> ## Documentation Index > Fetch the complete documentation index at: https://bazel-pr-29804.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](/versions/8.3.1/reference/be/common-definitions) * [Bourne shell tokenization](/versions/8.3.1/reference/be/common-definitions#sh-tokenization) * [Label expansion](/versions/8.3.1/reference/be/common-definitions#label-expansion) * [Typical attributes for most rules](/versions/8.3.1/reference/be/common-definitions#typical-attributes) * [Common attributes for all rules](/versions/8.3.1/reference/be/common-definitions#common-attributes) * [Common attributes for tests](/versions/8.3.1/reference/be/common-definitions#common-attributes-tests) * [Common attributes for binaries](/versions/8.3.1/reference/be/common-definitions#common-attributes-binaries) * [Configurable attributes](/versions/8.3.1/reference/be/common-definitions#configurable-attributes) * [Implicit output targets](/versions/8.3.1/reference/be/common-definitions#implicit-outputs) * ["Make" variables](/versions/8.3.1/reference/be/make-variables) * [Use](/versions/8.3.1/reference/be/make-variables#use) ## Functions * [package](/versions/8.3.1/reference/be/functions#package) * [package\_group](/versions/8.3.1/reference/be/functions#package_group) * [exports\_files](/versions/8.3.1/reference/be/functions#exports_files) * [glob](/versions/8.3.1/reference/be/functions#glob) * [select](/versions/8.3.1/reference/be/functions#select) * [workspace](/versions/8.3.1/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](/versions/8.3.1/rules/rules#recommended-rules). ### Language-specific native rules | Language | Binary rules | Library rules | Test rules | Other rules | | --------------- | ------------------------------------------------------------- | ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- | --------------------------------------------------------- | --------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- | | C / C++ | [cc\_binary](/versions/8.3.1/reference/be/c-cpp#cc_binary) | [cc\_import](/versions/8.3.1/reference/be/c-cpp#cc_import) [cc\_library](/versions/8.3.1/reference/be/c-cpp#cc_library) [cc\_shared\_library](/versions/8.3.1/reference/be/c-cpp#cc_shared_library) [cc\_static\_library](/versions/8.3.1/reference/be/c-cpp#cc_static_library) | [cc\_test](/versions/8.3.1/reference/be/c-cpp#cc_test) | [cc\_toolchain](/versions/8.3.1/reference/be/c-cpp#cc_toolchain) [cc\_toolchain\_suite](/versions/8.3.1/reference/be/c-cpp#cc_toolchain_suite) [fdo\_prefetch\_hints](/versions/8.3.1/reference/be/c-cpp#fdo_prefetch_hints) [fdo\_profile](/versions/8.3.1/reference/be/c-cpp#fdo_profile) [memprof\_profile](/versions/8.3.1/reference/be/c-cpp#memprof_profile) [propeller\_optimize](/versions/8.3.1/reference/be/c-cpp#propeller_optimize) | | Java | [java\_binary](/versions/8.3.1/reference/be/java#java_binary) | [java\_import](/versions/8.3.1/reference/be/java#java_import) [java\_library](/versions/8.3.1/reference/be/java#java_library) | [java\_test](/versions/8.3.1/reference/be/java#java_test) | [java\_package\_configuration](/versions/8.3.1/reference/be/java#java_package_configuration) [java\_plugin](/versions/8.3.1/reference/be/java#java_plugin) [java\_runtime](/versions/8.3.1/reference/be/java#java_runtime) [java\_toolchain](/versions/8.3.1/reference/be/java#java_toolchain) | | Objective-C | | [objc\_import](/versions/8.3.1/reference/be/objective-c#objc_import) [objc\_library](/versions/8.3.1/reference/be/objective-c#objc_library) | | | | Protocol Buffer | | [cc\_proto\_library](/versions/8.3.1/reference/be/protocol-buffer#cc_proto_library) [java\_lite\_proto\_library](/versions/8.3.1/reference/be/protocol-buffer#java_lite_proto_library) [java\_proto\_library](/versions/8.3.1/reference/be/protocol-buffer#java_proto_library) [proto\_library](/versions/8.3.1/reference/be/protocol-buffer#proto_library) [py\_proto\_library](/versions/8.3.1/reference/be/protocol-buffer#py_proto_library) | | [proto\_lang\_toolchain](/versions/8.3.1/reference/be/protocol-buffer#proto_lang_toolchain) [proto\_toolchain](/versions/8.3.1/reference/be/protocol-buffer#proto_toolchain) | | Python | [py\_binary](/versions/8.3.1/reference/be/python#py_binary) | [py\_library](/versions/8.3.1/reference/be/python#py_library) | [py\_test](/versions/8.3.1/reference/be/python#py_test) | [py\_runtime](/versions/8.3.1/reference/be/python#py_runtime) | | Shell | [sh\_binary](/versions/8.3.1/reference/be/shell#sh_binary) | [sh\_library](/versions/8.3.1/reference/be/shell#sh_library) | [sh\_test](/versions/8.3.1/reference/be/shell#sh_test) | | ### Language-agnostic native rules | Family | Rules | | ------------------------ | -------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- | | Extra Actions | \* [action\_listener](/versions/8.3.1/reference/be/extra-actions#action_listener)\* [extra\_action](/versions/8.3.1/reference/be/extra-actions#extra_action) | | General | \* [alias](/versions/8.3.1/reference/be/general#alias)\* [config\_setting](/versions/8.3.1/reference/be/general#config_setting)\* [filegroup](/versions/8.3.1/reference/be/general#filegroup)\* [genquery](/versions/8.3.1/reference/be/general#genquery)\* [genrule](/versions/8.3.1/reference/be/general#genrule)\* [starlark\_doc\_extract](/versions/8.3.1/reference/be/general#starlark_doc_extract)\* [test\_suite](/versions/8.3.1/reference/be/general#test_suite) | | Platforms and Toolchains | \* [constraint\_setting](/versions/8.3.1/reference/be/platforms-and-toolchains#constraint_setting)\* [constraint\_value](/versions/8.3.1/reference/be/platforms-and-toolchains#constraint_value)\* [platform](/versions/8.3.1/reference/be/platforms-and-toolchains#platform)\* [toolchain](/versions/8.3.1/reference/be/platforms-and-toolchains#toolchain)\* [toolchain\_type](/versions/8.3.1/reference/be/platforms-and-toolchains#toolchain_type) | | Workspace | \* [bind](/versions/8.3.1/reference/be/workspace#bind)\* [local\_repository](/versions/8.3.1/reference/be/workspace#local_repository)\* [new\_local\_repository](/versions/8.3.1/reference/be/workspace#new_local_repository) |