Prefer local cordova CLI with npx

www/contribute/issues.md

@@ -32,15 +32,27 @@ If you aren't sure about the priority, leave the default (major) selected. Pleas
 
 You can quickly find out versions of platforms/plugins you're using by running:
 
-    cordova platform ls
+```bash
+$ npx cordova platform ls
+```
 
 or
 
-    cordova plugin ls
+```bash
+$ npx cordova plugin ls
+```
 
 in your project respectively. You can find out the version of the Cordova CLI you're using by running:
 
-    cordova --version
+```bash
+$ npx cordova --version
+```
+
+If you have installed `cordova` globally (which is an alternative way to use Cordova), you just invoke the same commands without `npx`:
+
+```bash
+$ cordova --version
+```
 
 # Generating CLI logs
 

www/contribute/nightly_builds.md

@@ -25,14 +25,14 @@ The nightly builds are untested and may contain known and unknown defects, undec
 To try out the latest nightly version you can do:
 
 ```bash
-npm install cordova@nightly
-./node_modules/.bin/cordova --version
+$ npm install cordova@nightly
+$ npx cordova --version
 ```
 
-You can supply the `--global` option to NPM to install the nightly version globally. _Note_ that this will replace your main Cordova distribution.
+You can supply the `--global` option to NPM to install the nightly version globally. _Note_ that it is generally discouraged to install `cordova` globally.
 
 ```bash
-npm install --global cordova@nightly
+$ npm install --global cordova@nightly
 ```
 
 ## Submitting issues
@@ -42,5 +42,5 @@ Please let us know about any issues in the nightly builds so we can fix them as
 When submitting an issue, please add a note that the issue was reproduced using a nightly build, and provide the nightly version that you are using. You can get this via:
 
 ```bash
-cordova --version
+$ npx cordova --version
 ```

www/docs/en/dev/config_ref/images.md

@@ -260,7 +260,7 @@ One icon can be used for the application and installer, but this icon should be
 
 _Notice: If a customized icon is not provided, the Apache Cordova default icons are used._
 
-_Notice: macOS does not display custom icons when using `cordova run`. It defaults to the Electron's icon._
+_Notice: macOS does not display custom icons when using `npx cordova run`. It defaults to the Electron's icon._
 
 ```xml
 <platform name="electron">

www/docs/en/dev/guide/appdev/hooks/index.md

@@ -427,10 +427,10 @@ for more details.
 
 You can now add android platform and execute build.
 
-```
-cordova platform add android
+```bash 
+$ npx cordova platform add android
 ..
-cordova build
+$ npx cordova build
 ..
 Size of path\to\app\platforms\android\build\outputs\apk\android-debug.apk is 1821193 bytes
 ```

www/docs/en/dev/guide/cli/index.md

@@ -35,78 +35,54 @@ The Cordova command-line tool is distributed as an npm package.
 To install the `cordova` command-line tool, follow these steps:
 
 1. Download and install [Node.js](https://nodejs.org/en/download/). On
-   installation you should be able to invoke `node` and `npm` on your
+   installation you should be able to invoke `node`, `npm` and `npx` on your
    command line.
 
 1. (Optional) Download and install a [git client](http://git-scm.com/downloads), if you don't
    already have one. Following installation, you should be able to invoke `git`
    on your command line. The CLI uses it to download assets when they are referenced using a url to a git repo.
 
-1. Install the `cordova` module using `npm` utility of Node.js. The `cordova`
-   module will automatically be downloaded by the `npm` utility.
-
-   * on OS X and Linux:
-       ```bash
-       $ sudo npm install -g cordova
-       ```
+## Create the App
 
-       On OS X and Linux, prefixing the `npm` command with
-       `sudo` may be necessary to install this development utility in
-       otherwise restricted directories such as
-       `/usr/local/share`. If you are using the optional
-       nvm/nave tool or have write access to the install directory,
-       you may be able to omit the `sudo` prefix. There are
-       [more tips](http://justjs.com/posts/npm-link-developing-your-own-npm-modules-without-tears)
-       available on using `npm` without `sudo`, if you desire to do that.
+Go to the directory where you maintain your source code, and create a cordova project:
 
-   * on Windows:
-       ```
-       C:\>npm install -g cordova
-       ```
+```bash
+$ npx cordova create hello com.example.hello HelloWorld
+```
 
-   The `-g` flag above tells `npm` to install `cordova` globally. Otherwise
-   it will be installed in the `node_modules` subdirectory of the current
-   working directory.
+This creates the required directory structure for your cordova app. By default, the `cordova create` script generates a skeletal web-based application whose home page is the project's `www/index.html` file.
 
