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 ### `trace`
 
 When `true`, prints extra information while compiling templates. Default is `false`.
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+
+{@a cli-options}
+## Command Line Options
+
+While most of the time you interact with the Angular Compiler indirectly using Angular CLI, when debugging certain issues, you might find it useful to invoke the Angular Compiler directly.
+You can use the `ngc` command provided by the `@angular/compiler-cli` npm package to call the compiler from the command line.
+
+The `ngc` command is just a wrapper around TypeScript's `tsc` compiler command and is primarily configured via the `tsconfig.json` configuration options documented in [the previous sections](#angular-compiler-options).
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+In addition to the configuration file, you can also use [`tsc` command line options](https://www.typescriptlang.org/docs/handbook/compiler-options.html) to configure `ngc`.