Vercel CLI Global Options

Global options are commonly available to use with multiple Vercel CLI commands. Learn about Vercel CLI's global options here.
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Global options are commonly available to use with multiple Vercel CLI commands.

The --cwd option can be used to provide a working directory (that can be different from the current directory) when running Vercel CLI commands.

This option can be a relative or absolute path.

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vercel --cwd ~/path-to/project

Using the vercel command with the --cwd option.

The --debug option, shorthand -d, can be used to provide a more verbose output when running Vercel CLI commands.

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vercel --debug

Using the vercel command with the --debug option.

The --global-config option, shorthand -Q, can be used set the path to the global configuration directory.

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vercel --global-config /path-to/global-config-directory

Using the vercel command with the --global-config option.

The --help option, shorthand -h, can be used to display more information about Vercel CLI commands.

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vercel --help

Using the vercel command with the --help option.

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vercel alias --help

Using the vercel alias command with the --help option.

The --local-config option, shorthand -A, can be used to set the path to a local vercel.json file.

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vercel --local-config /path-to/vercel.json

Using the vercel command with the --local-config option.

The --scope option, shorthand -S, can be used to execute Vercel CLI commands from a scope that’s not currently active.

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vercel --scope my-team-slug

Using the vercel command with the --scope option.

The --token option, shorthand -t, can be used to execute Vercel CLI commands with an authorization token.

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vercel --token iZJb2oftmY4ab12HBzyBXMkp

Using the vercel command with the --token option.

The --no-color option, or NO_COLOR=1 environment variable, can be used to execute Vercel CLI commands with no color or emoji output. This respects the NO_COLOR standard.

terminal
vercel login --no-color

Using the vercel command with the --no-color option.

Last updated on July 17, 2024