---
name: "thrift"
section: "1"
platform: "linux"
package: "thrift-compiler"
version: "0.19.0-4+b1"
release: "Debian 13 (Trixie)"
platforms: ["linux"]
url: "https://new.carta.tech/thrift"
---

# thrift(1)

code generator/compiler for Thrift IDL

## NAME

thrift  - code generator/compiler for Thrift IDL

## SYNOPSIS

**thrift** \[options\] *source\_file*

## DESCRIPTION

Thrift is a framework for efficient serialization and RPC services.  The **thrift** compiler accepts a source file containing definitions of Thrift structs and services, and generates the language-specific code to implement them.

## OPTIONS

- **-version**

  print the compiler version and exit

- **-o DIRECTORY**

  Set the output directory for gen-\* packages (default: current directory)

- **-out DIRECTORY**

  Set the ouput location for generated files. (no gen-\* folder will be created)

- **-I DIRECTORY**

  Add a directory to the list of directories searched for include directives

- **-nowarn**

  Suppress all compiler warnings (BAD!)

- **-strict**

  Strict compiler warnings on

- **-v\[erbose\]**

  Verbose mode

- **-r\[ecurse\]**

  Also generate included files

- **-debug**

  Parse debug trace to stdout

- **--gen STRING**

  Generate code with a dynamically-registered generator. STRING has the form language\[:key1=val1\[,key2,\[key3=val3\]\]\].  Keys and values are options passed to the generator.  Many options will not require values.  For a complete list of supported generators, run **thrift** without arguments.

## AUTHOR

Thrift is a top-level project of the Apache Software Foundation, (see http://thrift.apache.org).

This manual page was written by Eric Evans \<eevans@debian.org\> for the Debian system (but may be used by others). Permission is granted to copy, distribute and/or modify this document under the terms of the GNU General Public License, Version 2 or any  later version published by the Free Software Foundation.

On Debian systems, the complete text of the GNU General Public License can be found in /usr/share/common-licenses/GPL.