RAKE(1)

NAME
rake - Ruby Make

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

DESCRIPTION
Rake is a simple ruby(1) build program with capabilities similar to the regular make(1) command. Rake has the following features:

•   Rakefiles (Rake's version of Makefiles) are completely defined in standard Ruby syntax. No XML files to edit. No quirky Makefile syntax to worry about (is that a tab or a space?).

•   Users can specify tasks with prerequisites.

•   Rake supports rule patterns to synthesize implicit tasks.

•   Flexible FileLists that act like arrays but know about manipulating file names and paths.

•   A library of prepackaged tasks to make building rakefiles easier.

OPTIONS

--version
    Display the program version.

-C

--classic-namespace
    Put Task and FileTask in the top level namespace

-D [PATTERN]

--describe [PATTERN]
    Describe the tasks (matching optional PATTERN ), then exit.

-E CODE

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

-G

--no-system

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

-I LIBDIR

--libdir LIBDIR
    Include LIBDIR in the search path for required modules.

-N

--no-search

--nosearch
    Do not search parent directories for the Rakefile.

-P

--prereqs
    Display the tasks and dependencies, then exit.

-R RAKELIBDIR

--rakelib RAKELIBDIR

--rakelibdir RAKELIBDIR
    Auto-import any .rake files in RAKELIBDIR. (default is rakelib )

-T [PATTERN]

--tasks [PATTERN]
    Display the tasks (matching optional PATTERN ) with descriptions, then exit.

-e CODE

--execute CODE
    Execute some Ruby code and exit.

-f FILE

--rakefile FILE
    Use FILE as the rakefile.

-h

--help
    Prints a summary of options.

-g

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

-n

--dry-run
    Do a dry run without executing actions.

-p CODE

--execute-print CODE
    Execute some Ruby code, print the result, then exit.

-q

--quiet
    Do not log messages to standard output.

-r MODULE

--require MODULE
    Require MODULE before executing rakefile.

-s

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

-t

--trace
    Turn on invoke/execute tracing, enable full backtrace.

-v

--verbose
    Log message to standard output (default).

--rules
    Trace the rules resolution.

SEE ALSO
ruby(1) make(1) http://rake.rubyforge.org/

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

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