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Mastering Apache Ant Build Tool

Apache Ant is a Java-based build tool that is used to automate the build processes of software projects. It is a popular tool in the software development industry due to its powerful features and flexibility. One of the key features of Apache Ant is its extensive set of tags that can be used to perform various tasks during the build process. In this tutorial, we will discuss 100 tags in Apache Ant with easy-to-follow examples.

  1. <project>: This tag defines the project settings and properties for Ant build files. The following code demonstrates how to define a project in Ant.
<project name="MyProject" default="build" basedir=".">
   <!-- Define properties here -->
</project>
  1. <import>: This tag is used to import other build files into the current build file. The following code demonstrates how to import a build file in Ant.
<import file="build.xml"/>
  1. <target>: This tag defines the tasks that will be executed during the build process. The following code demonstrates how to define a target in Ant.
phpCopy code<target name="build">
   <!-- Define tasks here -->
</target>
  1. <echo>: This tag is used to print messages to the console during the build process. The following code demonstrates how to use the echo tag in Ant.
bashCopy code<echo message="Hello World!"/>
  1. <property>: This tag is used to define properties that can be used throughout the build process. The following code demonstrates how to define a property in Ant.
phpCopy code<property name="source.dir" value="src"/>
  1. <mkdir>: This tag is used to create a new directory during the build process. The following code demonstrates how to use the mkdir tag in Ant.
bashCopy code<mkdir dir="build"/>
  1. <delete>: This tag is used to delete files or directories during the build process. The following code demonstrates how to use the delete tag in Ant.
arduinoCopy code<delete file="build/output.txt"/>
  1. <copy>: This tag is used to copy files or directories during the build process. The following code demonstrates how to use the copy tag in Ant.
goCopy code<copy file="src/input.txt" tofile="build/output.txt"/>
  1. <javac>: This tag is used to compile Java source code during the build process. The following code demonstrates how to use the javac tag in Ant.
phpCopy code<javac srcdir="src" destdir="build"/>
  1. <jar>: This tag is used to create a JAR file during the build process. The following code demonstrates how to use the jar tag in Ant.
phpCopy code<jar destfile="build/MyProject.jar" basedir="build"/>
  1. <zip>: This tag is used to create a ZIP file during the build process. The following code demonstrates how to use the zip tag in Ant.
phpCopy code<zip destfile="build/MyProject.zip" basedir="build"/>
  1. <unzip>: This tag is used to extract files from a ZIP file during the build process. The following code demonstrates how to use the unzip tag in Ant.
phpCopy code<unzip src="build/MyProject.zip" dest="build"/>
  1. <tar>: This tag is used to create a TAR file during the build process. The following code demonstrates how to use the tar tag in Ant.
phpCopy code<tar destfile="build/MyProject.tar" basedir="build"/>
  1. <untar>: This tag is used to extract files from a TAR file during the build process. The following code demonstrates how to use the untar tag in Ant.
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  1. <tar>: This tag is used to create a TAR file during the build process. The following code demonstrates how to use the tar tag in Ant.
phpCopy code<tar destfile="build/MyProject.tar" basedir="build"/>
  1. <untar>: This tag is used to extract files from a TAR file during the build process. The following code demonstrates how to use the untar tag in Ant.
phpCopy code<untar src="build/MyProject.tar" dest="build"/>
  1. <war>: This tag is used to create a WAR file during the build process. The following code demonstrates how to use the war tag in Ant.
phpCopy code<war destfile="build/MyProject.war" webxml="web.xml">
   <fileset dir="WebContent"/>
</war>
  1. <ear>: This tag is used to create an EAR file during the build process. The following code demonstrates how to use the ear tag in Ant.
phpCopy code<ear destfile="build/MyProject.ear" appxml="application.xml">
   <fileset dir="WebContent"/>
</ear>
  1. <mkdir>: This tag is used to create a new directory during the build process. The following code demonstrates how to use the mkdir tag in Ant.
bashCopy code<mkdir dir="build"/>
  1. <rmdir>: This tag is used to remove a directory during the build process. The following code demonstrates how to use the rmdir tag in Ant.
bashCopy code<rmdir dir="build"/>
  1. <chmod>: This tag is used to change the permissions of a file during the build process. The following code demonstrates how to use the chmod tag in Ant.
bashCopy code<chmod file="build/output.txt" perm="755"/>
  1. <echoxml>: This tag is used to print messages to the console in XML format during the build process. The following code demonstrates how to use the echoxml tag in Ant.
phpCopy code<echoxml>
   <message>Hello World!</message>
</echoxml>
  1. <exec>: This tag is used to execute a command during the build process. The following code demonstrates how to use the exec tag in Ant.
phpCopy code<exec executable="java">
   <arg line="MyClass"/>
</exec>
  1. <parallel>: This tag is used to run tasks in parallel during the build process. The following code demonstrates how to use the parallel tag in Ant.
phpCopy code<parallel>
   <javac srcdir="src1" destdir="build1"/>
   <javac srcdir="src2" destdir="build2"/>
</parallel>
  1. <sequential>: This tag is used to run tasks in sequence during the build process. The following code demonstrates how to use the sequential tag in Ant.
phpCopy code<sequential>
   <javac srcdir="src1" destdir="build1"/>
   <javac srcdir="src2" destdir="build2"/>
</sequential>
  1. <if>: This tag is used to execute a task if a condition is true during the build process. The following code demonstrates how to use the if tag in Ant.
phpCopy code<if>
   <isset property="debug"/>
   <then>
      <echo message="Debugging is enabled."/>
   </then>
</if>
  1. <unless>: This tag is used to execute a task if a condition is false during the build process. The following code demonstrates how to use the unless tag in Ant.
phpCopy code<unless>
   <isset property="debug"/>

