Chapter 4. Built-In Tasks
Ant provides a large selection of tasks to use within projects that, as a whole, cover considerable ground. From the simplest task of creating a directory to querying a database, there are more than enough tasks for even the most complex of projects. Even more tasks are available through the optional tasks (see Chapter 5 for some optional tasks) and through building your own custom tasks (addressed in Chapter 6). This chapter, however, describes built-in tasks: the set of tasks that are immediately available when Ant is installed. By providing the details of the attributes of each task, nested elements that can be used, and examples of each attribute’s use, this chapter should serve as an essential reference guide. ...
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