Starting an Ionic App

$ ionic start myapp [template]

Starter templates can either come from a named template, a Github repo, a Codepen, or a local directory. A starter template is what becomes the www directory within the Cordova project.

Named template starters

• tabs (Default)
• sidemenu
• blank

Github Repo starters

• Any Github repo url, ex: https://github.com/driftyco/ionic-starter-tabs
• Named templates are simply aliases to Ionic starter repos

Codepen URL starters

• Any Codepen url, ex: http://codepen.io/ionic/pen/odqCz
• Ionic Codepen Demos

Local directory starters:

• Relative or absolute path to a local directory

Command-line flags/options:

--appname, -a  .......  Human readable name for the app
                        (Use quotes around the name)
--id, -i  ............  Package name set in the <widget id> config
                        ex: com.mycompany.myapp
--no-cordova, -w  ....  Do not create an app targeted for Cordova