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  1. <for>: This tag is used to loop over a set of values during the build process. The following code demonstrates how to use the for tag in Ant.
phpCopy code<for param="i" from="1" to="10">
   <echo message="@{i}"/>
</for>
  1. <foreach>: This tag is used to loop over a set of values during the build process. The following code demonstrates how to use the foreach tag in Ant.
phpCopy code<foreach target="compile" param="file">
   <fileset dir="src">
      <include name="*.java"/>
   </fileset>
</foreach>

<target name="compile">
   <javac srcdir="src" destdir="build">
      <srcfiles>
         <param/>
      </srcfiles>
   </javac>
</target>
  1. <property>: This tag is used to set a property during the build process. The following code demonstrates how to use the property tag in Ant.
phpCopy code<property name="version" value="1.0"/>
  1. <basename>: This tag is used to get the basename of a file during the build process. The following code demonstrates how to use the basename tag in Ant.
bashCopy code<basename file="src/MyClass.java" property="name"/>
  1. <basename>: This tag is used to get the directory name of a file during the build process. The following code demonstrates how to use the dirname tag in Ant.
bashCopy code<dirname file="src/MyClass.java" property="dir"/>
  1. <length>: This tag is used to get the length of a file during the build process. The following code demonstrates how to use the length tag in Ant.
perlCopy code<length file="src/MyClass.java" property="size"/>
  1. <available>: This tag is used to check if a file or directory exists during the build process. The following code demonstrates how to use the available tag in Ant.
arduinoCopy code<available file="src/MyClass.java" property="exists"/>
  1. <contains>: This tag is used to check if a string contains a substring during the build process. The following code demonstrates how to use the contains tag in Ant.
vbnetCopy code<contains string="Hello World!" substring="World" property="contains"/>
  1. <replace>: This tag is used to replace a string with another string during the build process. The following code demonstrates how to use the replace tag in Ant.
phpCopy code<replace file="src/MyClass.java" token="Hello" value="Hi"/>
  1. <concat>: This tag is used to concatenate multiple strings during the build process. The following code demonstrates how to use the concat tag in Ant.
phpCopy code<concat property="message">
   <string>Hello</string>
   <string>World</string>
</concat>

<echo message="${message}"/>
  1. <xmlproperty>: This tag is used to extract properties from an XML file during the build process. The following code demonstrates how to use the xmlproperty tag in Ant.
phpCopy code<xmlproperty file="config.xml"/>
  1. <propertyfile>: This tag is used to read and write properties to a file during the build process. The following code demonstrates how to use the propertyfile tag in Ant.
phpCopy code<propertyfile file="config.properties">
   <entry key="username

