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Expand Up @@ -17,9 +17,20 @@ Additional board options have to be separated by commas (instead of colon):

`$ arduino-cli compile --fqbn "esp8266:esp8266:generic:xtal=160,baud=57600" TestSketch`

## Where is the Serial Monitor?

Being this a command line tool we believe it's up to the user to choose their preferred way of interacting with the
serial connection. If we were to integrate it into the CLI we'd end up putting a tool inside a tool, and this would be
something that we're trying to avoid.

There are many excellent serial terminals to chose from. On Linux or macOS, you may already have [screen][screen]
installed. On Windows, a good choice for command line usage is Plink, included with [PuTTY][putty].

## Additional assistance

If your question wasn't answered, feel free to ask on [Arduino CLI's forum board][1].

[0]: platform-specification.md
[1]: https://forum.arduino.cc/index.php?board=145.0
[screen]: https://www.gnu.org/software/screen/manual/screen.html
[putty]: https://www.chiark.greenend.org.uk/~sgtatham/putty/