diff --git a/capture/build/unix/Makefile b/capture/build/unix/Makefile
index c70c51dd..035eda1b 100644
--- a/capture/build/unix/Makefile
+++ b/capture/build/unix/Makefile
@@ -9,4 +9,8 @@ release:
 clean:
 	@+make -f build.mk clean
 
-.PHONY: all clean debug release
+db: clean
+	@bear -- $(MAKE) -f debug.mk all
+	@mv -f compile_commands.json ../../../
+
+.PHONY: all clean debug release db
diff --git a/csvexport/build/unix/Makefile b/csvexport/build/unix/Makefile
index c70c51dd..035eda1b 100644
--- a/csvexport/build/unix/Makefile
+++ b/csvexport/build/unix/Makefile
@@ -9,4 +9,8 @@ release:
 clean:
 	@+make -f build.mk clean
 
-.PHONY: all clean debug release
+db: clean
+	@bear -- $(MAKE) -f debug.mk all
+	@mv -f compile_commands.json ../../../
+
+.PHONY: all clean debug release db
diff --git a/import-chrome/build/unix/Makefile b/import-chrome/build/unix/Makefile
index c70c51dd..035eda1b 100644
--- a/import-chrome/build/unix/Makefile
+++ b/import-chrome/build/unix/Makefile
@@ -9,4 +9,8 @@ release:
 clean:
 	@+make -f build.mk clean
 
-.PHONY: all clean debug release
+db: clean
+	@bear -- $(MAKE) -f debug.mk all
+	@mv -f compile_commands.json ../../../
+
+.PHONY: all clean debug release db
diff --git a/library/unix/Makefile b/library/unix/Makefile
index c70c51dd..a657b17b 100644
--- a/library/unix/Makefile
+++ b/library/unix/Makefile
@@ -9,4 +9,8 @@ release:
 clean:
 	@+make -f build.mk clean
 
-.PHONY: all clean debug release
+db: clean
+	@bear -- $(MAKE) -f debug.mk all
+	@mv -f compile_commands.json ../../
+
+.PHONY: all clean debug release db
diff --git a/profiler/build/unix/Makefile b/profiler/build/unix/Makefile
index c70c51dd..035eda1b 100644
--- a/profiler/build/unix/Makefile
+++ b/profiler/build/unix/Makefile
@@ -9,4 +9,8 @@ release:
 clean:
 	@+make -f build.mk clean
 
-.PHONY: all clean debug release
+db: clean
+	@bear -- $(MAKE) -f debug.mk all
+	@mv -f compile_commands.json ../../../
+
+.PHONY: all clean debug release db
diff --git a/update/build/unix/Makefile b/update/build/unix/Makefile
index c70c51dd..035eda1b 100644
--- a/update/build/unix/Makefile
+++ b/update/build/unix/Makefile
@@ -9,4 +9,8 @@ release:
 clean:
 	@+make -f build.mk clean
 
-.PHONY: all clean debug release
+db: clean
+	@bear -- $(MAKE) -f debug.mk all
+	@mv -f compile_commands.json ../../../
+
+.PHONY: all clean debug release db