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NAME
     qbs - the Qbs build tool

SYNOPSIS
     qbs [command] [command parameters]

DESCRIPTION
     Qbs 3.1.0, 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.

     session
	    Starts a session for an IDE.

     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 installa-
	    tions.

     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>.

qbs 3.1.0			 September 2025 			  QBS(1)

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