From d957221f6b83aa3da69339d4b7d8a93f49d8ad88 Mon Sep 17 00:00:00 2001 From: per1234 Date: Wed, 8 Jul 2020 11:14:36 -0700 Subject: [PATCH] Document meaning of "upload" in platform specification Outside Arduino's circle, the process we refer to as "upload" may be known by other terms such as "write", "program", or even "download", so it's a good idea to provide a specific definition of what this word means in the Arduino world. --- docs/platform-specification.md | 1 + 1 file changed, 1 insertion(+) diff --git a/docs/platform-specification.md b/docs/platform-specification.md index 2366729e093..a977d6e20bc 100644 --- a/docs/platform-specification.md +++ b/docs/platform-specification.md @@ -434,6 +434,7 @@ If the user didn't enable verbose mode, then **{upload.params.quiet}** is used i ### Sketch upload configuration The Upload action is triggered when the user clicks on the "Upload" button on the IDE toolbar or uses [`arduino-cli upload`](../commands/arduino-cli_upload). +Arduino uses the term "upload" for the process of transferring a program to the Arduino board. The **upload.tool** property determines the tool to be used for upload. A specific **upload.tool** property should be defined for every board in boards.txt: