> ## Documentation Index
> Fetch the complete documentation index at: https://bazel-flags-doc.mintlify.site/llms.txt
> Use this file to discover all available pages before exploring further.

# Bazel BUILD Encyclopedia of Functions

## Concepts and terminology

* [Common definitions](/reference/be/common-definitions)  - [Bourne shell tokenization](/reference/be/common-definitions#sh-tokenization)
  * [Label expansion](/reference/be/common-definitions#label-expansion)
  * [Typical attributes for most rules](/reference/be/common-definitions#typical-attributes)
  * [Common attributes for all rules](/reference/be/common-definitions#common-attributes)
  * [Common attributes for tests](/reference/be/common-definitions#common-attributes-tests)
  * [Common attributes for binaries](/reference/be/common-definitions#common-attributes-binaries)
  * [Configurable attributes](/reference/be/common-definitions#configurable-attributes)
  * [Implicit output targets](/reference/be/common-definitions#implicit-outputs)
* ["Make" variables](/reference/be/make-variables)  - [Use](/reference/be/make-variables#use)

## Functions

* [package](/reference/be/functions.html#package)
* [package\_group](/reference/be/functions.html#package_group)
* [exports\_files](/reference/be/functions.html#exports_files)
* [glob](/reference/be/functions.html#glob)
* [select](/reference/be/functions.html#select)
* [workspace](/rules/lib/globals/workspace#workspace)

## Rules

Native rules ship with the Bazel binary and do not require a `load` statement.
Native rules are available globally in BUILD files. In .bzl files, you can find them in
the `native` module.

For non-native Starlark rules that ship separately from Bazel, see the list of
[recommended rules](/rules/rules#recommended-rules).

### Language-specific native rules

LanguageFlagsBinary rulesLibrary rulesTest rulesOther rulesC / C++[cc\_binary](c-cpp.html#cc_binary)

[cc\_import](c-cpp.html#cc_import)

[cc\_library](c-cpp.html#cc_library)

[cc\_shared\_library](c-cpp.html#cc_shared_library)

[cc\_static\_library](c-cpp.html#cc_static_library)

[cc\_test](c-cpp.html#cc_test)

[cc\_toolchain](c-cpp.html#cc_toolchain)

[fdo\_prefetch\_hints](c-cpp.html#fdo_prefetch_hints)

[fdo\_profile](c-cpp.html#fdo_profile)

[memprof\_profile](c-cpp.html#memprof_profile)

[propeller\_optimize](c-cpp.html#propeller_optimize)

Java[java\_binary](java.html#java_binary)

[java\_import](java.html#java_import)

[java\_library](java.html#java_library)

[java\_test](java.html#java_test)

[java\_package\_configuration](java.html#java_package_configuration)

[java\_plugin](java.html#java_plugin)

[java\_runtime](java.html#java_runtime)

[java\_single\_jar](java.html#java_single_jar)

[java\_toolchain](java.html#java_toolchain)

Objective-C[objc\_import](objective-c.html#objc_import)

[objc\_library](objective-c.html#objc_library)

Protocol Buffer[cc\_proto\_library](protocol-buffer.html#cc_proto_library)

[java\_lite\_proto\_library](protocol-buffer.html#java_lite_proto_library)

[java\_proto\_library](protocol-buffer.html#java_proto_library)

[proto\_library](protocol-buffer.html#proto_library)

[py\_proto\_library](protocol-buffer.html#py_proto_library)

[proto\_lang\_toolchain](protocol-buffer.html#proto_lang_toolchain)

[proto\_toolchain](protocol-buffer.html#proto_toolchain)

Python[py\_binary](python.html#py_binary)

[py\_library](python.html#py_library)

[py\_test](python.html#py_test)

[py\_runtime](python.html#py_runtime)

Shell[sh\_binary](shell.html#sh_binary)

[sh\_library](shell.html#sh_library)

[sh\_test](shell.html#sh_test)

### Language-agnostic native rules

FamilyRulesExtra Actions

* [action\_listener](extra-actions.html#action_listener)
* [extra\_action](extra-actions.html#extra_action)

General

* [alias](general.html#alias)
* [config\_setting](general.html#config_setting)
* [filegroup](general.html#filegroup)
* [genquery](general.html#genquery)
* [genrule](general.html#genrule)
* [starlark\_doc\_extract](general.html#starlark_doc_extract)
* [test\_suite](general.html#test_suite)

Platforms and Toolchains

* [constraint\_setting](platforms-and-toolchains.html#constraint_setting)
* [constraint\_value](platforms-and-toolchains.html#constraint_value)
* [platform](platforms-and-toolchains.html#platform)
* [toolchain](platforms-and-toolchains.html#toolchain)
* [toolchain\_type](platforms-and-toolchains.html#toolchain_type)