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# ng generate component

## Overview
`ng generate component [name]` generates a component

## Options
`--app` Specifies app name or index to use.

`--change-detection` (`-cd`) Specifies the change detection strategy.

`--flat` Flag to indicate if a dir is created.

`--export` Specifies if declaring module exports the component.

`--inline-style` (`-is`) Specifies if the style will be in the ts file.

`--inline-template` (`-it`) Specifies if the template will be in the ts file.

`--module` (`-m`) Allows specification of the declaring module.

`--prefix` Specifies whether to use the prefix.

`--skip-import` Allows for skipping the module import.

`--spec` Specifies if a spec file is generated.

`--view-encapsulation` (`-ve`) Specifies the view encapsulation strategy.