| NAnt  Help  Task Reference | v0.92-rc1 | 
[This is preliminary documentation and subject to change.]
| 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. | 
| choose | Executes an alternate set of task or type definition depending on conditions that are individually set on each group. | 
| 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 iftask. | 
| 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 .licencefile from a.licxfile. | 
| 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>. | 
| 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 V2.6 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 valueattribute 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. | 
| trycatch | Executes a set of tasks, and optionally catches a build exception to allow recovery or rollback steps to be taken, or to define some steps to be taken regardless if the tasks succeed or fail, or both. | 
| 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. |