---
title: 'USE flag index'
navtitle: 'USE flags'
nav1: support
nav2: use
nav2-show: true
---

<div class="alert alert-info">
  <strong>What are USE flags?</strong>
  <br>
  For more information on the idea behind USE flags and how to use them,
  please see <a href="https://wiki.gentoo.org/wiki/Handbook:AMD64/Working/USE" class="alert-link">our documentation</a>.
</div>

<hr>

<h2 id="global">Global USE flags</h2>

<table class="table table-condensed table-striped">
  <tr>
    <th class="use-flag">Flag</th>
    <th class="use-desc">Description</th>
  </tr>
{% for flag in site.data.use.global %}
  <tr>
    <th><code>{{ flag[0] }}</code></th>
    <td>{{ flag[1] }}</td>
  </tr>
{% endfor %}
</table>

<h2 id="local">Local USE flags</h2>

{% for category in site.data.use.local %}
  <h3 id="{{ category[0] }}">{{ category[0] }}</h3>

  {% for package in category[1] %}
    <h4 id="{{ category[0] }}/{{ package[0] }}">{{ package[0] }}</h4>
    
    <table class="table table-condensed table-striped">
    {% for flag in package[1] %}
      <tr>
        <th class="use-flag"><code>{{ flag[0] }}</code></th>
        <td class="use-desc">{{ flag[1] }}</td>
      </tr>
    {% endfor %}
    </table>
  {% endfor %}
{% endfor %}