Cordova oh-my-zsh Plugin

April 16, 2026 · View on GitHub

A simple oh-my-zsh plugin that provides handy aliases for Apache Cordova commands, inspired by git-style shortcuts (gco, gcb, etc).

Aliases

Command	Alias
`cordova`	`cdv`
`cordova build`	`cdvb`
`cordova run`	`cdvr`
`cordova emulate`	`cdve`
`cordova build android`	`cdvba`
`cordova build ios`	`cdvbi`
`cordova run android`	`cdvra`
`cordova run ios`	`cdvri`
`cordova emulate android`	`cdvea`
`cordova emulate ios`	`cdvei`
`cordova prepare`	`cdvp`
`cordova compile`	`cdvc`
`cordova serve`	`cdvs`
`cordova platform`	`cdvpf`
`cordova platform add`	`cdvpfa`
`cordova platform rm`	`cdvpfr`
`cordova platform update`	`cdvpfu`
`cordova plugin`	`cdvpl`
`cordova plugin add`	`cdvpla`
`cordova plugin rm`	`cdvplr`
`cordova plugin update`	`cdvplu`
`cordova plugin list`	`cdvpll`
`cordova requirements`	`cdvreq`
`cordova requirements android`	`cdvreqa`
`cordova requirements ios`	`cdvreqi`
`cordova create`	`cdvcre`
`cordova clean`	`cdvclean`
`cordova info`	`cdvinfo`
`cordova telemetry`	`cdvtel`

Tab Completion

This plugin includes a _cordova completion file that enables tab-completion for both the cdv alias and the cordova command.

Supported completions:

Subcommands (build, run, platform, plugin, etc.)
Platform names (android, ios, browser)
Platform subcommands (add, rm, update, list, check)
Plugin subcommands (add, rm, update, list, search)
Global flags (--verbose, --no-telemetry, --version, --help)

Completion is loaded automatically when the plugin directory is on your $fpath (handled by oh-my-zsh and most plugin managers). If completions are not working, run:

rm -f ~/.zcompdump && exec zsh

Installation

oh-my-zsh

Clone this repo into your oh-my-zsh custom plugins folder:

git clone https://github.com/andredestro/cordova-zsh-plugin.git ~/.oh-my-zsh/custom/plugins/cordova

Then enable it in your ~/.zshrc:

plugins=(git cordova)

Reload zsh:

source ~/.zshrc

Zinit

If you use Zinit:

zinit light andredestro/cordova-zsh-plugin

Antigen

If you use Antigen:

antigen bundle andredestro/cordova-zsh-plugin

Zplug

If you use Zplug:

zplug "andredestro/cordova-zsh-plugin"

Homebrew

If you use Homebrew:

brew tap andredestro/tap
brew install cordova-zsh-plugin

Then add the following to your ~/.zshrc:

source "$(brew --prefix)/share/cordova-zsh-plugin/cordova.plugin.zsh"

Reload zsh:

source ~/.zshrc

Tab completion is installed automatically to $(brew --prefix)/share/zsh/site-functions/_cordova.

Troubleshooting

cordova: command not found

Cordova is not installed or not in your $PATH. Install it via npm:

npm install -g cordova

cdv: command not found

The plugin is not loaded. Verify that:

The plugin is cloned to ~/.oh-my-zsh/custom/plugins/cordova/
cordova is listed in your plugins array in ~/.zshrc
You have reloaded your shell with source ~/.zshrc

Aliases not working after installation

Open a new terminal or run:

source ~/.zshrc

Tab completion not working

Rebuild the zsh compdump file:

rm -f ~/.zcompdump && exec zsh

Contributing

Pull requests are welcome! Feel free to suggest new aliases or improvements.

License

MIT