1RAKE(1)                Ruby Programmers Reference Guide                RAKE(1)
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NAME

4     rake — Ruby Make
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SYNOPSIS

7     rake [--f Rakefile] [--version] [-CGNPgnqstv] [-D [PATTERN]] [-E CODE]
8          [-I LIBDIR] [-R RAKELIBDIR] [-T [PATTERN]] [-e CODE] [-p CODE]
9          [-r MODULE] [--rules] [variable=value] target ...
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DESCRIPTION

12     Rake is a simple ruby(1) build program with capabilities similar to the
13     regular make(1) command.
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15     Rake has the following features:
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17     ·   Rakefiles (Rake's version of Makefiles) are completely defined in
18         standard Ruby syntax.  No XML files to edit. No quirky Makefile syn‐
19         tax to worry about (is that a tab or a space?).
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21     ·   Users can specify tasks with prerequisites.
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23     ·   Rake supports rule patterns to synthesize implicit tasks.
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25     ·   Flexible FileLists that act like arrays but know about manipulating
26         file names and paths.
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28     ·   A library of prepackaged tasks to make building rakefiles easier.
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OPTIONS

31     --version           Display the program version.
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33     -C
34     --classic-namespace
35                         Put Task and FileTask in the top level namespace
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37     -D [PATTERN]
38     --describe [PATTERN]
39                         Describe the tasks (matching optional PATTERN), then
40                         exit.
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42     -E CODE
43     --execute-continue CODE
44                         Execute some Ruby code, then continue with normal
45                         task processing.
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47     -G
48     --no-system
49     --nosystem          Use standard project Rakefile search paths, ignore
50                         system wide rakefiles.
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52     -I LIBDIR
53     --libdir LIBDIR     Include LIBDIR in the search path for required mod‐
54                         ules.
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56     -N
57     --no-search
58     --nosearch          Do not search parent directories for the Rakefile.
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60     -P
61     --prereqs           Display the tasks and dependencies, then exit.
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63     -R RAKELIBDIR
64     --rakelib RAKELIBDIR
65     --rakelibdir RAKELIBDIR
66                         Auto-import any .rake files in RAKELIBDIR.  (default
67                         is rakelib )
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69     -T [PATTERN]
70     --tasks [PATTERN]   Display the tasks (matching optional PATTERN) with
71                         descriptions, then exit.
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73     -e CODE
74     --execute CODE      Execute some Ruby code and exit.
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76     -f FILE
77     --rakefile FILE     Use FILE as the rakefile.
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79     -h
80     --help              Prints a summary of options.
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82     -g
83     --system            Using system wide (global) rakefiles (usually
84                         ~/.rake/*.rake ).
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86     -n
87     --dry-run           Do a dry run without executing actions.
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89     -p CODE
90     --execute-print CODE
91                         Execute some Ruby code, print the result, then exit.
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93     -q
94     --quiet             Do not log messages to standard output.
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96     -r MODULE
97     --require MODULE    Require MODULE before executing rakefile.
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99     -s
100     --silent            Like --quiet, but also suppresses the 'in directory'
101                         announcement.
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103     -t
104     --trace             Turn on invoke/execute tracing, enable full back‐
105                         trace.
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107     -v
108     --verbose           Log message to standard output (default).
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110     --rules             Trace the rules resolution.
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SEE ALSO

113     ruby(1) make(1)
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115     http://rake.rubyforge.org/
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REPORTING BUGS

118     Bugs, features requests and other issues can be logged at
119     <http://onestepback.org/redmine/projects/show/rake>.
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121     You will need an account to before you can post issues. Register at
122     <http://onestepback.org/redmine/account/register>.  Or you can send an
123     email to the author.
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AUTHOR

126     Rake is written by Jim Weirich <jim@weirichhouse.org>
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