---
name: "gant"
section: "1"
platform: "linux"
package: "gant"
version: "1.9.11-8"
release: "Debian 13 (Trixie)"
platforms: ["linux"]
url: "https://new.carta.tech/gant"
---

# gant(1)

A build framework based on scripting Ant task using Groovy.

## NAME

gant - A build framework based on scripting Ant task using Groovy.

## SYNOPSIS

**gant** \[*options*\] \[*target* \[*target2* \[*target3*\] ...\]\]

## DESCRIPTION

**gant** is a tool for working with Ant tasks but using Groovy as the scripting language rather than using XML as a specification language.

By default it takes information from **build.gant** which describes the targets.

- **-c,--usecache**

  Whether to cache the generated class and perform modified checks on the file before re-compilation.

- **-d,--debug**

  Print debug levels of information.

- **-f,--file \<build-file\>**

  Use the named build file instead of the default, **build.gant**.

- **-h,--help**

  Print out this message.

- **-l,--gantlib \<library\>**

  A directory that contains classes to be used as extra Gant modules,

- **-n,--dry-run**

  Do not actually action any tasks.

- **-p,--projecthelp**

  Print out a list of the possible targets.

- **-q,--quiet**

  Do not print out much when executing.

- **-s,--silent**

  Print out nothing when executing.

- **-v,--verbose**

  Print lots of extra information.

- **-C, --cachedir \<cache-file\>**

  The directory where to cache generated classes to.

- **-D \<name\>=\<value\>**

  Define \<name\> to have value \<value\>. Creates a variable named \<name\> for use in the scripts and a property named \<name\> for the Ant tasks.

- **-L,--lib \<path\>**

  Add a directory to search for jars and classes.

- **-P,--classpath \<path-list\>**

  Specify a path list to search for jars and classes.

- **-T,--targets**

  Print out a list of the possible targets.

- **-V,--version**

  Print the version number and exit.

## AUTHOR

Gant and this manpage written by Russel Winder \<russel@winder.org.uk\>.