Task Reference

Task	Summary
adsigetprop	Used to get the value of a property from an ADSI object.
adsisetprop	Sets a property on an ADSI object.
astyle	Formats source code in a given directory to a specified code format.
btsdeploy	Deploys an assembly to a given BizTalk configuration database.
btsexport	Exports bindings for a BizTalk assembly to an assembly binding information file.
btshost	Allows BizTalk (in-process) host instances to be controlled.
btsimport	Imports bindings from a given assembly binding information file into the specified BizTalk configuration database.
btsorchestration	Performs a set of actions on a given orchestration.
btsreceivelocation	Allows BizTalk receive locations to be controlled.
btsreset	Allows stopping, starting and resetting of BizTalk in-process host instances on the specified server.
btssendport	Allows BizTalk send ports to be controlled.
btsunbind	Removes all bindings for a given assembly from a BizTalk configuration database.
btsundeploy	Removes a given assembly from a BizTalk configuration database.
cccatcs	Displays a ClearCase config spec.
cccheckin	Checks files into a ClearCase VOB.
cccheckout	Checks files out of a ClearCase VOB.
cclock	Locks ClearCase elements.
ccmkelem	Creates elements in a ClearCase VOB.
ccmklabel	Applies a ClearCase label.
ccmklbtype	Creates a label object in a ClearCase VOB.
ccrmtype	Removes elements from a ClearCase VOB.
ccuncheckout	Uncheckout ClearCase elements.
ccunlock	Unlocks ClearCase elements.
ccupdate	Updates a ClearCase view.
cd	Changes the current working directory.
checksum	Calculates checksums for a set of files. Loosely based on Ant's Checksum task.
choose	Executes an alternate set of task or type definition depending on conditions that are individually set on each group.
codestats	Generates statistics from source code.
comregister	Register COM servers or type libraries.
concat	A task that concatenates a set of files. Loosely based on Ant's Concat task.
deliisdir	Deletes a virtual directory from a given web site hosted on Internet Information Server.
depends	On execution guarantees the listed dependencies are resolved before continuing. It is particularly useful for handling dynamic dependencies that change based on some input conditions/parameters, or when the dependencies are not known until runtime.
disco	Discovers the URLs of XML web services on a web server and saves documents related to them to the local disk. The resulting .discomap, .wsdl, and .xsd files can be used with the <wsdl> task to produce web service clients and and abstract web service servers using ASP.NET.
fxcop	Analyzes managed code assemblies and reports information about the assemblies, such as possible design, localization, performance, and security improvements.
gac	Manipulates the contents of the global assembly cache.
gac-install	Installs assemblies into the Global Assembly Cache (GAC) by using the `gacutil` SDK tool.
gac-uninstall	Uninstalls assemblies from the Global Assembly Cache (GAC) by using the `gacutil` SDK tool.
grep	Searches files for a regular-expression and produces an XML report of the matches.
hxcomp	Compiles a Microsoft HTML Help 2.0 Project.
hxreg	Registers a Microsoft HTML Help 2.0 Collection.
iisapppool	Allows an IIS application pool to be controlled.
iisdirinfo	Lists the configuration settings of a specified virtual directory in a web site hosted on Internet Information Server.
iniread	Reads String values in INI files.
iniwrite	Sets String values in INI files.
kill	Immediately stops a given process.
loadproperties	Loads a file's contents as NAnt properties.
mgmtclassgen	A task that generates strongly typed WMI classes using `mgmtclassgen.exe`.
mkiisdir	Creates or modifies a virtual directory of a web site hosted on Internet Information Server.
mkschanges	Generates an XML file containing the differences between the sandbox and the project in the MKS database.
mkscheckpoint	Checkpoints a project in an MKS Source Integrity database.
mksget	Retrieves an item or project from MKS Source Integrity.
msbuild	Builds the specified targets in the project file using `MSBuild`.
msi	Creates a Windows Installer (also known as Microsoft Installer, or MSI) setup database for installing software on the Windows Platform.
msm	Builds a Windows Installer Merge Module (MSM) database.
ngen	Pre-translates native code for an assembly containing IL (Intermediary Language bytecode) on the Windows platform.
nunit2report	A task that generates a summary HTML from a set of NUnit xml report files.
nunitreport	A task that generates a summary HTML from a set of NUnit xml report files. Loosely based on Erik Hatcher JUnitReport for Ant.
p4add	Open file(s) in a client workspace for addition to the depot.
p4change	Create or delete a changelist specification.
p4client	Add/modify/delete a client spec in perforce.
p4delete	Open file(s) in a client workspace for deletion from the depot.
