Vite revolutionizes the development process with its cutting-edge build tool that re-compiles only the modified files upon saving. Its user-friendly development server also facilitates hot module replacement (HMR) for seamless workflow.

For a sneak peek into Vite projects in a production-ready setting, Vite preview comes to the rescue. This handy CLI utility not only builds the project but also launches a production server and automatically opens the project in your default browser.

Presented here is the concise summary from executing vite --help and its subcommands in the middle of 2023. Observe the condensed Commands section placed at the beginning, a feature that was previously absent in the CLI documentation (source code).

vite --help

vite/4.3.8

Usage:
  $ vite [root]

Commands:
  [root]           initiate development server
  build [root]     compile for production
  optimize [root]  pre-package dependencies
  preview [root]   locally test production build

For more details, use any command with the `--help` flag:
  $ vite --help
  $ vite build --help
  $ vite optimize --help
  $ vite preview --help

Options:
  --host [host]           [string] specify hostname
  --port <port>           [number] specify port
  --https                 [boolean] utilize TLS + HTTP/2
  --open [path]           [boolean | string] launch browser on startup
  --cors                  [boolean] activate CORS
  --strictPort            [boolean] halt if specified port is already in use
  --force                 [boolean] compel optimizer to disregard cache and re-package
  -c, --config <file>     [string] utilize specific configuration file
  --base <path>           [string] public base path (default: /)
  -l, --logLevel <level>  [string] info | warn | error | silent
  --clearScreen           [boolean] enable/disable clear screen during logging
  -d, --debug [feat]      [string | boolean] display debug logs
  -f, --filter <filter>   [string] apply filter to debug logs
  -m, --mode <mode>       [string] set environmental mode
  -h, --help              Output this message
  -v, --version           Display version number

vite build --help

vite/4.3.8

Usage:
  $ vite build [root]

Options:
  --target <target>             [string] transpile target (default: 'modules')
  --outDir <dir>                [string] output directory (default: dist)
  --assetsDir <dir>             [string] directory under outDir to place assets in (default: assets)
  --assetsInlineLimit <number>  [number] static asset base64 inline threshold in bytes (default: 4096)
  --ssr [entry]                 [string] build specified entry for server-side rendering
  --sourcemap [output]          [boolean | "inline" | "hidden"] output source maps for build (default: false)
  --minify [minifier]           [boolean | "terser" | "esbuild"] enable/disable minification, or specify minifier to use (default: esbuild)
  --manifest [name]             [boolean | string] emit build manifest json
  --ssrManifest [name]          [boolean | string] emit ssr manifest json
  --force                       [boolean] force the optimizer to ignore the cache and re-bundle (experimental)
  --emptyOutDir                 [boolean] force empty outDir when it's outside of root
  -w, --watch                   [boolean] rebuilds when modules have changed on disk
  -c, --config <file>           [string] use specified config file
  --base <path>                 [string] public base path (default: /)
  -l, --logLevel <level>        [string] info | warn | error | silent
  --clearScreen                 [boolean] allow/disable clear screen when logging
  -d, --debug [feat]            [string | boolean] show debug logs
  -f, --filter <filter>         [string] filter debug logs
  -m, --mode <mode>             [string] set env mode
  -h, --help                    Output this message

vite optimize --help

vite/4.3.8

Usage:
  $ vite optimize [root]

Options:
  --force                 [boolean] force the optimizer to ignore the cache and re-bundle
  -c, --config <file>     [string] use specified config file
  --base <path>           [string] public base path (default: /)
  -l, --logLevel <level>  [string] info | warn | error | silent
  --clearScreen           [boolean] allow/disable clear screen when logging
  -d, --debug [feat]      [string | boolean] show debug logs
  -f, --filter <filter>   [string] filter debug logs
  -m, --mode <mode>       [string] set env mode
  -h, --help              Output this message

vite preview --help

vite/4.3.8

Usage:
  $ vite preview [root]

Options:
  --host [host]           [string] specify hostname
  --port <port>           [number] specify port
  --strictPort            [boolean] exit if specified port is already in use
  --https                 [boolean] utilize TLS + HTTP/2
  --open [path]           [boolean | string] launch browser on startup
  --outDir <dir>          [string] output directory (default: dist)
  -c, --config <file>     [string] use specified config file
  --base <path>           [string] public base path (default: /)
  -l, --logLevel <level>  [string] info | warn | error | silent
  --clearScreen           [boolean] allow/disable clear screen when logging
  -d, --debug [feat]      [string | boolean] show debug logs
  -f, --filter <filter>   [string] filter debug logs
  -m, --mode <mode>       [string] set env mode
  -h, --help              Output this message