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  1. <propertyfile>: This tag is used to read and write properties to a file during the build process. The following code demonstrates how to use the propertyfile tag in Ant.
phpCopy code<propertyfile file="config.properties">
   <entry key="username" value="admin"/>
   <entry key="password" value="password"/>
</propertyfile>
  1. <sleep>: This tag is used to pause the build process for a specified amount of time. The following code demonstrates how to use the sleep tag in Ant.
bashCopy code<sleep seconds="5"/>
  1. <xmltask>: This tag is used to manipulate XML files during the build process. The following code demonstrates how to use the xmltask tag in Ant.
phpCopy code<xmltask source="config.xml" dest="newconfig.xml">
   <replace path="/config/database/@url" with="jdbc:mysql://localhost/test"/>
</xmltask>
  1. <java>: This tag is used to execute a Java class during the build process. The following code demonstrates how to use the java tag in Ant.
phpCopy code<java classname="com.example.Main">
   <arg value="argument1"/>
   <arg value="argument2"/>
</java>
  1. <exec>: This tag is used to execute a command-line program during the build process. The following code demonstrates how to use the exec tag in Ant.
phpCopy code<exec executable="cmd">
   <arg value="/c"/>
   <arg value="echo 'Hello World!'"/>
</exec>
  1. <parallel>: This tag is used to run multiple targets in parallel during the build process. The following code demonstrates how to use the parallel tag in Ant.
phpCopy code<parallel>
   <antcall target="task1"/>
   <antcall target="task2"/>
</parallel>
  1. <sequential>: This tag is used to run multiple targets sequentially during the build process. The following code demonstrates how to use the sequential tag in Ant.
phpCopy code<sequential>
   <antcall target="task1"/>
   <antcall target="task2"/>
</sequential>
  1. <antcall>: This tag is used to call another target during the build process. The following code demonstrates how to use the antcall tag in Ant.
phpCopy code<antcall target="task1"/>
  1. <antcallback>: This tag is used to handle the result of an antcall during the build process. The following code demonstrates how to use the antcallback tag in Ant.
phpCopy code<antcallback target="task1" 
             failureProperty="task1.failed" 
             successfulProperty="task1.successful"/>
  1. <propertyset>: This tag is used to define a set of properties during the build process. The following code demonstrates how to use the propertyset tag in Ant.
phpCopy code<propertyset id="props">
   <propertyref prefix="system."/>
   <propertyref environment="env."/>
   <propertyref file="config.properties"/>
</propertyset>
  1. <xmlcatalog>: This tag is used to define XML catalogs during the build process. The following code demonstrates how to use the xmlcatalog tag in Ant.
phpCopy code<xmlcatalog>
   <catalogpath>
      <pathelement location="catalog.xml"/>
   </catalogpath>
</xmlcatalog>
  1. <macrodef>: This tag is used to define a macro during the build process. The following code demonstrates how to use the macrodef tag in Ant.
phpCopy code<macrodef name="greet">
   <attribute name="name"/>
   <sequential>
      <echo message="Hello @{name}!

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  1. <record>: This tag is used to record all input and output of a target during the build process. The following code demonstrates how to use the record tag in Ant.
phpCopy code<record name="output.log" action="start"/>
<echo message="Hello World!"/>
<record name="output.log" action="stop"/>
  1. <basename>: This tag is used to retrieve the base name of a file during the build process. The following code demonstrates how to use the basename tag in Ant.
bashCopy code<basename property="filename" file="myfile.txt"/>
<echo message="The filename is ${filename}"/>
  1. <dirset>: This tag is used to define a set of directories during the build process. The following code demonstrates how to use the dirset tag in Ant.
bashCopy code<dirset id="dirs" dir=".">
   <include name="**/*.java"/>
</dirset>
  1. <fileset>: This tag is used to define a set of files during the build process. The following code demonstrates how to use the fileset tag in Ant.
bashCopy code<fileset id="files" dir=".">
   <include name="**/*.java"/>
</fileset>
  1. <path>: This tag is used to define a classpath during the build process. The following code demonstrates how to use the path tag in Ant.
phpCopy code<path id="classpath">
   <pathelement location="lib/mylibrary.jar"/>
   <pathelement location="build/classes"/>
</path>
  1. <echoxml>: This tag is used to output XML during the build process. The following code demonstrates how to use the echoxml tag in Ant.
phpCopy code<echoxml>
   <root>
      <child>Hello World!</child>
   </root>
</echoxml>
  1. <antversion>: This tag is used to retrieve the version of Ant during the build process. The following code demonstrates how to use the antversion tag in Ant.
bashCopy code<antversion property="ant.version"/>
<echo message="Ant version is ${ant.version}"/>
  1. <for>: This tag is used to execute a target multiple times during the build process. The following code demonstrates how to use the for tag in Ant.
phpCopy code<for list="1,2,3" param="num">
   <sequential>
      <echo message="${num}"/>
   </sequential>
</for>
  1. <if>: This tag is used to execute a target conditionally during the build process. The following code demonstrates how to use the if tag in Ant.
phpCopy code<if>
   <isset property="file.exists"/>
   <then>
      <echo message="File exists!"/>
   </then>
   <else>
      <echo message="File does not exist!"/>
   </else>
</if>
  1. <loadproperties>: This tag is used to load properties from a file during the build process. The following code demonstrates how to use the loadproperties tag in Ant.
phpCopy code<loadproperties srcFile="config.properties"/>

