---
title: "just"
category: "Developer tools"
tagline: "A command runner: save a project's commands in a justfile and run them by name."
source: "pacman"
package: "just"
command: "just"
website: "https://just.systems/"
code: "https://github.com/casey/just"
links:
  - name: "The just manual"
    url: "https://just.systems/man/en/"
---

## What it is

just saves the commands a project uses, such as building, testing or deploying, in a `justfile`, as named recipes. `just test` runs the test recipe; `just` on its own runs the first one, and `just --list` shows them all. It's like make for running commands, without make's quirks around files and tabs.

## Why it's here

- **Commands you don't have to remember.** Each project documents its own tasks.
- **Simple syntax.** Recipes can take arguments and depend on each other.

## On CoreDesktop

just is installed from pacman. `update` keeps it current with the rest of the pacman packages.

```
just --list
```