---
name: "nant"
section: "1"
platform: "linux"
package: "nant"
version: "0.92~rc1+dfsg-7"
release: "Debian 11 (Bullseye)"
platforms: ["linux"]
url: "https://new.carta.tech/nant"
---

# nant(1)

.NET build tool similar to Ant

## NAME

NAnt - .NET build tool similar to Ant

## SYNOPOSIS

**nant** \[OPTIONS\] *\<target\> ...*

## DESCRIPTION

**NAnt** is a .Net build tool similar to Ant.  The build environment is configured using an XML file and extended using .Net classes rather than executing separate shell-based commands.  Each task is run by an object that implements a particular Task interface.

## COMMON OPTIONS

The following are the most common options

- **-t\[argetframework\]:\<text\>**

  Specifies the framework to target

- **-defaultframework:\<text\>**

  Specifies the framework to target (Short format: /k)

- **-buildfile:\<text\>**

  Use given buildfile (Short format: /f)

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

  Use value for given property

-

  A file ending in .build will be used if no buildfile is specified.

- **@\<file\>**

  Insert command-line settings from a text file.

## OTHER OPTIONS

- **-debug\[+\|-\]**

  Displays debug information during build process

- **-e\[macs\]\[+\|-\]**

  Produce logging information without adornments

- **-ext\[ension\]:\<text\>**

  Load NAnt extensions from the specified assembly

- **-find\[+\|-\]**

  Search parent directories for build file

- **-h\[elp\]\[+\|-\]**

  Prints a help message summarising the options.

- **-indent:\<number\>**

  Indentation level of build output

- **-l\[ogfile\]:\<filename\>**

  Use value as name of log output file

- **-listener:\<text\>**

  Add an instance of class as a project listener

- **-logger:\<text\>**

  Use given type as logger

- **-nologo\[+\|-\]**

  Suppresses display of the logo banner

- **-projecthelp\[+\|-\]**

  Prints project help information

- **-q\[uiet\]\[+\|-\]**

  Displays only error or warning messages during build process

- **-v\[erbose\]\[+\|-\]**

  Displays more information during build process

## SEE ALSO

NAnt Project web site http://nant.sourceforge.net/ ⟨http://nant.sourceforge.net/⟩

Man page by Dave Beckett, made available under the same terms as NAnt