# ng generate directive ## Overview `ng generate directive [name]` generates a directive ## Options
app

--app (aliases: -a) default value: 1st app

Specifies app name to use.

export

--export default value: false

Specifies if declaring module exports the component.

flat

--flat

Flag to indicate if a dir is created.

module

--module (aliases: -m)

Allows specification of the declaring module.

prefix

--prefix

Specifies whether to use the prefix.

skip-import

--skip-import

Allows for skipping the module import.

spec

--spec

Specifies if a spec file is generated.