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<arg> |
v0.85-nightly-2005-11-09 |
[This is preliminary documentation and subject to change.]
Represents a command-line argument.
| Attribute | Type | Description | Required |
|---|---|---|---|
| dir | directory | The value for a directory-based command-line argument; will be replaced with the absolute path of the directory. | False |
| file | file | The name of a file as a single command-line argument; will be replaced with the absolute filename of the file. | False |
| if | bool | Indicates if the argument should be passed to the external program. If true then the argument will be passed; otherwise, skipped. The default is true. | False |
| line | string | List of command-line arguments; will be passed to the executable as is. | False |
| path | <path> | The value for a PATH-like command-line argument; you can use : or ; as path separators and NAnt will convert it to the platform's local conventions, while resolving references to environment variables. |
False |
| unless | bool | Indicates if the argument should not be passed to the external program. If false then the argument will be passed; otherwise, skipped. The default is false. | False |
| value | string | A single command-line argument; can contain space characters. | False |
A single command-line argument containing a space character.
<arg value="-l -a" />
Two separate command-line arguments.
<arg line="-l -a" />
A single command-line argument with the value \dir;\dir2;\dir3 on DOS-based systems and /dir:/dir2:/dir3 on Unix-like systems.
<arg path="/dir;/dir2:\dir3" />