Command-Line Interface

The qbs command-line commands can be invoked as qbs <command_name>.

This reference summarizes the command-line commands. The authoritative source of up-to-date information is the respective help screen, which you get by calling qbs help <command_name>.

Some commands are described in context in the Usage section of the manual.

build	Builds a project.
clean	Removes the files generated during a build.
config	Manages Qbs settings, such as preferences and profiles.
config-ui	Opens a GUI application for managing Qbs settings, such as preferences and profiles.
create-project	Creates a Qbs project from an existing set of source files.
dump-nodes-tree	Dumps the nodes in the build graph to stdout.
generate	Invokes a project generator, for example to create project files for another build tool.
help	Shows general or command-specific help.
install	Installs a project.
list-products	Lists all products in the given project.
resolve	Resolves a project without building it.
run	Runs an executable generated by building a project.
session	Starts a session for interacting with an IDE
setup-android	Creates Qbs profiles for Android SDK and NDK installations.
setup-qt	Creates Qbs profiles for Qt installations.
setup-toolchains	Creates Qbs profiles for toolchains, such as GCC or MSVC.
shell	Opens a shell with a product's environment.
show-version	Prints the Qbs version.
status	Shows the status of files in the project directory.
update-timestamps	Marks the build as up-to-date.