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rake: make-like build utility for Ruby

rake 11.2.2

NAME

rake - make-like build utility for Ruby

SYNOPSIS

rake [-f rakefile ] [options ] targets ...

DESCRIPTION

rake is a make(1)Ns-like build utility for Ruby. Tasks and dependencies are specified in standard Ruby syntax.

OPTIONS

-m , --multitask

Treat all tasks as multitasks.

-B , --build-all

Build all prerequisites, including those which are up-to-date.

-j , --jobs num_jobs

Specifies the maximum number of tasks to execute in parallel (default is number of CPU cores + 4).

Modules

-I , --libdir libdir

Include libdir in the search path for required modules.

-r , --require module

Require module before executing rakefile

Rakefile location

-f , --rakefile filename

Use filename as the rakefile to search for.

-N , --no-search , --nosearch

Do not search parent directories for the Rakefile.

-G , --no-system , --nosystem

Use standard project Rakefile search paths, ignore system wide rakefiles.

-R , --rakelib rakelibdir , --rakelibdir rakelibdir

Auto-import any .rake files in rakelibdir (default is `rakelib'

-g , --system

Use system-wide (global) rakefiles (usually ~/.rake/*.rake )

Debugging

--backtrace = out

Enable full backtrace. out can be stderr (default) or stdout

-t , --trace = out

Turn on invoke/execute tracing, enable full backtrace. out can be stderr (default) or stdout

--suppress-backtrace pattern

Suppress backtrace lines matching regexp pattern Ignored if --trace is on.

--rules

Trace the rules resolution.

-n , --dry-run

Do a dry run without executing actions.

-T , --tasks [pattern ]

Display the tasks (matching optional pattern with descriptions, then exit.

-D , --describe [pattern ]

Describe the tasks (matching optional pattern ) then exit.

-W , --where [pattern ]

Describe the tasks (matching optional pattern ) then exit.

-P , --prereqs

Display the tasks and dependencies, then exit.

-e , --execute code

Execute some Ruby code and exit.

-p , --execute-print code

Execute some Ruby code, print the result, then exit.

-E , --execute-continue code

Execute some Ruby code, then continue with normal task processing.

Information

-v , --verbose

Log message to standard output.

-q , --quiet

Do not log messages to standard output.

-s , --silent

Like --quiet but also suppresses the `in directory' announcement.

-X , --no-deprecation-warnings

Disable the deprecation warnings.

--comments

Show commented tasks only

-A , --all

Show all tasks, even uncommented ones (in combination with -T or -D

--job-stats [level ]

Display job statistics. If level is `history' displays a complete job list.

-V , --version

Display the program version.

-h , -H , --help

Display a help message.

AUTHORS

An -nosplit rake was written by An Jim Weirich Aq Mt jim [at] weirichhouse.org .

This manual was created by An Caitlin Matos Aq Mt caitlin.matos [at] zoho.com for the Debian project (but may be used by others). It was inspired by the manual by An Jani Monoses Aq Mt jani [at] iv.ro for the Ubuntu project.