Master the Gemini Command Line Interface with installation guides, usage examples, and advanced options.
Get StartedDebian, Ubuntu, Fedora
macOS 10.14+
Win10/11
Choose your platform and run the appropriate command below. The CLI will automatically verify system requirements before installation.
{`curl -fsSL https://cli.gemini.com/install.sh | sh
source ~/.zshrc`}
{`iex (New-Object Net.WebClient).DownloadString('https://cli.gemini.com/install.ps1')`}
{`docker run -v $PWD:/app -w /app \
-e GEMINI_API_KEY="your_key_here" \
google/gemini-cli:latest \
gemini generate --file request.txt --outfile output.md`}
Create content from natural language prompts
{`gemini generate \\
--prompt "Explain quantum computing for high school students" \\
--file output.md`}
Generate production-ready code from text descriptions
{`gemini code \\
--prompt "Create a Flask API endpoint for user authentication" \\
--language python`}
Create and edit images using text prompts
{`gemini image \\
--prompt "Cyberpunk cityscape at night with glowing skyscrapers" \\
--output cyberpunk_city.png`}
Analyze code issues with contextual suggestions
{`gemini debug \\
--file broken_code.py \\
--output fixed_code.py`}
{`# ~/.gemini/config.yaml
api_key: "YOUR_API_KEY"
default_model: "gemini-pro"
output_dir: ~/workspace/gemini/outputs
language: en`}
Run gemini config --init to create a new configuration file.
Use the --follow flag to maintain context between multiple CLI commands for complex workflows.
{`gemini generate --follow \\
--session myproject \\
--prompt "Create initial architecture documentation"`}
Process multiple files in one operation with pattern matching and output organization.
{`gemini code *.py \\
--output docs/ \\
--language python`}
Chain commands into complex workflows for automated documentation and code generation.
{`gemini generate \\
--prompt "Design API documentation" |
gemini format \\
--style swagger`}
Analyze code for security issues, style violations, and performance optimizations.
{`gemini inspect \\
--dir ./src \\
--output issues.json`}
Master prompt engineering, batch processing, and integration with your existing development workflows.
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