---
name: "dune-show"
section: "1"
platform: "linux"
package: "dune"
version: "3.24.2-1"
release: "Arch Linux 2026-11-01"
platforms: ["linux"]
url: "https://new.carta.tech/dune-show"
---

# dune-show(1)

Command group for showing information about the workspace

## NAME

dune-show - Command group for showing information about the workspace

## SYNOPSIS

**dune show** *COMMAND* …

## COMMANDS

- **aliases** \[*OPTION*\]… \[*DIR*\]…

  Print aliases in a given directory. Works similarly to ls.

- **contexts** \[*OPTION*\]…

  List the build contexts available in the workspace.

- **depexts** \[*OPTION*\]…

  Print the list of all the available depexts

- **env** \[*OPTION*\]… \[*PATH*\]

  Print the environment of a directory.

- **external-lib-deps** \[*OPTION*\]…

  Print out external libraries needed to build the project. It's an approximated set of libraries.

- **installed-libraries** \[*OPTION*\]…

  Print out libraries installed on the system.

- **location** \[*OPTION*\]… *PROG*

  Print the path to the executable using the same resolution logic as \[dune exec\].

- **opam-files** \[*OPTION*\]…

  Print information about the opam files that have been discovered.

- **package-entries** \[*OPTION*\]…

  prints information about the entries per package.

- **pkg** *COMMAND* …

  Subcommands related to package management

- **pp** \[*OPTION*\]… *FILE*

  Build a given FILE and print the preprocessed output.

- **rules** \[*OPTION*\]… \[*TARGET*\]…

  Dump rules.

- **targets** \[*OPTION*\]… \[*DIR*\]…

  Print targets in a given directory. Works similarly to ls.

- **tests** \[*OPTION*\]…

  Print out the tests defined in the project. The output format of this command is experimental and is subject to change without warning

- **workspace** \[*OPTION*\]… \[*DIRS*\]…

  Print a description of the workspace's structure. If some directories DIRS are provided, then only those directories of the workspace are considered.

## COMMON OPTIONS

- **--help**\[=*FMT*\] (default=**auto**)

  Show this help in format *FMT*. The value *FMT* must be one of **auto**, **pager**, **groff** or **plain**. With **auto**, the format is **pager** or **plain** whenever the **TERM** env var is **dumb** or undefined.

- **--version**

  Show version information.

## EXIT STATUS

**dune show** exits with:

- 0

  on success.

- 1

  if an error happened.

- 130

  if it was interrupted by a signal.

## SEE ALSO

[dune(1)](/dune/1.md)