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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:

     oo   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?).

     oo   Users can specify tasks with prerequisites.

     oo   Rake supports rule patterns to sythesize implicit tasks.

     oo   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