These are some of the most commonly used tags in Apache Ant. By using these tags, you can create powerful build scripts that can automate your build process and make your development workflow more efficient.

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Sure, here are the remaining Apache Ant tags with examples:

  1. <macrodef>: This tag is used to define a macro that can be used repeatedly in your build script. The following code demonstrates how to use the macrodef tag in Ant.
phpCopy code<macrodef name="myMacro">
   <attribute name="param1"/>
   <sequential>
      <echo message="param1 is ${param1}"/>
   </sequential>
</macrodef>
<myMacro param1="Hello World!"/>
  1. <subant>: This tag is used to execute a target in a sub-build file during the build process. The following code demonstrates how to use the subant tag in Ant.
phpCopy code<subant target="build" inheritall="false">
   <fileset dir="subproject"/>
</subant>
  1. <fail>: This tag is used to fail the build process if a certain condition is met. The following code demonstrates how to use the fail tag in Ant.
phpCopy code<fail message="Build failed because the file does not exist!">
   <condition>
      <not>
         <available file="myfile.txt"/>
      </not>
   </condition>
</fail>
  1. <macrodef.attribute>: This tag is used to define a macro parameter with a default value. The following code demonstrates how to use the macrodef.attribute tag in Ant.
phpCopy code<macrodef name="myMacro">
   <attribute name="param1" default="Hello World!"/>
   <sequential>
      <echo message="param1 is ${param1}"/>
   </sequential>
</macrodef>
<myMacro/>
  1. <property>: This tag is used to define a property in Ant. The following code demonstrates how to use the property tag in Ant.
bashCopy code<property name="myProperty" value="Hello World!"/>
<echo message="${myProperty}"/>
  1. <tstamp>: This tag is used to create a timestamp in Ant. The following code demonstrates how to use the tstamp tag in Ant.
phpCopy code<tstamp>
   <format property="myTimestamp" pattern="yyyy-MM-dd HH:mm:ss"/>
</tstamp>
<echo message="The timestamp is ${myTimestamp}"/>
  1. <untar>: This tag is used to extract files from a tar archive in Ant. The following code demonstrates how to use the untar tag in Ant.
phpCopy code<untar src="myarchive.tar" dest="myfolder"/>
  1. <zip>: This tag is used to create a zip archive in Ant. The following code demonstrates how to use the zip tag in Ant.
phpCopy code<zip destfile="myarchive.zip">
   <fileset dir="myfolder"/>
</zip>
  1. <java>: This tag is used to execute a Java program in Ant. The following code demonstrates how to use the java tag in Ant.
phpCopy code<java classname="com.example.MyClass">
   <arg value="arg1"/>
   <arg value="arg2"/>
</java>
  1. <exec>: This tag is used to execute a command-line program in Ant. The following code demonstrates how to use the exec tag in Ant.
phpCopy code<exec executable="cmd">
   <arg value="/c"/>
   <arg value="echo Hello World!"/>
</exec>

These are some more powerful tags that you can use in Apache Ant to automate your build process and streamline your development workflow.

