franckffv / macos-react-native-cmd-script

This script is a time-saver for React Native developers who want to avoid typing out long commands and navigating between Terminal windows

macos-react-native-cmd-script

This script is a time-saver for React Native developers who want to avoid typing out long commands and navigating between Terminal windows

Using this script will help you avoid this error on macos Ventura “launchPackager.command” can’t be opened because (null) is not allowed to open documents in Terminal.

React Native Command Script

This is a Bash script that automates running React Native commands on macOS. It checks if the current directory is a React Native project and opens two tabs in the Terminal application. In the first tab, it starts the React Native Metro server using npx react-native start, and in the second tab, it runs the app on either the iOS or Android platform using npx react-native run-ios or npx react-native run-android.

Installation

1. Clone this repository.

  git clone https://github.com/franckffv/macos-react-native-cmd-script 

2. Change your working directory to the cloned repository.

  cd macos-react-native-cmd-script

3. Make the script executable by running

  chmod +x rn.sh

4. Move the script to your home directory by running :

  mv rn.sh ~/

5. Open your .bash_profile or .zshrc file and add the following line: alias runrn="~/rn.sh". For zsh :

  echo "alias runrn=\"~/rn.sh\"" >> ~/.zshrc

For bash :

  echo "alias runrn=\"~/rn.sh\"" >> ~/.bash_profile

6. Reload the shell by running: zsh user:

  source ~/.zshrc

or bash user:

  source ~/.bash_profile

Usage

runrun will open two tabs in the Terminal application, one for the Metro server and the other for running the app on the selected platform. runrn ios will run the app on the iOS platform. runrn android will run the app on the Android platform.

Run with idDevice runrn -id abcd1234 will run the app on the android platform on the device with the ID abcd1234.