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 <h1 class="page-title">Command-Line Reference</h1>

 <pre>
 bazel [&lt;startup options&gt;] &lt;command&gt; [&lt;args&gt;]
 </pre>

 or

 <pre>
 bazel [&lt;startup options&gt;] &lt;command&gt; [&lt;args&gt;] -- [&lt;target patterns&gt;]
 </pre>

 See the <a href="/docs/build#specifying-build-targets">User's Guide</a> for the
 target patterns syntax.

 <h2>Option Syntax</h2>

 <p>
 Options can be passed to Bazel in different ways. Options that require a value
 can be passed with either an equals sign or a space:
 <pre>
 --&lt;option&gt;=&lt;value&gt;
 --&lt;option&gt; &lt;value&gt;
 </pre>
 Some options have a single character short form; in that case, the short form
 has to be passed with a single dash and a space.
 <pre>
 -&lt;short_form&gt; &lt;value&gt;
 </pre>
 </p>

 <p>
 Boolean options can be enabled as follows:
 <pre>
 --&lt;option&gt;
 --&lt;option&gt;=[true|yes|1]
 </pre>

 and disabled as follows:
 <pre>
 --no&lt;option&gt;
 --&lt;option&gt;=[false|no|0]
 </pre>
 </p>

 <p>
 Tristate options are usually set to automatic by default, and can be
 force-enabled as follows:
 <pre>
 --&lt;option&gt;=[true|yes|1]
 </pre>
 or force-disabled as follows:
 <pre>
 --no&lt;option&gt;
 --&lt;option&gt;=[false|no|0]
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	<h1 class="page-title">Command-Line Reference</h1>

	<pre>
	bazel [<startup options>] <command> [<args>]
	</pre>

	or

	<pre>
	bazel [<startup options>] <command> [<args>] -- [<target patterns>]
	</pre>

	See the <a href="/docs/build#specifying-build-targets">User's Guide</a> for the
	target patterns syntax.

	<h2>Option Syntax</h2>

	<p>
	Options can be passed to Bazel in different ways. Options that require a value
	can be passed with either an equals sign or a space:
	<pre>
	--<option>=<value>
	--<option> <value>
	</pre>
	Some options have a single character short form; in that case, the short form
	has to be passed with a single dash and a space.
	<pre>
	-<short_form> <value>
	</pre>
	</p>

	<p>
	Boolean options can be enabled as follows:
	<pre>
	--<option>
	--<option>=[true\|yes\|1]
	</pre>

	and disabled as follows:
	<pre>
	--no<option>
	--<option>=[false\|no\|0]
	</pre>
	</p>

	<p>
	Tristate options are usually set to automatic by default, and can be
	force-enabled as follows:
	<pre>
	--<option>=[true\|yes\|1]
	</pre>
	or force-disabled as follows:
	<pre>
	--no<option>
	--<option>=[false\|no\|0]
	</pre>
	</p>