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dependees

./pants dependees [args]

List all targets that depend on any of the input files/targets.

Config section: [dependees]

Basic options

output_file

--dependees-output-file=<path>
PANTS_DEPENDEES_OUTPUT_FILE
default: None

Output the goal's stdout to this file. If unspecified, outputs to stdout.


sep

--dependees-sep=<separator>
PANTS_DEPENDEES_SEP
default: \n

String to use to separate lines in line-oriented output.


transitive

--[no-]dependees-transitive
PANTS_DEPENDEES_TRANSITIVE
default: False

List all transitive dependees. If unspecified, list direct dependees only.


closed

--[no-]dependees-closed
PANTS_DEPENDEES_CLOSED
default: False

Include the input targets in the output, along with the dependees.


Advanced options

None

Deprecated options

output_format

--dependees-output-format=<DependeesOutputFormat>
PANTS_DEPENDEES_OUTPUT_FORMAT
one of: text, json
default: text

Deprecated, will be removed in version: 2.9.0.dev0.
Use the `peek` goal for structured output, including dependencies.


Use text for a flattened list of target addresses; use json for each key to be the address of one of the specified targets, with its value being a list of that target's dependees, e.g. {':example': [':dep1', ':dep2']}.