OptionsOn bazel itself
--autodetect_server_javabase
Back to the local JDK for running the bazel server and instead exits
--noautodetect_server_javabase
Does not fall back to the local JDK for running the bazel server and instead exits
--batch
Run as just a client process without a server
--nobatch
Run with a server
--batch_cpu_scheduling
Only on Linux; use 'batch' CPU scheduling for Bazel
--nobatch_cpu_scheduling
Only on Linux; Bazel does not perform a system call
--bazelrc
The location of the user .bazelrc file containing default values of Bazel options <bazelrc path>
--block_for_lock
Wait for a running command to complete
--noblock_for_lock
Bazel does not wait for a running command to complete, but instead exits immediately
--client_debug
Log debug information from the client to stderr. Changing this option will not cause the server to restart
--noclient_debug
Don't log debug information from the client to stderr
--connect_timeout_secs
The amount of time the client waits for each attempt to connect to the server <time>
--expand_configs_in_place
Changed the expansion of --config flags to be done in-place
--noexpand_configs_in_place
--config flags in a fixed point expansion between normal rc options and command-line specified options
--failure_detail_out
Specifies a location to write a failure_detail protobuf message if the server experiences a failure and cannot report it via gRPC, as normal. Otherwise, the location will be ${OUTPUT_BASE}/failure_detail.rawproto <path>
--home_rc
Look for the home bazelrc file at $HOME/.bazelrc
--nohome_rc
Don't look for the home bazelrc file at $HOME/.bazelrc
--idle_server_tasks
Run System.gc() when the server is idle
--noidle_server_tasks
Don't run System.gc() when the server is idle
--ignore_all_rc_files
Disables all rc files, regardless of the values of other rc-modifying flags, even if these flags come later in the list of startup options
--noignore_all_rc_files
Enables all rc files
--io_nice_level
Only on Linux; set a level from 0-7 for best-effort IO scheduling using the sys_ioprio_set system call. 0 is highest priority, 7 is lowest <io-level>
--local_startup_timeout_secs
The maximum amount of time the client waits to connect to the server <seconds>
--macos_qos_class
Sets the QoS service class of the bazel server when running on macOS <QoS service class>
--max_idle_secs
The number of seconds the build server will wait idling before shutting down <seconds>
--output_base
Specifies the output location to which all build output will be written <Path>
--output_base_root
The user-specific directory beneath which all build outputs are written <Path>
--preemptible
If true, the command can be preempted if another command is started
--nopreemptible
If true, the command can be preempted if another command is started
--server_jvm_out
The location to write the server's JVM's output <Path>
--shutdown_on_low_sys_mem
Linux only. If max_idle_secs is set and the build server has been idle for a while, shut down the server when the system is low on free RAM
--noshutdown_on_low_sys_mem
Linux only. Don't shut down the server when the system is low on free RAM
--system_rc
Look for the system-wide bazelrc
--nosystem_rc
Don't look for the system-wide bazelrc
--unlimit_coredumps
Raises the soft coredump limit to the hard limit to make coredumps of the server (including the JVM) and the client possible under common conditions
--nounlimit_coredumps
Don't raise the soft coredump limit to the hard limit to make coredumps of the server (including the JVM) and the client possible under common conditions
--watchfs
Use the operating system's file watch service for local changes instead of scanning every file for a change
--nowatchfs
Scan every file for a change
--windows_enable_symlinks
Real symbolic links will be created on Windows instead of file copying
--nowindows_enable_symlinks
Real symbolic links will be created via file copying
--workspace_rc
Look for the workspace bazelrc file at $workspace/.bazelrc
--noworkspace_rc
Don't look for the workspace bazelrc file at $workspace/.bazelrc
