Command-line tool

bear

brew/bear

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Generate compilation database for clang tooling

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Type

Command-line tool

Install on

Windows, macOS, Linux

Last checked

25 Oct 2026, 21:09 UTC

Install it

Windows

winget install --id the-sz.Bear -e

macOS

brew install bear

Linux

brew install bear

Generate `compile_commands.json` by running a build command

bear -- make

Generate compilation database with a custom output file name

bear --output path/to/compile_commands.json -- make

Append results to an existing `compile_commands.json` file

bear --append -- make

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