Command-line interface for both Android and iOS

Once you have finished installing the individual platforms, it's time to move on to the command-line interface. This section contains the most important commands for the command-line interface. To start off, you need to install Node.js (www.nodejs.org). Once you have installed node.js, perform the following steps:

1. Run the npm –g install cordova command. This installs the command-line interface on your computer.
2. Change the directory to the place where you will be saving your project files for this chapter.
3. Once in the directory, issue the cordova create todo com.project.todo ToDo command. This will create a folder containing your basic files for PhoneGap.
4. Now, change directory to /todo.
5. Once in the directory, we need to install the various platforms we will be supporting:
   • For iOS, use the cordova platform add ios command
   • For Android, use the cordova platform add android command
6. Now, let's try to run the Hello World example in Android...