---
name: "rake"
section: "1"
platform: "macos"
package: "ruby"
version: "175"
release: "macOS 26.5"
platforms: ["linux", "macos"]
url: "https://new.carta.tech/rake"
---

# rake(1)

make-like build utility for Ruby

## NAME

**rake** – make-like build utility for Ruby

## SYNOPSIS

**rake** \[**-f** *rakefile*\] \[*options*\] *targets* *...*

## DESCRIPTION

**rake** is a [make(1)](/make/1.md)-like build utility for Ruby. Tasks and dependencies are specified in standard Ruby syntax.

## OPTIONS

- **-m**, **--multitask**

  Treat all tasks as multitasks.

- **-B**, **--build-all**

  Build all prerequisites, including those which are up-to-date.

- **-j**, **--jobs** *num\_jobs*

  Specifies the maximum number of tasks to execute in parallel (default is number of CPU cores + 4).

### Modules

- **-I**, **--libdir** *libdir*

  Include *libdir* in the search path for required modules.

- **-r**, **--require** *module*

  Require *module* before executing *rakefile*.

### Rakefile location

- **-f**, **--rakefile** *filename*

  Use *filename* as the rakefile to search for.

- **-N**, **--no-search**, **--nosearch**

  Do not search parent directories for the Rakefile.

- **-G**, **--no-system**, **--nosystem**

  Use standard project Rakefile search paths, ignore system wide rakefiles.

- **-R**, **--rakelib** *rakelibdir*, **--rakelibdir** *rakelibdir*

  Auto-import any .rake files in *rakelibdir* (default is ‘rakelib’)

- **-g**, **--system**

  Use system-wide (global) rakefiles (usually *~/.rake/\*.rake*).

### Debugging

- **--backtrace**=*out*

  Enable full backtrace. *out* can be stderr (default) or stdout.

- **-t**, **--trace**=*out*

  Turn on invoke/execute tracing, enable full backtrace. *out* can be stderr (default) or stdout.

- **--suppress-backtrace** *pattern*

  Suppress backtrace lines matching regexp *pattern*. Ignored if **--trace** is on.

- **--rules**

  Trace the rules resolution.

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

  Do a dry run without executing actions.

- **-T**, **--tasks** \[*pattern*\]

  Display the tasks (matching optional *pattern*) with descriptions, then exit.

- **-D**, **--describe** \[*pattern*\]

  Describe the tasks (matching optional *pattern*), then exit.

- **-W**, **--where** \[*pattern*\]

  Describe the tasks (matching optional *pattern*), then exit.

- **-P**, **--prereqs**

  Display the tasks and dependencies, then exit.

- **-e**, **--execute** *code*

  Execute some Ruby code and exit.

- **-p**, **--execute-print** *code*

  Execute some Ruby code, print the result, then exit.

- **-E**, **--execute-continue** *code*

  Execute some Ruby code, then continue with normal task processing.

### Information

- **-v**, **--verbose**

  Log message to standard output.

- **-q**, **--quiet**

  Do not log messages to standard output.

- **-s**, **--silent**

  Like **--quiet**, but also suppresses the ‘in directory’ announcement.

- **-X**, **--no-deprecation-warnings**

  Disable the deprecation warnings.

- **--comments**

  Show commented tasks only

- **-A**, **--all**

  Show all tasks, even uncommented ones (in combination with **-T** or **-D**)

- **--job-stats** \[*level*\]

  Display job statistics. If *level* is ‘history’, displays a complete job list.

- **-V**, **--version**

  Display the program version.

- **-h**, **-H**, **--help**

  Display a help message.

## SEE ALSO

The complete documentation for **rake** has been installed at */usr/share/doc/rake-doc/html/index.html*. It is also available online at **https://ruby.github.io/rake**.

## AUTHORS

**rake** was written by Jim Weirich ⟨*jim@weirichhouse.org*⟩.

This manual was created by Caitlin Matos ⟨*caitlin.matos@zoho.com*⟩ for the Debian project (but may be used by others). It was inspired by the manual by Jani Monoses ⟨*jani@iv.ro*⟩ for the Ubuntu project.