List Available Recipes Justfile

Quickly list all recipes defined in your Justfile for easy task management and execution.

Terminal

just -l

just -l

#!/bin/bash

# List Available Recipes Justfile
just {{[-l|--list]}}

import subprocess

# List Available Recipes Justfile
# Make sure to replace <placeholders> with actual values
def run_command():
    cmd = [
        "just",
        "-l"
    ]
    
    try:
        print(f"Executing: {' '.join(cmd)}")
        subprocess.run(cmd, check=True)
    except subprocess.CalledProcessError as e:
        print(f"Error: {e}")
    except FileNotFoundError:
        print("Error: just not found. Please install it first.")

if __name__ == "__main__":
    run_command()

When To Use

Auditing tasks available for execution under the Justfile.

Terminal Output

Expected runtime feedback

Simulated preview

Output

Available recipes:
  build
  test
  deploy
  clean

Power User Variants

Optimized versions

just --list

List available recipes using the long option.

just -l

List available recipes using the short option.

Command Breakdown

What each part is doing

just: Base Command; The executable that performs this operation. Here it runs Just before the shell applies any redirect operators.
-l: l| list; The value supplied for l| list.
-l: Command Option; Tool-specific option used by this command invocation.

How To Run

Execution path

Step 1
Open your terminal.
Step 2
Run the command: just -l
Step 3
Review the list of available recipes.

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