<exec>

[This is preliminary documentation and subject to change.]

Executes a system command.

Parameters

Attribute Type Description Required
program string The program to execute without command arguments. True
append bool Gets or sets a value indicating whether output should be appended to the output file. The default is false. False
basedir directory The directory the program is in. False
commandline string The command-line arguments for the program. False
output file The file to which the standard output will be redirected. False
resultproperty string

The name of a property in which the exit code of the program should be stored. Only of interest if failonerror is false.

If the exit code of the program is "-1000" then the program could not be started, or did not exit (in time).

False
useruntimeengine bool Specifies whether the external program should be executed using a runtime engine, if configured. The default is false. False
workingdir directory The directory in which the command will be executed. False
failonerror bool Determines if task failure stops the build, or is just reported. The default is true. False
if bool If true then the task will be executed; otherwise, skipped. The default is true. False
timeout int The maximum amount of time the application is allowed to execute, expressed in milliseconds. Defaults to no time-out. False
unless bool Opposite of if. If false then the task will be executed; otherwise, skipped. The default is false. False
verbose bool Determines whether the task should report detailed build log messages. The default is false. False

Framework-configurable parameters

Attribute Type Description Required
exename string The name of the executable that should be used to launch the external program. False
useruntimeengine bool Specifies whether the external program should be executed using a runtime engine, if configured. The default is false. False

Nested Elements:

<environment>

<option ... />

Environment variables to pass to the program.

Contains a collection of Option elements.

<option ... />
...

</environment>

<arg>

The command-line arguments for the external program.

Contains a collection of Argument elements.

</arg>

Examples

Requirements

Assembly: NAnt.Core (0.85.1793.0)