Scripts

Appium drivers can include scripts for executing specific actions. The scripts included in the Geckodriver can be run as follows:

appium driver run gecko <script-name>

For more information about the appium driver run command, refer to the Appium docs.

Note

Script arguments should be provided after an additional double dash (--), to ensure they are passed to the script itself, instead of the appium driver run command.

`install-geckodriver`¶

Downloads and installs the geckodriver server binary.

Usage¶

appium driver run gecko install-geckodriver [version]

Optional Arguments¶

Argument	Description	Type	Default
`version`	Specific version of `geckodriver` to download	string	`stable`
`--dest, --d`	Directory where the binary should be installed	string	macOS/Linux: `/usr/local/bin` (fallbacks to `~/.local/bin`), Windows: `%LOCALAPPDATA%\\Mozilla`

Examples¶

Install the latest stable version of geckodriver:
```
appium driver run gecko install-geckodriver
```

Install geckodriver version 0.35.0:

appium driver run gecko install-geckodriver -- 0.35.0

Install the latest stable version of geckodriver in a custom directory:

appium driver run gecko install-geckodriver -- --dest /my/custom/directory