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v0.92-rc1 |
[This is preliminary documentation and subject to change.]
| Task | Summary |
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| al | Wraps al.exe, the assembly linker for the .NET Framework. |
| asminfo | Generates an AssemblyInfo file using the attributes given. |
| attrib | Changes the file attributes of a file or set of files and directories. |
| available | Checks if a resource is available at runtime. |
| aximp | Generates a Windows Forms Control that wraps ActiveX Controls defined in an OCX. |
| call | Calls a NAnt target in the current project. |
| choose |
Executes an alternate set of task or type definition depending on conditions that are individually set on each group. |
| cl | Compiles C/C++ programs using cl.exe, Microsoft's C/C++ compiler. |
| copy | Copies a file, a directory, or set of files to a new file or directory. |
| csc | Compiles C# programs. |
| cvs | Executes the cvs command specified by the command attribute. |
| cvs-changelog | Produces an XML report that represents the cvs changes from the given start day, to a given end date. |
| cvs-checkout | Checks out a CVS module to the required directory. |
| cvs-export | Exports a cvs module in preperation for a release (i.e. the CVS version folders are not exported). |
| cvs-pass | Executes the cvs login command which appends or updates an entry to the specified .cvspass file. |
| cvs-rtag | Tags all sources in the remote repository with a given tag. |
| cvs-tag | Tags all local sources with the specified tag. |
| cvs-update | Updates a CVS module in a local working directory. |
| delay-sign | Signs delay-signed .NET Assemblies, or re-signs existing assemblies. |
| delete | Deletes a file, fileset or directory. |
| description | An empty task that allows a build file to contain a description. |
| echo | Writes a message to the build log or a specified file. |
| exec | Executes a system command. |
| fail | Exits the current build by throwing a BuildException, optionally printing additional information. |
| foreach | Loops over a set of items. |
| get | Gets a particular file from a URL source. |
| gunzip | Expands a file packed using GZip compression. |
| if | Checks the conditional attributes and executes the children if true. |
| ifnot | The opposite of the if task. |
| ilasm | Compiles ILASM programs. |
| ildasm | Disassembles any portable executable (PE) file that contains intermediate language (IL) code. |
| include | Includes an external build file. |
| jsc | Compiles JScript.NET programs. |
| lib | Run lib.exe, Microsoft's Library Manager. |
| license | Generates a .licence file from a .licx file. |
| link | Links files using link.exe, Microsoft's Incremental Linker. |
| loadfile | Load a text file into a single property. |
| loadtasks | Loads tasks form a given assembly or all assemblies in a given directory or <fileset>. |
| Sends an SMTP message. | |
| mc | Compiles messages using mc.exe, Microsoft's Win32 message compiler. |
| midl | This tasks allows you to run MIDL.exe. |
| mkdir | Creates a directory and any non-existent parent directory if necessary. |
| move | Moves a file, a directory, or set of files to a new file or directory. |
| nant | Runs NAnt on a supplied build file, or a set of build files. |
| nantschema | Creates an XSD File for all available tasks. |
| ndoc | Runs NDoc V1.3.1 to create documentation. |
| nunit | Runs tests using the NUnit V1.0 framework. |
| nunit2 | Runs tests using the NUnit V2.6 framework. |
| property | Sets a property in the current project. |
| rc | Compiles resources using rc.exe, Microsoft's Win32 resource compiler. |
| readregistry | Reads a value or set of values from the Windows Registry into one or more NAnt properties. |
| regasm | Registers an assembly, or set of assemblies for use from COM clients. |
| regex | Sets project properties based on the evaluatuion of a regular expression. |
| regsvcs | Installs or removes .NET Services. |
| resgen | Converts files from one resource format to another. |
| script | Executes the code contained within the task. |
| servicecontroller | Allows a Windows service to be controlled. |
| setenv | Sets an environment variable or a whole collection of them. Use an empty value attribute to clear a variable. |
| sleep | A task for sleeping a specified period of time, useful when a build or deployment process requires an interval between tasks. |
| solution | Compiles VS.NET solutions (or sets of projects), automatically determining project dependencies from inter-project references. |
| style | Processes a document via XSLT. |
| sysinfo | Sets properties with system information. |
| tar | Creates a tar file from the specified filesets. |
| tlbexp | Exports a .NET assembly to a type library that can be used from unmanaged code (wraps Microsoft's tlbexp.exe). |
| tlbimp | Imports a type library to a .NET assembly (wraps Microsoft's tlbimp.exe). |
| touch | Touches a file or set of files -- corresponds to the Unix touch command. |
| trycatch | Executes a set of tasks, and optionally catches a build exception to allow recovery or rollback steps to be taken, or to define some steps to be taken regardless if the tasks succeed or fail, or both. |
| tstamp | Sets properties with the current date and time. |
| untar | Extracts files from a tar archive. |
| unzip | Extracts files from a zip archive. |
| uptodate | Check modification dates on groups of files. |
| vbc | Compiles Visual Basic.NET programs. |
| vjc | Compiles Visual J# programs using vjc, Microsoft's J# compiler. |
| xmlpeek | Extracts text from an XML file at the location specified by an XPath expression. |
| xmlpoke | Replaces text in an XML file at the location specified by an XPath expression. |
| zip | Creates a zip file from the specified filesets. |