---
name: "bst-fetch"
section: "1"
platform: "linux"
package: "buildstream"
version: "1.6.9-2"
release: "Debian 13 (Trixie)"
platforms: ["linux"]
url: "https://new.carta.tech/bst-fetch"
---

# bst-fetch(1)

Fetch sources in a pipeline

## NAME

bst-fetch - Fetch sources in a pipeline

## SYNOPSIS

**bst fetch** \[OPTIONS\] \[ELEMENTS\]...

## DESCRIPTION

Fetch sources required to build the pipeline

By default this will only try to fetch sources which are required for the build plan of the specified target element, omitting sources for any elements which are already built and available in the artifact cache.

Specify \`--deps\` to control which sources to fetch:

\
     none:  No dependencies, just the element itself\
     plan:  Only dependencies required for the build plan\
     all:   All dependencies

## OPTIONS

- **--except** PATH

  Except certain dependencies from fetching

- **-d,** --deps \[none\|plan\|all\]

  The dependencies to fetch (default: plan)

- **--track**

  Track new source references before fetching

- **-J,** --track-cross-junctions

  Allow tracking to cross junction boundaries