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QBS(1)

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QBS(1)

NAME¶

qbs - the Qbs build tool

SYNOPSIS¶

qbs [command] [command parameters]

DESCRIPTION¶

Qbs 1.12.3, a cross-platform build tool.

Built-in commands:¶

build: Build (parts of) a project. This is the default command.
clean: Remove the files generated during a build.
dump-nodes-tree: Dumps the nodes in the build graph to stdout.
generate: Generate project files for another build tool.
help: Show general or command-specific help.
install: Install (parts of) a project.
list-products: Lists all products in the project, including sub-projects.
resolve: Resolve a project without building it.
run: Run an executable generated by building a project.
shell: Open a shell with a product's environment.
show-version: Print the Qbs version number to stdout.
status: Show the status of files in the project directory.
update-timestamps: Mark the build as up to date.

Auxiliary commands:¶

config: This tool manages qbs settings.
config-ui: This tool displays qbs settings in a GUI.
create-project: This tool creates a qbs project from an existing source tree.
setup-android: This tool creates qbs profiles from Android SDK and NDK installations.
setup-qt: This tool creates qbs profiles from Qt versions.
setup-toolchains: This tool creates qbs profiles from toolchains.

SEE ALSO¶

For detailed help on a command, use the help command. For instance:

: qbs help build

The full documentation for qbs is available at <http://qbs.io>.

December 2018

qbs 1.12.3