Code::Blocks command line arguments

Using command line arguments

Windows

1. Find the Code::Blocks shortcut in the Desktop or Start menu.
2. Right click on the icon and select Properties.
3. Select the Shortcut tab.
4. Append the command line arguments you want to use to the end of the Target text (behind the quote mark).
5. Run Code::Blocks by using the shortcut you edited.

Example

"C:\Program Files\CodeBlocks\codeblocks.exe" /na /nd

*nix

1. Launch a terminal client, such as XTerm, Gnome Terminal or Konsole.
2. Type "codeblocks" and then append the command line arguments you want to use.

Example

codeblocks --no-splash-screen --debug-log

Command line arguments

Argument	Function
/h, --help	Shows a help message about the command line arguments.
/na, --no-check-associations	Don't perform any file association checks (Windows only).
/nd, --no-dde	Don't start a DDE server (Windows only).
/ns, --no-splash-screen	Hides the splash screen when the application is loading.
/d, --debug-log	Display application's debug log.
--prefix=<str>	Sets the shared data directory prefix.
/p, --personality=<str>, --profile=<str>	Sets the personality to use. You can use ask as the parameter to list available personalities.
--rebuild	Clean and build the project / workspace.
--build	Build the project / workspace.
--target=<str>	Sets target for batch build.
--no-batch-window-close	Keeps the batch log window visible after the batch build has completed.
--batch-build-notify	Shows a message after the batch build has completed.