| # Flutter Attach |
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| ## Overview |
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| A Flutter-command that attaches to applications that have been launched |
| without `flutter run` and provides a HotRunner (enabling hot reload/restart). |
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| ## Usage |
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| There are three ways for the attach command to discover a running app: |
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| 1. If the platform is Fuchsia the module name must be provided, e.g. `$ |
| flutter attach --module=mod_name`. This can be called either before or after |
| the application is started, attach will poll the device if it cannot |
| immediately discover the port |
| 1. On Android and iOS, just running `flutter attach` suffices. Flutter tools |
| will search for an already running Flutter app or module if available. |
| Otherwise, the tool will wait for the next Flutter app or module to launch |
| before attaching. |
| 1. If the app or module is already running and the specific VM Service port is |
| known, it can be explicitly provided to attach via the command-line, e.g. |
| `$ flutter attach --debug-port 12345` |
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| ## Source |
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| See the [source](https://github.com/flutter/flutter/blob/master/packages/flutter_tools/lib/src/commands/attach.dart) for the attach command. |
