nant(1)

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💖 nant(1) — the manual, but make it make sense 💖

okay so bestie, this is the manual page for nant, from the General Commands Manual section of the man pages. It's giving classic. It's giving 2005. Let's get into it 🫶

✨ NAME ✨

NAnt — a .NET build tool that's similar to Ant 💅

✨ SYNOPOSIS ✨

(no bestie, I didn't typo that, that's literally what the section is called, we don't make the rules 🌸)

nant [OPTIONS] <target> ...

✨ DESCRIPTION ✨

So NAnt is a .NET build tool, and it's similar to Ant. Iconic behavior.

The whole build environment gets configured using an XML file, and it gets extended using .Net classes — not by executing a bunch of separate shell-based commands like some kind of gremlin. Every single task is run by an object that implements a particular Task interface. That's the whole vibe. 🦋

✨ COMMON OPTIONS ✨

these are the ones you'll actually be reaching for, the main character options 👑

  • -t[argetframework]:<text> — specifies the framework to target 🎯
  • -defaultframework:<text> — also specifies the framework to target (short format: /k)
  • -buildfile:<text> — use the given buildfile (short format: /f)
  • -D:<name>=<value> — use value for the given property
  • @<file> — pull your command-line settings in from a text file, lowkey genius 📄
heads up bestie: if you don't specify a buildfile at all, a file ending in .build gets used instead. no cap. 🌈

✨ OTHER OPTIONS ✨

the deep cuts. the lore. read them all, I'm not summarising, we don't skip 💀

  • -debug[+|-] — displays debug information while the build process is running
  • -e[macs][+|-] — produces logging information, but without adornments (stripped down, minimal, clean ✨)
  • -ext[ension]:<text> — loads NAnt extensions from the assembly you specify
  • -find[+|-] — searches parent directories looking for the build file 🔍
  • -h[elp][+|-] — prints a help message that summarises the options
  • -indent:<number> — sets the indentation level of the build output
  • -l[ogfile]:<filename> — uses the value you give as the name of the log output file
  • -listener:<text> — adds an instance of a class as a project listener
  • -logger:<text> — uses the given type as the logger
  • -nologo[+|-] — suppresses the display of the logo banner 🚫
  • -projecthelp[+|-] — prints project help information
  • -q[uiet][+|-] — displays only error or warning messages during the build process 🤫
  • -v[erbose][+|-] — displays more information during the build process 🗣️

✨ SEE ALSO ✨

and that's the whole page bestie!! this manual is dated 2005-05-16, it lives in the General Commands Manual section under nant(1), and honestly? she ate. periodt. 💅✨🎀

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