ninja

TLDR

Build project

$ ninja

Build specific target

$ ninja [target]

Build with multiple jobs

$ ninja -j [8]

Clean build

$ ninja -t clean

Dry run

$ ninja -n

Verbose output

$ ninja -v

Use specific build file

$ ninja -f [build.ninja]

Show build graph

$ ninja -t graph [target]

SYNOPSIS

ninja [options] [targets]

DESCRIPTION

ninja is a small, fast build system. It focuses on speed and correctness.
The tool processes build.ninja files. Usually generated by CMake or Meson.
ninja is fast build system.

PARAMETERS

TARGETS

Build targets.

-j N

Parallel jobs.

-f FILE

Build file.

-v

Verbose mode.

-n

Dry run.

-t TOOL

Run subtool.

--help

Display help information.

CAVEATS

Build files usually generated. Simpler than Make. Designed for speed.

HISTORY

Ninja was created by Evan Martin at Google for building Chrome, released in 2012.