bazelbuild / bazelbuild/bazel

Document Bazel's terminal output, particularly action statistics

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Description

The Bazel terminal output reports statistics about build/test progress in a variety of ways that can be confusing for users. See, e.g., [this bazel-discuss thread](https://groups.google.com/forum/#!msg/bazel-discuss/9smBB-m5KOQ/GCfxJvcPBgAJ) for some examples. We should document what the statistics mean, along with pointers to the command line options that can be used to customize the output.

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Research direction

Start by reviewing Bazel's terminal output and the linked bazel-discuss thread to inventory the reported statistics and their meanings. Locate the relevant documentation and command-line options, then document the statistics and explain how users can customize the output; done means the confusing cases and customization pointers are covered.

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Assessment

Domain
build-system, cli, documentation
Issue type
Documentation
Difficulty
3/5
Estimated time
1-2 days
Activity status
Stale
Clarity
Mostly clear
Newbie friendliness
35/100

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