Xcode Build & Archive From Command Line

Syntax#

xcodebuild [-project name.xcodeproj] -scheme schemename [[-destination destinationspecifier] ...] [-destination-timeout value] [-configuration configurationname] [-sdk [sdkfullpath | sdkname]] [action ...] [buildsetting=value ...] [-userdefault=value ...]

Parameters#

Option	Description
-project	Build the project name.xcodeproj.
-scheme	Required if building a workspace.
-destination	Use the destination device
-configuration	Use the build configuration
-sdk	specified SDK

Remarks#

Run xcodebuild from the directory containing your project to build an Xcode project. To build an Xcode workspace, you must pass both the -workspace and -scheme options to define the build. The parameters of the scheme will control which targets are built and how they are built, although you may pass other options to xcodebuild to override some parameters of the scheme.

Build & Archive

Build:

xcodebuild -exportArchive -exportFormat ipa \
    -archivePath "/Users/username/Desktop/MyiOSApp.xcarchive" \
    -exportPath "/Users/username/Desktop/MyiOSApp.ipa" \
    -exportProvisioningProfile "MyCompany Distribution Profile"

Archive:

xcodebuild -project <ProjectName.xcodeproj> 
    -scheme <ProjectName> 
    -sdk iphonesimulator 
    -configuration Debug 
    -destination "platform=iOS Simulator,name=<Device>,OS=9.3" 
    clean build