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QBS(1) User Commands QBS(1)

NAME

qbs - the Qbs build tool

SYNOPSIS

qbs [command] [command parameters]

DESCRIPTION

Qbs 1.12.1, 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>.

July 2018 qbs 1.12.1