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  1. <basename>: This tag is used to retrieve the base name of a file or directory in Ant. The following code demonstrates how to use the basename tag in Ant.
bashCopy code<basename file="mydir/myfile.txt" property="myProperty"/>
<echo message="${myProperty}"/>
  1. <checksum>: This tag is used to compute the checksum of a file in Ant. The following code demonstrates how to use the checksum tag in Ant.
bashCopy code<checksum algorithm="md5" file="myfile.txt" property="myChecksum"/>
<echo message="The MD5 checksum is ${myChecksum}"/>
  1. <delete>: This tag is used to delete files or directories in Ant. The following code demonstrates how to use the delete tag in Ant.
arduinoCopy code<delete file="myfile.txt"/>
<delete dir="mydir"/>
  1. <echo>: This tag is used to print messages to the console in Ant. The following code demonstrates how to use the echo tag in Ant.
bashCopy code<echo message="Hello World!"/>
  1. <fileset>: This tag is used to define a set of files or directories in Ant. The following code demonstrates how to use the fileset tag in Ant.
phpCopy code<fileset dir="mydir">
   <include name="*.txt"/>
   <exclude name="myexclude.txt"/>
</fileset>
  1. <foreach>: This tag is used to execute a target for each element in a list in Ant. The following code demonstrates how to use the foreach tag in Ant.
perlCopy code<foreach list="item1,item2,item3" target="myTarget">
   <param name="myParam" value="${item}"/>
</foreach>
  1. <loadfile>: This tag is used to load the contents of a file into a property in Ant. The following code demonstrates how to use the loadfile tag in Ant.
bashCopy code<loadfile property="myProperty" srcFile="myfile.txt"/>
<echo message="${myProperty}"/>
  1. <loadresource>: This tag is used to load the contents of a resource into a property in Ant. The following code demonstrates how to use the loadresource tag in Ant.
phpCopy code<loadresource property="myProperty">
   <string>My String</string>
</loadresource>
<echo message="${myProperty}"/>
  1. <mapper>: This tag is used to map the names of files in Ant. The following code demonstrates how to use the mapper tag in Ant.
pythonCopy code<mapper type="glob" from="*.txt" to="*.html"/>
  1. <replaceregexp>: This tag is used to replace text in a file using regular expressions in Ant. The following code demonstrates how to use the replaceregexp tag in Ant.
luaCopy code<replaceregexp file="myfile.txt" match="Hello" replace="Goodbye"/>

These are some of the powerful tags in Apache Ant that you can use to automate your build process and streamline your development workflow.

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  1. <resources>: This tag is used to define a set of resources that can be used by a task in Ant. The following code demonstrates how to use the resources tag in Ant.
phpCopy code<resources>
  <propertyresource name="myProperty"/>
  <fileset dir="mydir"/>
</resources>
  1. <tstamp>: This tag is used to add a timestamp to a property in Ant. The following code demonstrates how to use the tstamp tag in Ant.
phpCopy code<tstamp>
  <format property="myProperty" pattern="yyyyMMdd-HHmmss"/>
</tstamp>
<echo message="The timestamp is ${myProperty}"/>
  1. <unzip>: This tag is used to unzip a file in Ant. The following code demonstrates how to use the unzip tag in Ant.
phpCopy code<unzip src="myzipfile.zip" dest="mydir"/>
  1. <uptodate>: This tag is used to check if a target is up to date in Ant. The following code demonstrates how to use the uptodate tag in Ant.
phpCopy code<uptodate property="isUpToDate" targetfile="mytarget.txt">
  <srcfiles dir="mydir">
    <include name="*.txt"/>
  </srcfiles>
</uptodate>
<echo message="The target is up to date: ${isUpToDate}"/>
  1. <var>: This tag is used to define a variable in Ant. The following code demonstrates how to use the var tag in Ant.
bashCopy code<var name="myVariable" value="myValue"/>
<echo message="${myVariable}"/>
  1. <war>: This tag is used to create a WAR file in Ant. The following code demonstrates how to use the war tag in Ant.
phpCopy code<war destfile="mywarfile.war" webxml="WEB-INF/web.xml">
  <fileset dir="mydir"/>
</war>
  1. <xmlcatalog>: This tag is used to resolve XML entities in Ant. The following code demonstrates how to use the xmlcatalog tag in Ant.
phpCopy code<xmlcatalog>
  <system systemId="http://www.example.com/schema.xsd" uri="mydir/schema.xsd"/>
</xmlcatalog>
  1. <xslt>: This tag is used to transform an XML document using an XSLT stylesheet in Ant. The following code demonstrates how to use the xslt tag in Ant.
csharpCopy code<xslt in="myxmlfile.xml" out="myhtmlfile.html" style="mystylesheet.xsl"/>
  1. <zip>: This tag is used to create a ZIP file in Ant. The following code demonstrates how to use the zip tag in Ant.
phpCopy code<zip destfile="myzipfile.zip">
  <fileset dir="mydir"/>
</zip>
  1. <chmod>: This tag is used to change the permissions of a file in Ant. The following code demonstrates how to use the chmod tag in Ant.
bashCopy code<chmod file="myfile.txt" perm="755"/>
  1. <chown>: This tag is used to change the owner of a file in Ant. The following code demonstrates how to use the chown tag in Ant.
bashCopy code<chown file="myfile.txt" owner="myuser"/>
  1. <copydir>: This tag is used to copy a directory in Ant. The following code demonstrates how to use the copydir tag in Ant.
phpCopy code<copydir src="mydir" dest="myotherdir"/>
  1. <csv>: This tag is used to parse a CSV

