# target(name:dependencies:path:exclude:sources:resources:publicHeadersPath:cSettings:cxxSettings:swiftSettings:linkerSettings:plugins:) Creates a regular target. ``` static func target(name: String, dependencies: [Target.Dependency] = [], path: String? = nil, exclude: [String] = [], sources: [String]? = nil, resources: [Resource]? = nil, publicHeadersPath: String? = nil, cSettings: [CSetting]? = nil, cxxSettings: [CXXSetting]? = nil, swiftSettings: [SwiftSetting]? = nil, linkerSettings: [LinkerSetting]? = nil, plugins: [Target.PluginUsage]? = 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. `resources` An explicit list of resources files. `publicHeadersPath` The directory containing public headers of a C-family library target. `cSettings` The C settings for this target. `cxxSettings` The C++ settings for this target. `swiftSettings` The Swift settings for this target. `linkerSettings` The linker settings for this target. `plugins` The plug-ins used by this target. ## Discussion A target can contain either Swift or C-family source files, but not both. It contains code that is built as a regular module that can be included in a library or executable product, but that cannot itself be used as the main target of an executable product. --- 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)