---
name: "doit"
section: "1"
platform: "linux"
package: "python3-doit"
version: "0.36.0-5"
release: "Debian 13 (Trixie)"
platforms: ["linux"]
url: "https://new.carta.tech/doit"
---

# doit(1)

build-tools to execute any kind of task

## NAME

doit - build-tools to execute any kind of task

## DESCRIPTION

doit **--** automation tool http://pydoit.org

Commands

- doit clean

  clean action / remove targets

- doit dumpdb

  dump dependency DB

- doit forget

  clear successful run status from internal DB

- doit help

  show help

- doit ignore

  ignore task (skip) on subsequent runs

- doit info

  show info about a task

- doit list

  list tasks from dodo file

- doit reset-dep

  recompute and save the state of file dependencies without executing actions

- doit run

  run tasks

- doit strace

  use strace to list file\_deps and targets

- doit tabcompletion

  generate script for tab-completion

- doit help

  show help / reference

- doit help task

  show help on task dictionary fields

- doit help \<command\>

  show command usage

- doit help \<task-name\>

  show task usage