Toolchain bash and command prompt initialization.

[ealtan]

Hello,

I need to run "west build" and "west flash" commands from my custom IDE/Editor.   If  I open up Toolchain Manager and then do "Open bash" or "Open Command Prompt",

all works fine.  But now I need to do it  from regular bash and command prompt without opening the toolchain manager via my IDE/Editor.  I installed west but  I get

this error : 

usage: west [-h] [-z ZEPHYR_BASE] [-v] [-V] <command> ...
west: error: argument <command>: invalid choice: 'flash' (choose from 'init', 'pdate', 'list', 'manifest', 'diff', 'status', 'forall', 'help', 'config', 'topdr', 'selfupdate')

So, there must be an initialization that Toolchain Manager does.  Is there a way to get that initialization scripts so I can incorporate those in my *.sh and *.bat

files and execute those "west build" and "west flash" commands  ?

Many thanks for your reply.

[JONATHAN LL]

Hello,
You need to be in the folder if you are to just run the command west build or west flash. Building, Flashing and Debugging — Zephyr Project Documentation (nordicsemi.com)

west build -b <BOARD> path/to/source/directory

west flash --build-dir path/to/build/directory

Linking to manual installation guide. 
Installing manually — nRF Connect SDK 1.8.99 documentation (nordicsemi.com)

Regards,
Jonathan