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NAME
     rake -- Ruby Make

SYNOPSIS
     rake [-f rakefile] [options...] targets...

DESCRIPTION
     Rake is a simple ruby(1) build program with capabilities similar to the regular make(1) command.

     Rake has the following features:

     •   Rakefiles (Rake's version of Makefiles) are completely defined in standard Ruby syntax. No XML
         files to edit. No quirky Makefile syntax to worry about (is that a tab or a space?).

     •   Users can specify tasks with prerequisites.

     •   Rake supports rule patterns to sythesize implicit tasks.

     •   Flexible FileLists that act like arrays but know about manipulating file names and paths.

     For more information about Rake you can use its ---help flag. There is also online documentation avail-able available
     able at "http://docs.rubyrake.org".

SEE ALSO
     make(1) ruby(1)

AUTHORS
     Rake is written by Jim Weirich <jim@weirichhouse.org>

BSD                                           February 27, 2006                                          BSD

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