---
name: "rake2.1"
section: "1"
platform: "linux"
package: "ruby2.1"
version: "2.1.5-2+deb8u3"
release: "Debian 8 (Jessie)"
platforms: ["linux"]
url: "https://new.carta.tech/rake2.1"
---

# rake2.1(1)

Ruby Make

## NAME

**rake** – Ruby Make

## SYNOPSIS

**rake** \[**--f** *Rakefile*\] \[**--version**\] \[**-CGNPgnqstv**\] \[**-D** \[*PATTERN*\]\] \[**-E** *CODE*\] \[**-I** *LIBDIR*\] \[**-R** *RAKELIBDIR*\] \[**-T** \[*PATTERN*\]\] \[**-e** *CODE*\] \[**-p** *CODE*\] \[**-r** *MODULE*\] \[**--rules**\] \[*variable*=*value*\] *target* *...*

## DESCRIPTION

**Rake** is a simple [ruby(1)](/ruby/1.md) build program with capabilities similar to the regular [make(1)](/make/1.md) command.

**Rake** has the following features:

- Rakefiles (Rake's version of Makefiles) are completely defined in standard Ruby syntax. No XML files to edit. No quirky Makefile syntax to worry about (is that a tab or a space?).

- Users can specify tasks with prerequisites.

- Rake supports rule patterns to synthesize implicit tasks.

- Flexible FileLists that act like arrays but know about manipulating file names and paths.

- A library of prepackaged tasks to make building rakefiles easier.

## OPTIONS

- **--version**

  Display the program version.

- **-C**

  - **--classic-namespace**

  Put Task and FileTask in the top level namespace

- **-D** \[*PATTERN*\]

  - **--describe** \[*PATTERN*\]

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

- **-E** *CODE*

  - **--execute-continue** *CODE*

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

- **-G**

  - **--no-system**

  - **--nosystem**

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

- **-I** *LIBDIR*

  - **--libdir** *LIBDIR*

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

- **-N**

  - **--no-search**

  - **--nosearch**

  Do not search parent directories for the Rakefile.

- **-P**

  - **--prereqs**

  Display the tasks and dependencies, then exit.

- **-R** *RAKELIBDIR*

  - **--rakelib** *RAKELIBDIR*

  - **--rakelibdir** *RAKELIBDIR*

  Auto-import any .rake files in *RAKELIBDIR*. (default is *rakelib* )

- **-T** \[*PATTERN*\]

  - **--tasks** \[*PATTERN*\]

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

- **-e** *CODE*

  - **--execute** *CODE*

  Execute some Ruby code and exit.

- **-f** *FILE*

  - **--rakefile** *FILE*

  Use FILE as the rakefile.

- **-h**

  - **--help**

  Prints a summary of options.

- **-g**

  - **--system**

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

- **-n**

  - **--dry-run**

  Do a dry run without executing actions.

- **-p** *CODE*

  - **--execute-print** *CODE*

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

- **-q**

  - **--quiet**

  Do not log messages to standard output.

- **-r** *MODULE*

  - **--require** *MODULE*

  Require MODULE before executing rakefile.

- **-s**

  - **--silent**

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

- **-t**

  - **--trace**

  Turn on invoke/execute tracing, enable full backtrace.

- **-v**

  - **--verbose**

  Log message to standard output (default).

- **--rules**

  Trace the rules resolution.

## ENVIRONMENT

- RAKE\_SYSTEM

  The directory path containing the system wide rakefiles.

- RAKE\_COLUMNS

  Override the number of columns used for output, such as **-****-tasks**

- RAKEOPT

  Used to provide default command line arguments to Rake.

- TAGS

  Generate an Emacs TAGS file

- TEST

  The list of test files will be overridden to include only the filename specified on the command line.

  This provides an easy way to run just one test.

- TESTOPTS

  - TESTOPT

  - TEST\_OPTS

  - TEST\_OPT

  The given options are passed to the test process after a **-****-**

  This allows Test::Unit options to be passed to the test suite.

- USERPROFILE

  - HOME

  - HOMEDRIVE

  - HOMEPATH

  The standard directory containing system wide rake files on Win 32 systems.

## SEE ALSO

[ruby(1)](/ruby/1.md) [make(1)](/make/1.md)

*http://rake.rubyforge.org/*

## REPORTING BUGS

Bugs, features requests and other issues can be logged at ⟨*http://onestepback.org/redmine/projects/show/rake*⟩.

You will need an account to before you can post issues. Register at ⟨*http://onestepback.org/redmine/account/register*⟩. Or you can send an email to the author.

## AUTHOR

**Rake** is written by Jim Weirich ⟨jim@weirichhouse.org⟩