# NAME

`bdep-sync` – synchronize project and build configurations

# SYNOPSIS

`bdep sync [options] [pkg-spec] [cfg-spec] [pkg-args]
bdep sync [options] [pkg-spec] [cfg-spec] --upgrade|-u | --patch|-p
bdep sync [options] [pkg-spec] [cfg-spec] [--upgrade|-u | --patch|-p]
dep-spec... [cfg-var...]`

`dep-spec = pkg[/ver]
cfg-spec = (@cfg-name | --config|-c cfg-dir)... | --all|-a
pkg-spec = (pkg | (--directory|-d pkg-dir))... | prj-spec
prj-spec = --directory|-d prj-dir
pkg-args = (?pkg | cfg-var)...`

# DESCRIPTION

The `sync` command synchronizes a project with its build configurations. The first form (no `--upgrade` or `--patch` and only `pkg-args` arguments, if any, are specified) upgrades the project packages to the latest version/iteration, adjusts their dependencies according to the latest manifest information, and updates the lockfile.

If no project or package directory is specified, then the current working directory is assumed. If no configuration is specified, then the default configurations are assumed. See `bdep-projects-configs(1)` for details on specifying projects and configurations. Optional `pkg-args` are the additional dependency packages and/or configuration variables to pass to the underlying `bpkg-pkg-build(1)` command.

The second form (no arguments but either `--upgrade` or `--patch` is specified), in addition to the first form's functionality, also upgrades or patches immediate (by default or if `--immediate|-i` is specified) or all (if `--recursive|-r` is specified) dependencies of the specified project packages. If no project packages are specified explicitly, then this form upgrades or patches dependencies of all the initialized packages in a project.

The third form (one or more `dep-spec` arguments are specified), in addition to the first form's functionality, also upgrades (by default or if `--upgrade` is specified) or patches (if `--patch` is specified) the specified dependencies. If `--immediate|-i` or `--recursive|-r` is specified, then it also upgrades or patches the immediate or all dependencies of the specified dependencies, respectively. Alternative to `--upgrade` and `--patch`, the desired upgrade (or downgrade) version can be specified explicitly.

Note that if a package that is specified as a `pkg` name (as opposed to as a directory with `--directory|-d`) belongs to the project and is initialized in any of the specified configurations, then it is interpreted as `pkg-spec` of the first or second form. Otherwise, it is interpreted as `dep-spec` of the third form of the command line.

Note also that `--immediate|-i` or `--recursive|-r` can only be specified with an explicit `--upgrade` or `--patch`.

Configuration variables can be specified to only apply to specific packages in `pkg-args` and `dep-spec` using the argument grouping mechanism (`bdep-argument-grouping(1)`). Additionally, packages in `pkg-args` can be placed into specific linked configurations by specifying the configuration with one of the `--config*` options (or `@` notation) using the same grouping mechanism.

If during synchronization a build-time dependency is encountered and there is no build configuration of a suitable type associated with the project, then the user is prompted (unless the respective `--create-*-config` option is specified) to automatically create such a configuration and associate it with the project. See `bpkg-cfg-create(1)` for background on configuration types.

# EXAMPLES

As an example, consider project `prj` with two packages, `foo` and `libfoo`:

    prj/
    ├── foo/
    └── libfoo/

Assuming `foo` and `libfoo` have been initialized in the default build configuration, the following invocations illustrate the common `sync` use cases (the current working directory is shown before the shell prompt).

Synchronize `foo` and `libfoo` with the default configuration:

    prj/$ bdep sync

The same (all initialized packages in a project are always synchronized at once):

    prj/$ cd foo
    foo/$ bdep sync

As above but also reconfigure `foo`:

    prj/$ cd foo
    foo/$ bdep sync config.foo.bar=true

The same (package is specified explicitly):

    prj/$ bdep sync foo config.foo.bar=true

Add a dependency on `libx` with `sync` fetching and configuring a suitable version:

    foo/$ edit manifest  # Add 'depends: libx ^1.0.0'
    foo/$ bdep sync

Upgrade all the immediate dependencies of `foo`:

    foo/$ bdep sync -u

Upgrade all the dependencies of all the initialized packages in a project recursively:

    foo/$ cd ../
    prj/$ bdep sync -u -r

Upgrade `libx` to the latest version:

    prj/$ bdep sync libx

Upgrade `libx` and its immediate dependencies to the latest version:

    prj/$ bdep sync -u -i libx

Upgrade `libx` to the latest patch version:

    prj/$ bdep sync -p libx

Upgrade `libx` and all its dependencies recursively to the latest patch version.

    prj/$ bdep sync -p -r libx

Upgrade `libx` to version `1.2.3`.

