Task Reference

Task	Summary
al	Wraps `al.exe`, the assembly linker for the .NET Framework.
asminfo	Generates an AssemblyInfo file using the attributes given.
attrib	Changes the file attributes of a file or set of files and directories.
available	Checks if a resource is available at runtime.
aximp	Generates a Windows Forms Control that wraps ActiveX Controls defined in an OCX.
call	Calls a NAnt target in the current project.
cl	Compiles C/C++ programs using `cl.exe`, Microsoft's C/C++ compiler.
copy	Copies a file, a directory, or set of files to a new file or directory.
csc	Compiles C# programs.
cvs	Executes the cvs command specified by the command attribute.
cvs-changelog	Produces an XML report that represents the cvs changes from the given start day, to a given end date.
cvs-checkout	Checks out a CVS module to the required directory.
cvs-export	Exports a cvs module in preperation for a release (i.e. the CVS version folders are not exported).
cvs-pass	Executes the cvs login command which appends or updates an entry to the specified .cvspass file.
cvs-rtag	Tags all sources in the remote repository with a given tag.
cvs-tag	Tags all local sources with the specified tag.
cvs-update	Updates a CVS module in a local working directory.
delay-sign	Signs delay-signed .NET Assemblies, or re-signs existing assemblies.
delete	Deletes a file, fileset or directory.
description	An empty task that allows a build file to contain a description.
echo	Writes a message to the build log or a specified file.
exec	Executes a system command.
fail	Exits the current build by throwing a BuildException, optionally printing additional information.
foreach	Loops over a set of items.
get	Gets a particular file from a URL source.
gunzip	Expands a file packed using GZip compression.
if	Checks the conditional attributes and executes the children if true.
ifnot	The opposite of the `if` task.
ilasm	Compiles ILASM programs.
ildasm	Disassembles any portable executable (PE) file that contains intermediate language (IL) code.
include	Includes an external build file.
jsc	Compiles JScript.NET programs.
lib	Run `lib.exe`, Microsoft's Library Manager.
license	Generates a `.licence` file from a `.licx` file.
link	Links files using `link.exe`, Microsoft's Incremental Linker.
loadfile	Load a text file into a single property.
loadtasks	Loads tasks form a given assembly or all assemblies in a given directory or <fileset>.
mail	Sends an SMTP message.
mc	Compiles messages using mc.exe, Microsoft's Win32 message compiler.
midl	This tasks allows you to run MIDL.exe.
mkdir	Creates a directory and any non-existent parent directory if necessary.
move	Moves a file, a directory, or set of files to a new file or directory.
nant	Runs NAnt on a supplied build file, or a set of build files.
nantschema	Creates an XSD File for all available tasks.
ndoc	Runs NDoc V1.3.1 to create documentation.
nunit	Runs tests using the NUnit V1.0 framework.
nunit2	Runs tests using the NUnit V2.2 framework.
property	Sets a property in the current project.
rc	Compiles resources using `rc.exe`, Microsoft's Win32 resource compiler.
readregistry	Reads a value or set of values from the Windows Registry into one or more NAnt properties.
regasm	Registers an assembly, or set of assemblies for use from COM clients.
regex	Sets project properties based on the evaluatuion of a regular expression.
regsvcs	Installs or removes .NET Services.
resgen	Converts files from one resource format to another.
script	Executes the code contained within the task.
servicecontroller	Allows a Windows service to be controlled.
setenv	Sets an environment variable or a whole collection of them. Use an empty `value` attribute to clear a variable.
sleep	A task for sleeping a specified period of time, useful when a build or deployment process requires an interval between tasks.
solution	Compiles VS.NET solutions (or sets of projects), automatically determining project dependencies from inter-project references.
style	Processes a document via XSLT.
sysinfo	Sets properties with system information.
tar	Creates a tar file from the specified filesets.
tlbexp	Exports a .NET assembly to a type library that can be used from unmanaged code (wraps Microsoft's `tlbexp.exe`).
tlbimp	Imports a type library to a .NET assembly (wraps Microsoft's `tlbimp.exe`).
touch	Touches a file or set of files -- corresponds to the Unix touch command.
tstamp	Sets properties with the current date and time.
untar	Extracts files from a tar archive.
unzip	Extracts files from a zip archive.
uptodate	Check modification dates on groups of files.
vbc	Compiles Visual Basic.NET programs.
vjc	Compiles Visual J# programs using vjc, Microsoft's J# compiler.
xmlpeek	Extracts text from an XML file at the location specified by an XPath expression.
xmlpoke	Replaces text in an XML file at the location specified by an XPath expression.
zip	Creates a zip file from the specified filesets.