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Sure, here are some more Apache Ant tags with examples:

  1. <csv>: This tag is used to parse a CSV (Comma Separated Value) file in Ant. The following code demonstrates how to use the csv tag in Ant.
phpCopy code<csv src="myfile.csv" header="true" delimiter=","/>
  1. <delete>: This tag is used to delete files and directories in Ant. The following code demonstrates how to use the delete tag in Ant.
arduinoCopy code<delete file="myfile.txt"/>
<delete dir="mydir"/>
  1. <echo>: This tag is used to print a message in Ant. The following code demonstrates how to use the echo tag in Ant.
bashCopy code<echo message="Hello World!"/>
  1. <fail>: This tag is used to stop the build process and display an error message in Ant. The following code demonstrates how to use the fail tag in Ant.
phpCopy code<fail message="Build failed because of an error."/>
  1. <input>: This tag is used to prompt the user for input in Ant. The following code demonstrates how to use the input tag in Ant.
bashCopy code<input message="Enter your name: " addproperty="myName"/>
<echo message="Hello ${myName}!"/>
  1. <mkdir>: This tag is used to create a directory in Ant. The following code demonstrates how to use the mkdir tag in Ant.
bashCopy code<mkdir dir="mydir"/>
  1. <move>: This tag is used to move or rename a file in Ant. The following code demonstrates how to use the move tag in Ant.
arduinoCopy code<move file="myfile.txt" tofile="myotherfile.txt"/>
  1. <property>: This tag is used to define a property in Ant. The following code demonstrates how to use the property tag in Ant.
bashCopy code<property name="myProperty" value="myValue"/>
<echo message="${myProperty}"/>

These are just a few of the many tags available in Apache Ant. By using these tags and combining them with Ant tasks, you can create powerful build scripts that automate your software development process.

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  1. <basename>: This tag is used to retrieve the base name of a file in Ant. The following code demonstrates how to use the basename tag in Ant.
bashCopy code<basename file="myfile.txt" property="myBaseName"/>
<echo message="${myBaseName}"/>
  1. <bunzip2>: This tag is used to decompress a file using the bzip2 format in Ant. The following code demonstrates how to use the bunzip2 tag in Ant.
phpCopy code<bunzip2 src="myfile.bz2" dest="myfile.txt"/>
  1. <bzip2>: This tag is used to compress a file using the bzip2 format in Ant. The following code demonstrates how to use the bzip2 tag in Ant.
phpCopy code<bzip2 src="myfile.txt" dest="myfile.bz2"/>
  1. <checksum>: This tag is used to compute the checksum of a file in Ant. The following code demonstrates how to use the checksum tag in Ant.
bashCopy code<checksum file="myfile.txt" property="myChecksum"/>
<echo message="${myChecksum}"/>
  1. <chmod>: This tag is used to set file permissions in Ant. The following code demonstrates how to use the chmod tag in Ant.
bashCopy code<chmod file="myfile.txt" perm="644"/>
  1. <classpath>: This tag is used to define the classpath in Ant. The following code demonstrates how to use the classpath tag in Ant.
phpCopy code<classpath>
    <pathelement path="lib/mylib.jar"/>
    <pathelement path="classes/"/>
</classpath>
  1. <condition>: This tag is used to define a condition in Ant. The following code demonstrates how to use the condition tag in Ant.
phpCopy code<condition property="myProperty">
    <equals arg1="hello" arg2="hello"/>
</condition>
<echo message="${myProperty}"/>
  1. <copy>: This tag is used to copy files and directories in Ant. The following code demonstrates how to use the copy tag in Ant.
phpCopy code<copy file="myfile.txt" tofile="mycopy.txt"/>
<copy todir="mydir">
    <fileset dir="src/"/>
</copy>
  1. <dirname>: This tag is used to retrieve the directory name of a file in Ant. The following code demonstrates how to use the dirname tag in Ant.
bashCopy code<dirname file="path/to/myfile.txt" property="myDirName"/>
<echo message="${myDirName}"/>
  1. <exec>: This tag is used to execute an external program in Ant. The following code demonstrates how to use the exec tag in Ant.
phpCopy code<exec executable="myprogram.exe">
    <arg value="arg1"/>
    <arg value="arg2"/>
</exec>
  1. <fileset>: This tag is used to define a set of files in Ant. The following code demonstrates how to use the fileset tag in Ant.
phpCopy code<fileset dir="src/">
    <include name="**/*.java"/>
    <exclude name="**/Test*.java"/>
</fileset>
  1. <foreach>: This tag is used to iterate over a set of values in Ant. The following code demonstrates how to use the foreach tag in Ant.
bashCopy code<foreach list="foo,bar,baz" param="myParam">
    <echo message="${myParam}"/>
</foreach>
  1. <if>: This tag is used to execute a task if a condition is met in Ant. The following code demonstrates how to use

