Command Line Reference

Use the Quarto Command Line Interface (CLI) to interact with Quarto from the terminal or command prompt:

Terminal

quarto render document.qmd

Get help by appending --help to any command:

Terminal

quarto render --help

quarto commands

Command	Description
render	Render files or projects to various document types.
preview	Render and preview a document or website project.
serve	Serve a Shiny interactive document.
create	Create a Quarto project or extension
use	Automate document or project setup tasks.
add	Add an extension to this folder or project
update	Updates an extension or global dependency.
remove	Removes an extension.
convert	Convert documents to alternate representations.
pandoc	Run the version of Pandoc embedded within Quarto.
typst	Run the version of Typst embedded within Quarto.
run	Run a TypeScript, R, Python, or Lua script.
list	Lists an extension or global dependency.
install	Installs a global dependency (TinyTex or Chromium).
uninstall	Removes an extension.
tools	Display the status of Quarto installed dependencies
publish	Publish a document or project to a provider.
capabilities	Query for current capabilities (formats, engines, kernels etc.)
inspect	Inspect a Quarto project or input path.
check	Verify correct functioning of Quarto installation.
call	Access functions of Quarto subsystems such as its rendering engines.