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>

UNIX                                            November 7, 2012                                       RAKE(1)()