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  1. <input>: This tag is used to prompt the user for input in Ant. The following code demonstrates how to use the input tag in Ant.
bashCopy code<input message="What is your name?" addproperty="myName"/>
<echo message="Hello, ${myName}!"/>
  1. <jar>: This tag is used to create a JAR file in Ant. The following code demonstrates how to use the jar tag in Ant.
phpCopy code<jar destfile="myjar.jar">
    <fileset dir="classes/"/>
    <manifest>
        <attribute name="Main-Class" value="com.example.MyMainClass"/>
    </manifest>
</jar>
  1. <mkdir>: This tag is used to create a directory in Ant. The following code demonstrates how to use the mkdir tag in Ant.
bashCopy code<mkdir dir="mydir"/>
  1. <move>: This tag is used to move files and directories in Ant. The following code demonstrates how to use the move tag in Ant.
phpCopy code<move file="myfile.txt" tofile="mydir/myfile.txt"/>
<move todir="mydir">
    <fileset dir="src/"/>
</move>
  1. <propertyfile>: This tag is used to read and write properties to a file in Ant. The following code demonstrates how to use the propertyfile tag in Ant.
phpCopy code<propertyfile file="myproperties.properties">
    <entry key="mykey" value="myvalue"/>
</propertyfile>
  1. <record>: This tag is used to record the output of a task to a file in Ant. The following code demonstrates how to use the record tag in Ant.
phpCopy code<record name="myoutput.txt">
    <echo message="Hello, world!"/>
</record>
  1. <zip>: This tag is used to create a ZIP file in Ant. The following code demonstrates how to use the zip tag in Ant.
phpCopy code<zip destfile="myzip.zip">
    <fileset dir="classes/"/>
</zip>

That concludes our tutorial on 120 Apache Ant tags with examples. Happy coding!

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  1. <basename>: This tag is used to extract the basename of a file in Ant. The following code demonstrates how to use the basename tag in Ant.
bashCopy code<basename property="mybasename" file="mydir/myfile.txt"/>
<echo message="${mybasename}"/>
  1. <checksum>: This tag is used to compute checksums of files in Ant. The following code demonstrates how to use the checksum tag in Ant.
phpCopy code<checksum file="mydir/myfile.txt" algorithm="md5"/>
  1. <concat>: This tag is used to concatenate files in Ant. The following code demonstrates how to use the concat tag in Ant.
phpCopy code<concat destfile="mydir/myfile.txt">
    <fileset dir="src/"/>
</concat>

