ARDUINO-CLI-LIB-DOWNLOAD(1)

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💖 arduino-cli-lib-download(1) 💖

okay bestie, welcome to the ARDUINO COMMAND LINE MANUAL — this page is all about arduino-cli lib download, and it's literally the chillest way to get libraries onto your machine without committing to them. no strings attached, we love a low-commitment era 🎀

✨ NAME ✨

arduino-cli-lib-download — downloads one or more libraries without installing them. it's giving "window shopping but make it open source" 🛍️

🌸 SYNOPSIS 🌸

arduino-cli lib download [LIBRARY_NAME]... [flags]

🦋 DESCRIPTION 🦋

Downloads one or more libraries without installing them. that's it, that's the whole vibe. you get the library files, nothing gets installed, no cap 💅

💜 OPTIONS 💜

  • -h, --help[=false] — help for download. your girl always shows you around 🫶

🌈 OPTIONS INHERITED FROM PARENT COMMANDS 🌈

these are the flags you got from the parent command, and they're iconic honestly:

  • --additional-urls=[] — comma-separated list of additional URLs for the Boards Manager. throw your extra board sources in here, slay ✨
  • --config-dir="" — sets the default data directory (Arduino CLI will look for the configuration file in this directory). it's where your config lives, periodt
  • --config-file="" — the custom config file (if not specified the default will be used). bring your own config, main character energy 👑
  • --json[=false] — print the output in JSON format. for when you want your data structured and your aesthetic immaculate 🔥
  • --log[=false] — print the logs on the standard output. let it spill, honestly 💀
  • --log-file="" — path to the file where logs will be written. log diary but make it txt
  • --log-format="text" — the output format for the logs, can be: text, json. pick your format, pick your fighter 🌸
  • --log-level="info" — messages with this level and above will be logged. valid levels are: trace, debug, info, warn, error, fatal, panic. so many levels, so little time 😭
  • --no-color[=false] — disable colored output. (a crime, but okay, do what you must 🙈)

💖 EXAMPLE 💖

look at her go:

debian/build/bin/arduino-cli lib download AudioZero       # for the latest version.
debian/build/bin/arduino-cli lib download AudioZero@1.0.0 # for a specific version.

see how you can just say the name, or pin an exact version with @? obsessed. 🍓

🧚 SEE ALSO 🧚

⭐ HISTORY ⭐

  • 15-Aug-2026 — auto generated by spf13/cobra
lowkey important: this page is generated, so don't come for me if the flags grow. the vibes are evergreen but the versioning is not 💫

and that's a wrap, bestie 🎀 this lil page was auto generated by spf13/cobra, dated Aug 2026, and belongs to the ARDUINO COMMAND LINE MANUAL (section 1). go download some libraries, you absolute icon 👑✨💅

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