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diff --git a/manual.asciidoc b/manual.asciidoc index 63d863b..85c9f5e 100644 --- a/manual.asciidoc +++ b/manual.asciidoc @@ -262,6 +262,23 @@ well, but I haven't tried it. It may very well be the case that most projects use too much Makefile syntax in their `.am` files for this to work. +Extra tools +----------- + +The `-t` flag on the Ninja command line runs some tools that I have +found useful during Ninja's development. The current tools are: + +`query`:: dump the inputs and outputs of a given target. + +`browse`:: browse the dependency graph in a web browser. Clicking a +file focuses the view on that file, showing inputs and outputs. This +feature requires a Python installation. + +`graph`:: output a file in the syntax used by `graphviz`, a automatic +graph layout tool. Use it like: +ninja -t graph _target_ | dot -Tpng +-ograph.png /dev/stdin+ . In the Ninja source tree, `ninja graph` +generates an image for Ninja itself. + Ninja file reference -------------------- |