preparing them for native builds
$ ionic cordova prepare [options]
ionic cordova prepare will do the following:
- Perform an Ionic build, which compiles web assets to www/.
- Copy the www/ directory into your Cordova platforms.
- Transform config.xml into platform-specific manifest files.
- Copy icons and splash screens from resources/ to into your Cordova platforms.
- Copy plugin files into specified platforms.
You may wish to use ionic cordova prepare if you run your project with Android Studio or Xcode.
Examples
$ ionic cordova prepare
$ ionic cordova prepare ios
$ ionic cordova prepare android
Inputs
| platform | |
|---|---|
| Description | The platform you would like to prepare (e.g.  | 
Options
| --no-build | |
|---|---|
| Description | Do not invoke an Ionic build | 
| --prod | |
| Description | Flag to use the  | 
Advanced Options
| --configuration =<conf> | |
|---|---|
| Description | Specify the configuration to use. | 
| Aliases | -c | 
| --source-map | |
| Description | Output source maps | 
| --watch | |
| Description | Rebuild when files change |