macOS and iOS
xcodebuild
xcodebuild is the command-line tool for building, testing, analyzing, and archiving Xcode projects and workspaces. It selects targets through schemes and destinations, making Apple-platform build steps repeatable in shell-based CI workflows.
Why it matters
Command-line builds make Xcode operations repeatable outside an interactive IDE session.
Practical example
Specify a workspace, scheme, and destination rather than depending on a developer machine's defaults.
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