{"id":1560,"date":"2026-09-11T23:49:15","date_gmt":"2026-09-11T23:49:15","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/x.sheep-mine.ts.net\/index.php\/meet-the-unity-cli\/"},"modified":"2026-09-11T23:49:15","modified_gmt":"2026-09-11T23:49:15","slug":"meet-the-unity-cli","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/x.sheep-mine.ts.net\/index.php\/meet-the-unity-cli\/","title":{"rendered":"Meet the Unity CLI: manage Unity from your terminal"},"content":{"rendered":"


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What is the Unity CLI<\/h2>\n

The CLI ships as a single self-contained binary. There are no dependencies to install, and installation adds itself to your PATH: simply run it as unity<\/em>, and update it in place with unity upgrade<\/em>. Beyond editors and projects, it also handles modules and authentication, so a fresh machine needs nothing else.<\/p>\n

Because it’s a native binary, it starts quickly, whereas the old Unity Hub headless path (— –headless<\/em>) took noticeably longer. This gap adds up across the dozens of calls a script or agent makes per job.<\/p>\n

Get started<\/h2>\n

Install it with your platform\u2019s package manager:<\/p>\n

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# macOS or Linux\r\n<\/span>curl -fsSL https:\/\/public-cdn.cloud.unity3d.com\/hub\/prod\/cli\/install.sh | UNITY_CLI_CHANNEL=beta bash\r\n\r\n# Windows\r\n$env:UNITY_CLI_CHANNEL='beta'; irm https:\/\/public-cdn.cloud.unity3d.com\/hub\/prod\/cli\/install.ps1 | iex<\/code><\/pre>\n<\/div>\n
(Note: Support for standard package managers like brew, winget and apt is coming soon. Refer to the CLI documentation<\/a> for the latest.)<\/em><\/p>\n
Explore what’s available:<\/p>\n
Installing an editor with the modules you need is a one-liner:<\/p>\n
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unity install 6000.2.10f1 -m android ios webgl<\/span><\/code><\/pre>\n<\/div>\n
From there, commands read the way you’d expect: unity editors<\/em> to see what’s installed, unity open<\/em> to launch a project with the right editor resolved, and unity auth login<\/em> to sign in. Not sure which module IDs a version has? unity modules list 6000.2.10f1<\/em> has you covered.<\/p>\n
Built for automation<\/h2>\n
The CLI was built to live inside automation, not just an interactive shell. Every command can emit structured output you can pipe straight into your tooling:<\/p>\n
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unity editors --format json\r\n<\/span>unity editors --format tsv<\/code><\/pre>\n<\/div>\n
Errors go to stderr<\/em>, results to stdout<\/em>, and exit codes follow a simple contract (0<\/em> success, 1<\/em> error, 130 <\/em>cancelled), so failures are easy to catch in a pipeline.<\/p>\n
For unattended installs, skip every prompt:<\/p>\n
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unity install 6000.2.10f1 -m android ios --accept-eula --yes<\/span><\/code><\/pre>\n<\/div>\n
On a headless build agent, it authenticates with a service account via environment variables. No browser, no manual step. And unity doctor<\/em> diagnoses environment, credential, and configuration problems.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n

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