Bacon

bacon

A background Rust code checker

Runs as bacon|macOS, Linux, Windows|dystroy.org

Command form

ai-draft · 2 tasks · 3 fields

Start bacon on a project, optionally with a specific job. Other options are left out.

Opens the form; the finished command lands at your prompt, unrun

Run in Otty

otty gui bacon

Run background checkerExample values, fixed in this page — nothing here reaches a terminal

Basic

Job

string

Project path

directory

TasksEach one presets the form for one job

Run job

jobpath

Create bacon.toml

init

ParametersOnly these flags are editable in the form

Job

Job name such as check, clippy, test, doc or one defined in bacon.toml.
string

--jobcheckcheck-allclippytest

Project path

path

--path

Create bacon.toml

boolean

--init

SourcesEvery flag above is checked against these

readme

bacon --path ../broot bacon --job check-all bacon clippy bacon test bacon --init

help2026-10-27

Before it fills your prompt, Otty checks the installed bacon against its version. A form that does not match your version is not offered.