Create a New Project
At this point, to create a new project you can choose between the cross-platform CLI tool described in The Command-Line Interface, or the set of Android-specific shell tools. From within a source-code directory, here’s the CLI approach:
$ cordova create HelloWorld
$ cd hello
$ cordova platform add android
$ cordova prepare # or "cordova build" "cordova build android"
Build the Project
If you are using the CLI in development, the project directory’s top-level www directory contains the source files. Run any of these within the project directory to rebuild the app:
$ cordova build # build all platforms that were added
$ cordova build android # build debug for only Android
$ cordova build android --debug # build debug for only Android
$ cordova build android --release # build release for only Android
Deploy the app
You can use the cordova CLI utility to deploy the application to the emulator or the device from the command line:
$ cordova emulate android #to deploy the app on a default Android emulator
$ cordova run android --device #to deploy the app on a connected device
$ cordova run android --list #see all available targets
$ cordova run android --target=target_name #run application on a specific device or emulator
You can also use cordova run –help to see additional build and run options.
Other commands
$ cordova platform rm android # remove platform
$ cordova platform version # show platform version
$ cordova plugin add cordova-plugin-camera # add plugins
$ cordova platform update android # update platfrom
$ cordova plugins # show plugins