xcrun

• xcrun <tool name> [tool arguments]

-f

xcrun -f lldb-dap

simctl

• CLI to control the iOS simulator

list

• Lists:
• devices
• device types
• runtimes
• device pairs

xcrun simctl list devices
xcrun simctl list devicetypes
xcrun simctl list runtimes
xcrun simctl list pairs

# "File > Open Simulator" to see all available simulators
open -a Simulator

create

• Create a device
• If runtime is not specified, use the latest

xcrun simctl create "<device-name>" "<device type id>" "[<runtime id>]"

# Create
xcrun simctl create 'My iPhone 15 Pro Max' \
  "com.apple.CoreSimulator.SimDeviceType.iPhone-15-Pro-Max"

xcrun simctl create 'iPhone 13 15-5' \
      com.apple.CoreSimulator.SimDeviceType.iPhone-13 \
      com.apple.CoreSimulator.SimRuntime.iOS-15-5

# "File > New Simulator" to create a new simulator graphically
open -a Simulator

delete

# Delete all devices
xcrun simctl delete all

boot

• Boot a device or device pair
• The device must be created before hand

xcrun simctl boot "<device-name>"