# glib-compile-resources

> Compiles resource files (e.g. images) into a binary resource bundle.
> These may be linked into GTK applications using the GResource API.

- Compile resources referenced in "file.gresource.xml" to a .gresource binary:

`glib-compile-resources {{file.gresource.xml}}`

- Compile resources referenced in "file.gresource.xml" to a C source file:

`glib-compile-resources --generate-source {{file.gresource.xml}}`

- Compile resources in "file.gresource.xml" to a chosen target file, with .c, .h or .gresource extension:

`glib-compile-resources --generate --target={{file.ext}} {{file.gresource.xml}}`

- Print a list of resource files referenced in "file.gresource.xml":

`glib-compile-resources --generate-dependencies {{file.gresource.xml}}`
