How to access built in examples using cli?

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I have been making some great strides with the arduino-cli program but I have a simple request, hopefully there will be a simple answer.

I am wanting to be able to access the built in examples that are part of the IDE's. Such as the blink example, blink without delay, ascii over serial, etc....

I tried arduino-cli lib example but this just shows me examples for currently installed libraries which are related to the megaavr core. Or maybe I am missing something here?
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In other news I found a post detailing how to use putty for a serial monitor and based off a script that user provided I was able to create a simple suite of command line script tools to make command line life easier.

I can also call these from within vim using the :!command I have tested them all and they work without error. SO happy about that, now I can get into using vim as my primary editor and manually compile and upload my sketches. Also having a serial monitor is a huge win.

When I get everything squared away I will write up a post detailing everything so others don't have to fight there way through everything and can just get onto coding.

Thanks Again,
Robert

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Arduino CLI has no special handling of the IDEs built-in examples. They are just sketches. Treat them as you would any other sketch.

The Arduino IDE's special handling of the built-in examples by making them easily accessible via the File > Examples menu makes good sense for a tool targeted to beginners. But using Arduino CLI directly is for advanced users, who don't need or want a special UI for accessing introductory examples.

If you would like to get the examples without having to download the Arduino IDE, they are hosted here:

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If the sketch is the bulk of my program I use save as "newname" It sets up the folders etc for me. If I only want parts I use the ^C to copy and ^V to paste into my sketch. It has worked for me for several years.

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