# target(name:dependencies:path:exclude:sources:publicHeadersPath:) Creates a library or executable target. ``` static func target(name: String, dependencies: [Target.Dependency] = [], path: String? = nil, exclude: [String] = [], sources: [String]? = nil, publicHeadersPath: String? = nil) -> Target ``` ## Parameters `name` The name of the target. `dependencies` The dependencies of the target. A dependency can be another target in the package or a product from a package dependency. `path` The custom path for the target. By default, the Swift Package Manager requires a target’s sources to reside at predefined search paths; for example, `[PackageRoot]/Sources/[TargetName]`. Don’t escape the package root; for example, values like `../Foo` or `/Foo` are invalid. `exclude` A list of paths to files or directories that the Swift Package Manager shouldn’t consider to be source or resource files. A path is relative to the target’s directory. This parameter has precedence over the [`sources`](/documentation/PackageDescription/Target/sources) parameter. `sources` An explicit list of source files. If you provide a path to a directory, the Swift Package Manager searches for valid source files recursively. `publicHeadersPath` The directory containing public headers of a C-family library target. ## Discussion A target can contain either Swift or C-family source files, but not both. The Swift Package Manager considers a target to be an executable target if its directory contains a `main.swift`, `main.m`, `main.c`, or `main.cpp` file. The Swift Package Manager considers all other targets to be library targets. --- Copyright © 2026 Apple Inc. All rights reserved. | [Terms of Use](https://www.apple.com/legal/internet-services/terms/site.html) | [Privacy Policy](https://www.apple.com/privacy/privacy-policy)