p4edit	Opens file(s) in a client workspace for edit.
p4info	Returns information from the "p4 info" command back into variables for use within the build process.
p4label	Create or edit a label specification and its view.
p4labelsync	Synchronize a label with the contents of the current client workspace.
p4print	Fetch a specific file from a Perforce depot without needing a clientspec to map it.
p4reopen	Move opened files between changelists or change the files’ type.
p4revert	Discard changes made to open files.
p4set	Set registry variables that perforce uses.
p4submit	Send changes made to open files to the depot.
p4sync	Synchronize client space to a Perforce depot view.
pvcsaddfiles	Adds files to a PVCS repository.
pvcsadduser	Adds a user to a PVCS project or project database.
pvcsassigngroup	Assigns a promotion group to versioned files.
pvcschangegroup	Changes the promotion group for specified versioned files.
pvcscreateproject	Creates a project in a PVCS repository.
pvcsdelete	Deletes folder, projects, versioned items and workspaces in a PVCS repository.
pvcsdeletegroup	Removes a specified promotion group from versioned files.
pvcsdeletelabel	Removes a label from specified versioned files or projects.
pvcsdeleteusers	Deletes the specified users from the PVCS access control database.
pvcsget	Gets files from a PVCS repository.
pvcslabel	Assigns a version label to a revision of the specified versioned files.
pvcslock	Locks a revision of the specified versioned files.
pvcspromotegroup	Promotes versioned files to the next promotion group.
pvcsput	Puts files into a PVCS repository.
pvcsrenamelabel	Renames a label in a PVCS repository.
pvcsunlock	Unlocks revisions of versioned files in a PVCS repository.
record	A task that records the build's output to a file. Loosely based on Ant's Record task.
regasm	Registers an assembly for use from COM clients.
scp	Copies a file to a remote server using scp.
slingshot	Converts a Visual Studio.NET Solution to a NAnt build file or nmake file.
sql	A task to execute arbitrary SQL statements against a OLEDB data source.
sscmbatch	Processes Surround SCM batch files.
sscmbranch	Creates new branches for Surround SCM.
sscmcheckin	Checks in files in Surround SCM repository.
sscmcheckout	Checks out files from a Surround SCM repository.
sscmfreeze	Freezes branches in a Surround SCM repository.
sscmget	Gets files from a Surround SCM repository.
sscmlabel	Creates file or repository labels for a Surround SCM repository.
sscmunfreeze	Unlocks frozen branches for a Surround SCM repository.
stautolabel	Task for supporting labeling of repositories with incremented version numbers. The version number calculated will be concatenated to the `label`.
stcheckin	Task to check in files to StarTeam repositories.
stcheckout	Task to check out files from StarTeam repositories.
stlabel	Allows creation of view labels in StarTeam repositories.
stlist	List items in StarTeam repositories.
svn	Executes the svn command specified by the command attribute.
svn-checkout	Executes the svn checkout command.
svn-update	Executes the svn update specified by the command attribute.
trycatch	Executes a set of tasks, and optionally catches a build exception to allow recovery or rollback steps to be taken, or to define some steps to be taken regardless if the tasks succeed or fail, or both.
typedcollection	Generates collection classes based on a given XML specification file. Code generation is in the specified language.
validatexml	Validates a set of XML files based on a set of XML Schemas (XSD).
vb6	Compiles Microsoft Visual Basic 6 programs.
version	Increments a four-part version number stored in a text file. The resulting version number is written back to the file and exposed using NAnt properties.
vssadd	Used to add files to a Visual SourceSafe database. If the file is currently in the SourceSafe database a message will be logged but files will continue to be added.
vsscheckin	Used to checkin files into Visual Source Safe.
vsscheckout	Task used to checkout files from Visual Source Safe.
vssdelete	Used to delete or Destroy files or projects in Visual Source Safe.
vssdiff	Used to generate differences in a vss database. It will show all changes to a project after the specified label.
vssget	Used to retrieve an item or project from a Visual Source Safe database.
vsshistory	Generates an XML file showing all changes made to a Visual SourceSafe project/file between specified labels or dates (by a given user).
vsslabel	Used to apply a label to a Visual Source Safe item.
vssundocheckout	Task is used to undo a checkout from SourceSafe
waitforexit	Waits for a given process on the local computer to exit.
wsdl	Generates code for web service clients and xml web services using ASP.NET from WSDL contract files, XSD Schemas and .discomap discovery documents. Can be used in conjunction with .disco files.
xsd	The <xsd> task generates XML schema or common language runtime classes from XDR, XML, and XSD files, or from classes in a runtime assembly.