---
name: "codeblocks"
section: "1"
platform: "linux"
package: "codeblocks"
version: "25.03-3"
release: "Arch Linux 2026-11-01"
platforms: ["linux"]
url: "https://new.carta.tech/codeblocks"
---

# codeblocks(1)

The open-source, cross-platform IDE

## NAME

Code::Blocks - The open-source, cross-platform IDE

## SYNOPSIS

**codeblocks \[-h\] \[-ns\] \[-d\] \[--prefix \<str\>\] \[-p \<str\>\] \[--profile \<str\>\]** **\[--rebuild\] \[--build\] \[--target \<str\>\] \[--no-batch-window-close\]** **\[--batch-build-notify\]** *\[filename(s)...\]*

## DESCRIPTION

**codeblocks** launches the Code::Blocks IDE. Its various command-line arguments are listed  below.

## OPTIONS

- **-h, --help**

  Displays the list of accepted command-line arguments.

- **-ns**

  Do not display a splash screen on startup. The splash screen can be completely  disabled in the program's environment options.

- **-d**

  Enable the debugging log.

- **--prefix**

  Specify an alternate path for Code::Blocks to find its shared files.

- **-p, --profile**

  Set which profile to use. If you set the profile to  **ask** , Code::Blocks will display a list with all the known profiles to choose from.

- **--rebuild**

  Start a batch rebuild (i.e. "clean" and "build") job on the filenames passed as arguments. The filenames can be either projects or workspaces.

- **--build**

  Start a batch build (i.e. no "clean") job on the filenames passed as arguments. The filenames can be either projects or workspaces.

- **--target**

  Specify a single build target to build in the batch build (or rebuild) job.

- **--no-batch-window-close**

  When the batch job ends, the log window closes too. This option keeps it open until you manually close it.

- **--batch-build-notify**

  Display a message when the batch job finishes.

## EXAMPLES

Batch build myproject.cpp, only the "Debug" target and keep the batch job window open when finished:

```
codeblocks --build --target="Debug" --no-batch-window-close myproject.cbp
Batch rebuild everything in myproject.cbp:
codeblocks --rebuild myproject.cbp
```

## AUTHOR

```
Yiannis "mandrav" Mandravellos (mandrav@codeblocks.org)
```

## HISTORY

2006 - Initial version