    prj/$ bdep sync libx/1.2.3

Upgrade `libx` to version `1.2.3` and patch all its dependencies, recursively:

    prj/$ bdep sync -p -r libx/1.2.3

# SYNC OPTIONS

`--upgrade`|`-u`
  Upgrade dependencies to the latest available version that satisfies all the constraints.
`--patch`|`-p`
  Upgrade dependencies to the latest available patch version that satisfies all the constraints.
`--immediate`|`-i`
  Also upgrade or patch immediate dependencies.
`--recursive`|`-r`
  Also upgrade or patch all dependencies, recursively.
`--yes`|`-y`
  Don't prompt for confirmation when up/down-grading dependencies.
`--disfigure`
  Disfigure project packages during synchronization effectively causing their from-scratch reconfiguration.
`--fetch`|`-f`
  Perform the `fetch` command prior to synchronization.
`--fetch-full`|`-F`
  Perform the `fetch --full` command prior to synchronization.
`--sys-no-query`
  Do not query the system package manager for the installed versions of packages specified with the `sys` scheme. See the corresponding `bpkg-pkg-build(1)` option for details.
`--sys-install`
  Instruct the system package manager to install available versions of packages specified with the `sys` scheme that are not already installed. See the corresponding `bpkg-pkg-build(1)` option for details.
`--sys-no-fetch`
  Do not fetch the system package manager metadata before querying for available versions of packages specified with the `sys` scheme. See the corresponding `bpkg-pkg-build(1)` option for details.
`--sys-no-stub`
  Do no require a stub for packages specified with the `sys` scheme. See the corresponding `bpkg-pkg-build(1)` option for details.
`--sys-yes`
  Assume the answer to the system package manager prompts is `yes`. See the corresponding `bpkg-pkg-build(1)` option for details.
`--sys-sudo` `prog`
  The `sudo` program to use for system package manager interactions that normally require administrative privileges (fetch package metadata, install packages, etc). See the corresponding `bpkg-pkg-build(1)` option for details.
`--create-host-config`
  Create a configuration for build-time dependencies without prompt.
`--create-build2-config`
  Create a configuration for build system module dependencies without prompt.
`--implicit`
  Perform implicit synchronization. This mode is normally used by other tools (for example, a build system hook) to ensure projects and configurations are synchronized. To improve performance, especially for the "everything is already synchronized" case, `sync` executed in this mode assumes that no configuration flags (see `bdep-config(1)`) have changed since the last explicit synchronization. It also does not search for a project in the current working directory – if any, its directory should be specified explicitly with `--config|-c`.
`--all`|`-a`
  Use all build configurations.
`--config`|`-c` `dir`
  Specify the build configuration as a directory.
`--directory`|`-d` `dir`
  Assume project/package is in the specified directory rather than in the current working directory.
`--config-name`|`-n` `name`
  Specify the build configuration as a name.
`--config-id` `num`
  Specify the build configuration as an id.

# COMMON OPTIONS

The common options are summarized below with a more detailed description available in `bdep-common-options(1)`.

`-v`
  Print essential underlying commands being executed.
`-V`
  Print all underlying commands being executed.
`--quiet`|`-q`
  Run quietly, only printing error messages.
`--verbose` `level`
  Set the diagnostics verbosity to `level` between 0 and 6.
`--stdout-format` `format`
  Representation format to use for printing to `stdout`.
`--jobs`|`-j` `num`
  Number of jobs to perform in parallel.
`--progress`
  Display progress indicators for long-lasting operations, such as network transfers, building, etc.
`--no-progress`
  Suppress progress indicators for long-lasting operations, such as network transfers, building, etc.
`--diag-color`
  Use color in diagnostics.
`--no-diag-color`
  Don't use color in diagnostics.
`--bpkg` `path`
  The package manager program to be used for build configuration management.
`--bpkg-option` `opt`
  Additional option to be passed to the package manager program.
`--build` `path`
  The build program to be used to build packages.
`--build-option` `opt`
  Additional option to be passed to the build program.
`--curl` `path`
  The curl program to be used for network operations.
`--curl-option` `opt`
  Additional option to be passed to the curl program.
`--offline`
  Do not attempt to download resources (packages, repository metadata, etc), instead taking them from the local fetch cache if available and failing otherwise.
`--no-fetch-cache`
  Disable local caching of download resources (packages, repository metadata, etc).
`--fetch-cache` `mode`
  Comma-separated list of local fetch cache modes.
`--fetch-cache-session` `id`
  The local fetch cache session.
`--pager` `path`
  The pager program to be used to show long text.
`--pager-option` `opt`
  Additional option to be passed to the pager program.
`--options-file` `file`
  Read additional options from `file`.
`--default-options` `dir`
  The directory to load additional default options files from.
`--no-default-options`
  Don't load default options files.

# DEFAULT OPTIONS FILES

See `bdep-default-options-files(1)` for an overview of the default options files. For the `sync` command the search start directory is the project directory, except for the implicit mode for which only the predefined directories (system, etc) are searched in. The following options files are searched for in each directory and, if found, loaded in the order listed:

    bdep.options
    bdep-{sync|sync-implicit}.options # (mode-dependent)

The following `sync` command options cannot be specified in the default options files:

    --directory|-d
    --implicit
    --config|-c

# ENVIRONMENT

The `BDEP_SYNC` environment variable can be used to suppress automatic synchronization on build system invocation. If set, auto-synchronization will only be performed if the variable's value is `true` or `1`. The ability to suppress auto-synchronization can be useful when you don't have usable `bdep` and/or `bpkg`.

To avoid recursive re-synchronization, the `sync` command also maintains the `BDEP_SYNCED_CONFIGS` environment variable. It contains a space-separated, `"`-quoted list of configuration paths that have been or are being synchronized by the current `bdep` invocation chain. The `sync` command examines this variable and silently ignores synchronization requests that have been or are already being performed.

# BUGS

Send bug reports to the users@build2.org mailing list.