SYNOPOSIS

nant [OPTIONS] <target> ...

DESCRIPTION

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.

COMMON OPTIONS

The following are the most common options

-t[argetframework]:<text>

Specifies the framework to target

-defaultframework:<text>

Specifies the framework to target (Short format: /k)

-buildfile:<text>

Use given buildfile (Short format: /f)

-D:<name>=<value>

Use value for given property

A file ending in .build will be used if no buildfile is specified.

@<file>

Insert command-line settings from a text file.

OTHER OPTIONS

-debug[+|-]

Displays debug information during build process

-e[macs][+|-]

Produce logging information without adornments

-ext[ension]:<text>

Load NAnt extensions from the specified assembly

-find[+|-]

Search parent directories for build file

-h[elp][+|-]

Prints a help message summarising the options.

-indent:<number>

Indentation level of build output

-l[ogfile]:<filename>

Use value as name of log output file

-listener:<text>

Add an instance of class as a project listener

-logger:<text>

Use given type as logger

-nologo[+|-]

Suppresses display of the logo banner

-projecthelp[+|-]

Prints project help information

-q[uiet][+|-]

Displays only error or warning messages during build process

-v[erbose][+|-]

Displays more information during build process