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Global functions

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This section lists the global functions available in Starlark. The list of available functions differs depending on the file type (whether a BUILD file, or a .bzl file, etc).
  • .bzl files
  • All Bazel files
  • BUILD files
  • MODULE.bazel files
  • WORKSPACE files

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