prettier Command Examples

An opinionated code formatter for JavaScript, JSON, CSS, YAML, and more. More information: https://prettier.io/.

• Format a file and print the result to stdout:

prettier {{path/to/file}}

• Check if a specific file has been formatted:

prettier --check {{path/to/file}}

• Run with a specific configuration file:

prettier --config {{path/to/config_file}} {{path/to/file}}

• Format a file or directory, replacing the original:

prettier --write {{path/to/file_or_directory}}

• Format files or directories recursively using single quotes and no trailing commas:

prettier --single-quote --trailing-comma {{none}} --write {{path/to/file_or_directory}}

• Format JavaScript and TypeScript files recursively, replacing the original:

prettier --write "**/*.{js,jsx,ts,tsx}"