Run a script in the workspace, with all dependencies packaged/copied into a chroot.
Example BUILD file:
The `command` may use either `{chroot}` on the command line, or the `$CHROOT` environment variable to get the root directory for where any dependencies are located.
In contrast to the `experimental_shell_command`, in addition to `workdir` you only have the `command` and `dependencies` fields as the `tools` you are going to use are already on the PATH which is inherited from the Pants environment. Also, the `outputs` does not apply, as any output files produced will end up directly in your project tree.
Backend: <span style="color: purple"><code>pants.backend.shell</code></span>
## <code>command</code>
<span style="color: purple">type: <code>str</code></span> <span style="color: green">required</span>
Shell command to execute.
The command is executed as 'bash -c <command>' by default.
## <code>dependencies</code>
<span style="color: purple">type: <code>Iterable[str] | None</code></span> <span style="color: green">default: <code>None</code></span>
Addresses to other targets that this target depends on, e.g. ['helloworld/subdir:lib', 'helloworld/main.py:lib', '3rdparty:reqs#django'].
This augments any dependencies inferred by Pants, such as by analyzing your imports. Use `./pants dependencies` or `./pants peek` on this target to get the final result.
See [Targets and BUILD files](🔗)#target-addresses and [Targets and BUILD files](🔗)#target-generation for more about how addresses are formed, including for generated targets. You can also run `./pants list ::` to find all addresses in your project, or `./pants list dir:` to find all addresses defined in that directory.
If the target is in the same BUILD file, you can leave off the BUILD file path, e.g. `:tgt` instead of `helloworld/subdir:tgt`. For generated first-party addresses, use `./` for the file path, e.g. `./main.py:tgt`; for all other generated targets, use `:tgt#generated_name`.
You may exclude dependencies by prefixing with `!`, e.g. `['!helloworld/subdir:lib', '!./sibling.txt']`. Ignores are intended for false positives with dependency inference; otherwise, simply leave off the dependency from the BUILD file.
## <code>description</code>
<span style="color: purple">type: <code>str | None</code></span> <span style="color: green">default: <code>None</code></span>
A human-readable description of the target.
Use `./pants list --documented ::` to see all targets with descriptions.
## <code>tags</code>
<span style="color: purple">type: <code>Iterable[str] | None</code></span> <span style="color: green">default: <code>None</code></span>
Arbitrary strings to describe a target.
For example, you may tag some test targets with 'integration_test' so that you could run `./pants --tag='integration_test' test ::` to only run on targets with that tag.
## <code>workdir</code>
<span style="color: purple">type: <code>str | None</code></span> <span style="color: green">default: <code>'.'</code></span>
Sets the current working directory of the command, relative to the project root.