-   Following installation, you should be able to run
-   `cordova` on the command line with no arguments and it should
-   print help text.
+All subsequent commands need to be run within the project's directory,
+or any subdirectories:
 
-## Create the App
+```bash
+$ cd hello
+```
 
-Go to the directory where you maintain your source code, and create a cordova project:
+Until necessary adjustments have been made to Cordova to do this for your automatically, you're going to want to install the current version of Cordova into your new project:
 
 ```bash
-$ cordova create hello com.example.hello HelloWorld
+$ npm --save-dev cordova
 ```
 
-This creates the required directory structure for your cordova app. By default, the `cordova create` script generates a skeletal web-based application whose home page is the project's `www/index.html` file.
-
 ###See Also
 - [Cordova create command reference documentation][cdv_create]
 - [Cordova project directory structure][cdv_dir]
 - [Cordova project templates][cdv_template]
 
 ## Add Platforms
 
-All subsequent commands need to be run within the project's directory,
-or any subdirectories:
-
-```bash
-$ cd hello
-```
-
 Add the platforms that you want to target your app. We will add the 'ios' and 'android' platform and ensure they get saved to `config.xml` and `package.json`:
 
 ```bash
-$ cordova platform add ios
-$ cordova platform add android
+$ npx cordova platform add ios
+$ npx cordova platform add android
 ```
 
 To check your current set of platforms:
 
 ```bash
-$ cordova platform ls
+$ npx cordova platform ls
 ```
 
 Running commands to add or remove platforms affects the contents of
@@ -126,8 +102,8 @@ To build and run apps, you need to install SDKs for each platform you wish to ta
 
 To check if you satisfy requirements for building the platform:
 
-```
-$ cordova requirements
+```bash
+$ npx cordova requirements
 Requirements check results for android:
 Java JDK: installed .
 Android SDK: installed
@@ -147,19 +123,19 @@ Error: Some of requirements check failed
 
 ## Build the App
 
-By default, `cordova create` script generates a skeletal web-based application whose start page is the project's `www/index.html` file. Any
+By default, the `cordova create` script generates a skeletal web-based application whose start page is the project's `www/index.html` file. Any
 initialization should be specified as part of the [deviceready][DeviceReadyEvent] event handler defined in `www/js/index.js`.
 
 Run the following command to build the project for _all_ platforms:
 
 ```bash
-$ cordova build
+$ npx cordova build
 ```
 
 You can optionally limit the scope of each build to specific platforms - 'ios' in this case:
 
 ```bash
-$ cordova build ios
+$ npx cordova build ios
 ```
 
 ###See Also
@@ -174,12 +150,12 @@ command such as the following to rebuild the app and view it within a
 specific platform's emulator:
 
 ```bash
-$ cordova emulate android
+$ npx cordova emulate android
 ```
 
 ![]({{ site.baseurl }}/static/img/guide/cli/android_emulate_init.png)
 
-Following up with the `cordova emulate` command refreshes the emulator
+Following up with the `npx cordova emulate` command refreshes the emulator
 image to display the latest application, which is now available for
 launch from the home screen:
 
@@ -189,7 +165,7 @@ Alternately, you can plug the handset into your computer and test the
 app directly:
 
 ```bash
-$ cordova run android
+$ npx cordova run android
 ```
 
 Before running this command, you need to set up the device for
@@ -209,13 +185,13 @@ A _plugin_ exposes a Javascript API for native SDK functionality. Plugins are ty
 npm and you can search for them on the [plugin search page](/plugins/). Some key APIs are provided by the Apache Cordova open source project and these are referred to as [Core Plugin APIs]. You can also use the CLI to launch the search page:
 
 ```bash
-$ cordova plugin search camera
+$ npx cordova plugin search camera
 ```
 
