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.TH nant 1 "2005-05-16"
.SH "NAME"
NAnt \- .NET build tool similar to Ant
.SH "SYNOPOSIS"
.B nant
.RB [OPTIONS]
..IR "<target>"
.IR "<target> ..."
.SH "DESCRIPTION"
.B NAnt
is a .Net build tool similar to Ant.  The build environment
is configured using an XML file and extended using .Net classes
rather than executing separate shell-based commands.  Each task is
run by an object that implements a particular Task interface.
.SH "COMMON OPTIONS"
The following are the most common options
.TP
.B \-t[argetframework]:<text>
Specifies the framework to target
.TP
.B \-defaultframework:<text>
Specifies the framework to target (Short format: /k)
.TP
.B \-buildfile:<text>
Use given buildfile (Short format: /f)
.TP
.B \-D:<name>=<value>
Use value for given property
.IP
A file ending in .build will be used if no buildfile is specified.
.TP
.B @<file>
Insert command\-line settings from a text file.
.SH "OTHER OPTIONS"
.TP
.B \-debug[+|\-]
Displays debug information during build process
.TP
.B \-e[macs][+|\-]
Produce logging information without adornments
.TP
.B \-ext[ension]:<text>
Load NAnt extensions from the specified assembly
.TP
.B \-find[+|\-]
Search parent directories for build file
.TP
.B \-h[elp][+|\-]
Prints a help message summarising the options.
.TP
.B \-indent:<number>
Indentation level of build output
.TP
.B \-l[ogfile]:<filename>
Use value as name of log output file
.TP
.B \-listener:<text>
Add an instance of class as a project listener
.TP
.B \-logger:<text>
Use given type as logger
.TP
.B \-nologo[+|\-]
Suppresses display of the logo banner
.TP
.B \-projecthelp[+|\-]
Prints project help information
.TP
.B \-q[uiet][+|\-]
Displays only error or warning messages during build process
.TP
.B \-v[erbose][+|\-]
Displays more information during build process
.SH "SEE ALSO"
NAnt Project web site
.UR http://nant.sourceforge.net/
http://nant.sourceforge.net/
.UE
.LP
Man page by Dave Beckett, made available under the same terms as NAnt