# build
# build
Build one or more flows.
This command builds all specified flows and writes their metadata to a
JSON file. These flows can then be registered without building later by
passing the `--json` flag to `prefect register`.
Options:
-p, --path TEXT A path to a file or a directory containing the flow(s) to
build. May be passed multiple times to specify multiple
paths.
-m, --module TEXT A python module name containing the flow(s) to build. May
be passed multiple times to specify multiple modules.
-n, --name TEXT The name of a flow to build from the specified
paths/modules. If provided, only flows with a matching
name will be built. May be passed multiple times to
specify multiple flows. If not provided, all flows found
on all paths/modules will be built.
-l, --label TEXT A label to add on all built flow(s). May be passed
multiple times to specify multiple labels.
-o, --output TEXT The output path. Defaults to `flows.json`.
-u, --update Updates an existing `json` file rather than overwriting
it.
--help Show this message and exit.
Examples:
Build all flows found in a directory.
$ prefect build -p myflows/
Build a flow named "example" found in `flow.py`.
$ prefect build -p flow.py -n "example"
Build all flows found in a module named `myproject.flows`.
$ prefect build -m "myproject.flows"
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on July 1, 2021 at 18:35 UTC