 To add and save the camera plugin to `config.xml` and `package.json`, we will specify the npm package name for the camera plugin:
 
 ```
-$ cordova plugin add cordova-plugin-camera
+$ npx cordova plugin add cordova-plugin-camera
 Fetching plugin "cordova-plugin-camera@~2.1.0" via npm
 Installing "cordova-plugin-camera" for android
 Installing "cordova-plugin-camera" for ios
@@ -232,8 +208,8 @@ add plugins separately for each platform. (For more information, see
 Use `plugin ls` (or `plugin list`, or `plugin` by itself) to view
 currently installed plugins. Each displays by its identifier:
 
-```
-$ cordova plugin ls
+```bash
+$ npx cordova plugin ls
 cordova-plugin-camera 2.1.0 "Camera"
 cordova-plugin-whitelist 1.2.1 "Whitelist"
 ```
@@ -294,16 +270,16 @@ After installing the `cordova` utility, you can always update it to
 the latest version by running the following command:
 
 ```bash
-$ sudo npm update -g cordova
+$ npm update cordova
 ```
 
 Use this syntax to install a specific version:
 
 ```bash
-$ sudo npm install -g cordova@3.1.0-0.2.0
+$ npm install cordova@3.1.0-0.2.0
 ```
 
-Run `cordova -v` to see which version is currently running. To find the latest released cordova version, you can run:
+Run `npx cordova -v` to see which version is currently running. To find the latest released cordova version, you can run:
 
 ```bash
 $ npm info cordova version
@@ -312,8 +288,8 @@ $ npm info cordova version
 To update platform that you're targeting:
 
 ```bash
-$ cordova platform update android --save
-$ cordova platform update ios --save
+$ npx cordova platform update android --save
+$ npx cordova platform update ios --save
 ...etc.
 ```
 

www/docs/en/dev/guide/cli/template.md

@@ -36,10 +36,10 @@ Find a template to create your app from by seaching for the keyword `cordova:tem
 After locating a template you wish to use. Create your project using that template, by specifying the `--template` flag during the `create` command, followed by your template source.
 
 Creating a cordova project from an NPM package, Git repository, or local path:
-```
-$ cordova create hello com.example.hello HelloWorld --template <npm-package-name>
-$ cordova create hello com.example.hello HelloWorld --template <git-remote-url>
-$ cordova create hello com.example.hello HelloWorld --template <path-to-template>
+```bash
+$ npx cordova create hello com.example.hello HelloWorld --template <npm-package-name>
+$ npx cordova create hello com.example.hello HelloWorld --template <git-remote-url>
+$ npx cordova create hello com.example.hello HelloWorld --template <path-to-template>
 ```
 
 After succesfully using a template to create your project, you'll want to indicate the platforms that you intend to target with your app. Go into your project folder and [add platforms](http://cordova.apache.org/docs/en/latest/guide/cli/index.html#add-platforms).

www/docs/en/dev/guide/hybrid/plugins/index.md

@@ -56,7 +56,7 @@ argument to that command is the URL for a _git_ repository containing
 the plugin code.  This example implements Cordova's Device API:
 
 ```bash
-cordova plugin add https://git-wip-us.apache.org/repos/asf/cordova-plugin-device.git
+$ npx cordova plugin add https://git-wip-us.apache.org/repos/asf/cordova-plugin-device.git
 ```
 
 The plugin repository must feature a top-level `plugin.xml` manifest

www/docs/en/dev/guide/next/index.md

@@ -78,9 +78,9 @@ Note that the online and offline events, as well as the Network Connection API,
 
 There is no upgrade command for Cordova projects. Instead, remove the platform from your project, and re-add it to get the latest version:
 
-```
-cordova platform rm android
-cordova platform add android
+```bash
+$ npx cordova platform rm android
+$ npx cordova platform add android
 ```
 
 It is absolutely critical that you read up on what was changed in the updated version, as the update may break your code. The best place to find this information will be in the release notes published both in the repositories and on the Cordova blog. You will want to test your app thoroughly in order to verify that it is working correctly after you perform the update.
@@ -90,9 +90,9 @@ Note: some plugins may not be compatible with the new version of Cordova. If a p
 ## Plugin Upgrades
 Upgrading plugins involves the same process as platforms - remove it, then re-add it.
 
-```
-cordova plugin rm some-plugin
-cordova plugin add some-plugin
+```bash
+$ npx cordova plugin rm some-plugin
+$ npx cordova plugin add some-plugin
 ```
 Refer to [Manage versions and platforms](../../platform_plugin_versioning_ref/index.html) for more details.