---
name: "bam"
section: "1"
platform: "linux"
package: "bam"
version: "0.5.1-3+b1"
release: "Debian 13 (Trixie)"
platforms: ["linux"]
url: "https://new.carta.tech/bam"
---

# bam(1)

fast and flexible build system

## NAME

bam - fast and flexible build system

## DESCRIPTION

usage: bam \[\<options\>\] \[\<variables\>=\<values\>\] \[\<targets\>\]

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  Execution:

- **-a**

  abort build on first error

- **-e**

  executes specified lua file and exits

- **-c**

  clean targets

- **-f**

  force build

- **-d**

  build targets that is dependent given targets

- **--dry**

  dry run, don't run any jobs

- **-j**

  sets the number of threads to use (default: auto, **-v** will show it)

- **-s**

  script file to use (default: bam.lua)

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  Lua:

- **-l**

  print local variables in backtrace

- **-t**

  print backtrace when an error occurs

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  Output:

- **-r**

  build progress report format (default: s) b = progress bar c = use ansi colors s = build steps

- **-v**

  be verbose

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  Other:

- **-n**

  don't use cache

- **-g**

  ignore script timestamp

- **-h**, **--help**

  prints this help

- **--help-debug**

  prints debugging options

bam version 0.5.1 using Lua 5.3.3