The info command prints values for the following keys.
A key can be supplied as an argument, such as info bazel-bin or if no argument
is given, most key/values are printed.
| Key | Description |
|---|---|
| bazel-bin | Configuration dependent directory for binaries. |
| bazel-genfiles | Configuration dependent directory for generated files. |
| bazel-testlogs | Configuration dependent directory for logs from a test run. |
| build-language | Print a binary-encoded protocol buffer with the build language structure. |
| character-encoding | Information about the character encoding used by the running JVM. |
| client-env | The specifications to freeze the current client environment. [^1] |
| command_log | Location of the log containing the output from the build commands. |
| committed-heap-size | Amount of memory in bytes that is committed for the JVM to use. |
| default-package-path | The default package path. |
| execution_root | A directory that makes all input and output files visible to the build. |
| gc-count | Number of garbage collection runs. |
| gc-time | The approximate accumulated time spend on garbage collection. |
| install_base | The installation base directory. |
| java-home | Location of the current Java runtime. |
| java-runtime | Name and version of the current Java runtime environment. |
| java-vm | Name and version of the current Java virtual machine. |
| max-heap-size | Maximum amount of memory in bytes that can be used for memory management. |
| output_base | A directory for shared bazel state. [^2] |
| output_path | The output directory. |
| package_path | The search path for resolving package labels. |
| peak-heap-size | The peak amount of used memory in bytes after any call to System.gc(). |
| release | bazel release identifier. |
| repository_cache | The location of the repository download cache used. |
| server_log | The bazel server log path. |
| server_pid | The bazel process id. |
| starlark-semantics | The effective set of Starlark semantics option values. |
| used-heap-size | The amount of used memory in bytes. [^3] |
| used-heap-size-after-gc | The amount of used memory in bytes after a call to System.gc(). |
| workspace | The working directory of the server. |
[^1]: The output can be added to the project-specific rc file. See https://bazel.build/designs/2016/06/21/environment.html
[^2]: As well as tool and strategy specific subdirectories. [^3]: Note that this is not a good indicator of the actual memory use, as it includes any remaining inaccessible memory.