how to set default device in iOS simulator from command line

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Please refer to my screenshot. That's a manual way to set default device in iOS simulator. Can anyone tell me how to do that from command line? Many thanks!

I need that as part of my Jenkins project setup. Thanks a lot!

possible duplicate of [Xcode 6 - Launch simulator from command line](http://stackoverflow.com/questions/26031601/xcode-6-launch-simulator-from-command-line) — Jeremy Huddleston Sequoia, Feb 27 '15 at 06:16

score 1 · Answer 1 · answered Jul 09 '15 at 22:20

You can use xcrun to open your device

xcrun instruments -w "iPhone 6 (8.4 Simulator)"

If you want to know all devices installed

xcrun instruments -s

If you need to build and install some app use.

xcodebuild -sdk iphonesimulator8.4 -arch i386 install DSTROOT=~/YourApp
xcrun simctl install booted ~/YourApp/Applications/YourApp.app

score 0 · Answer 2 · edited May 23 '17 at 12:08

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You can choose the device that is booted when the simulator launches by passing it on the command line. See Xcode 6 - Launch simulator from command line

edited May 23 '17 at 12:08

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score 0 · Answer 3 · answered Feb 27 '15 at 23:59

Yes as mentioned this is a duplicate.

But to answer your question,

You can use the instruments to launch the simulator of your choice. For Ex:

xcrun instruments -w "iPhone 6 (8.2 Simulator)"

"From the screen shot it seems like you are already on iOS 8. "

how to set default device in iOS simulator from command line

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