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http://nagoya.apache.org/bugzilla/show_bug.cgi?id=14646 need "-n", "show what to do but don't do it" command-line argument Summary: need "-n", "show what to do but don't do it" command- line argument Product: Ant Version: 1.5.1 Platform: All OS/Version: All Status: NEW Severity: Enhancement Priority: Other Component: Core AssignedTo: [EMAIL PROTECTED] ReportedBy: [EMAIL PROTECTED] make has a command-line flag "-n" which, instead of doing what it thinks it needs to do, just prints out what it would do, but doesn't do it. This is very useful when running newly constructed Makefiles for the first time: instead of deleting files, for example, it only prints out which files it wants to delete, thus giving me the opportunity to fix the script first before it deletes all my files ... I cannot find something similar for ant, and I would hate losing data ... For example, <dependset> may delete the target files, which may be specified as a wildcard. Short of executing the command, how do I check that it will actually delete the right files? An "ant -n" would be highly useful. It should print out something like <dependset>Delete /this/file1 <dependset>Delete /that/other/file2 This needs to be done across ant, for all tasks, not just dependset. -- To unsubscribe, e-mail: <mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]> For additional commands, e-mail: <mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
