ant(1) ant(1)
NAME
ant - a Java based make tool.
SYNOPSIS
ant [OPTION]... [TARGET [TARGET2] [TARGET3] ...]]
DESCRIPTION
Like make, ant is a tool that can compile Java projects. But unlike it,
ant is based on Java which means that it will run on every platform
that has a Java Virtual Machine. This makes it a great tool for build-
ing Java software.
By default it takes information from build.xml which describes the tar-
gets.
-help, -h
print help on the command line options
-projecthelp, -p
gives information on possible targets for this project
-version
prints the version number and then exits ant
-quiet, -q
be extra quiet
-verbose, -v
be extra verbose
-debug, -d
print debugging information
-emacs, -e
produce logging information without adornments
-logfile <file>, -l <file>
use the given file to output log to
-logger <classname>
the class which is to perform logging
-listener <classname>
add an instance of the given class as a project listener
-noinput
do not allow interactive input
-buildfile <file>, -file <file>, -f <file>
use the given buildfile instead of the default build.xml file.
This is the ant equivalent of Makefile
-D<property>=<value>
use value for the given property
-keep-going, -k
execute all targets that do not depend on failed target(s)
-propertyfile <file>
load all properties from file with -D properties taking prece-
dence
-inputhandler <class>
the class which will handle input requests
-find <file>, -s <file>
(s)earch for buildfile towards the root of the filesystem and
use it
-nice number
A niceness value for the main thread: 1 (lowest) to 10 (high-
est); 5 is the default
-nouserlib
Run ant without using the jar files from ${user.home}/.ant/lib
-noclasspath
Run ant without using CLASSPATH
-autoproxy
Java 1.5+ : use the OS proxies
-main <class>
override ant's normal entry point
SEE ALSO
make(1) java(1) build.xml(5)
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