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  1. <delete>: This tag is used to delete files and directories in Ant. The following code demonstrates how to use the delete tag in Ant.
arduinoCopy code<delete file="myfile.txt"/>
<delete dir="mydir"/>
  1. <fixcrlf>: This tag is used to convert line endings in Ant. The following code demonstrates how to use the fixcrlf tag in Ant.
phpCopy code<fixcrlf srcdir="src/" includes="**/*.java" eol="unix"/>
  1. <gunzip>: This tag is used to decompress GZIP files in Ant. The following code demonstrates how to use the gunzip tag in Ant.
phpCopy code<gunzip src="myfile.gz" dest="myfile"/>
  1. <image>: This tag is used to perform image-related tasks in Ant. The following code demonstrates how to use the image tag in Ant.
arduinoCopy code<image source="myimage.jpg" dest="myimage.png">
    <resize width="640" height="480" maintainRatio="true"/>
</image>
  1. <mail>: This tag is used to send email in Ant. The following code demonstrates how to use the mail tag in Ant.
phpCopy code<mail mailhost="smtp.example.com" subject="Test Email">
    <from address="from@example.com"/>
    <to address="to@example.com"/>
    <message>This is a test email.</message>
</mail>
  1. <native2ascii>: This tag is used to convert text from native encoding to Unicode in Ant. The following code demonstrates how to use the native2ascii tag in Ant.
phpCopy code<native2ascii src="myfile.properties" dest="myascii.properties"/>
  1. <patch>: This tag is used to apply a patch to a file in Ant. The following code demonstrates how to use the patch tag in Ant.
phpCopy code<patch file="mypatch.patch" targetfile="myfile.txt"/>
  1. <regexp>: This tag is used to perform regular expression matching in Ant. The following code demonstrates how to use the regexp tag in Ant.
csharpCopy code<regexp pattern="\d+" select="\0">
    This is line 1.
    This is line 2.
</regexp>
  1. <signjar>: This tag is used to sign JAR files in Ant. The following code demonstrates how to use the signjar tag in Ant.
phpCopy code<signjar jar="myjar.jar" alias="myalias" keystore="mykeystore">
    <path>
        <fileset dir="lib/"/>
    </path>
</signjar>
  1. <tar>: This tag is used to create a TAR file in Ant. The following code demonstrates how to use the tar tag in Ant.
phpCopy code<tar destfile="mytar.tar">
    <fileset dir="classes/"/>
</tar>
  1. <unzip>: This tag is used to extract files from a ZIP file in Ant. The following code demonstrates how to use the unzip tag in Ant.
phpCopy code<unzip src="myzip.zip" dest="mydir"/>
  1. <xslt>: This tag is used to perform XSLT transformations in Ant. The following code demonstrates how to use the xslt tag in Ant.
csharpCopy code<xslt in="myxml.xml" out="myhtml.html" style="mystyle.xsl"/>
  1. <basename>: This tag is used to extract the basename of a file in Ant. The following code demonstrates how to use the basename tag in Ant.
bashCopy code<basename property="mybasename" file

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  1. <checksum>: This tag is used to calculate checksums for files in Ant. The following code demonstrates how to use the checksum tag in Ant.
phpCopy code<checksum file="myfile.txt" algorithm="MD5"/>
  1. <cutdirsmapper>: This tag is used to remove directories from file names in Ant. The following code demonstrates how to use the cutdirsmapper tag in Ant.
bashCopy code<cutdirsmapper dirs="1" />
  1. <diff>: This tag is used to compare files and directories in Ant. The following code demonstrates how to use the diff tag in Ant.
bashCopy code<diff source="dir1" destination="dir2">
    <fileset dir="dir1"/>
    <fileset dir="dir2"/>
</diff>
  1. <fail>: This tag is used to fail a build in Ant. The following code demonstrates how to use the fail tag in Ant.
phpCopy code<fail message="The build failed."/>
  1. <header>: This tag is used to add a header to files in Ant. The following code demonstrates how to use the header tag in Ant.
cssCopy code<header file="myfile.txt">
    This is a header.
</header>
  1. <javadoc>: This tag is used to generate Javadoc in Ant. The following code demonstrates how to use the javadoc tag in Ant.
phpCopy code<javadoc sourcepath="src/" destdir="docs/"/>
  1. <mapper>: This tag is used to map file names in Ant. The following code demonstrates how to use the mapper tag in Ant.
pythonCopy code<mapper type="glob" from="*.java" to="*.class"/>
  1. <replaceregexp>: This tag is used to perform regular expression replacements in Ant. The following code demonstrates how to use the replaceregexp tag in Ant.
luaCopy code<replaceregexp file="myfile.txt" match="Hello" replace="Goodbye"/>
  1. <sound>: This tag is used to play a sound in Ant. The following code demonstrates how to use the sound tag in Ant.
bashCopy code<sound source="mysound.wav"/>
  1. <tarfileset>: This tag is used to include files in a TAR file in Ant. The following code demonstrates how to use the tarfileset tag in Ant.
bashCopy code<tarfileset dir="mydir" includes="**/*.java"/>
  1. <unjar>: This tag is used to extract files from a JAR file in Ant. The following code demonstrates how to use the unjar tag in Ant.
phpCopy code<unjar src="myjar.jar" dest="mydir"/>
  1. <xmlproperty>: This tag is used to read properties from XML files in Ant. The following code demonstrates how to use the xmlproperty tag in Ant.
phpCopy code<xmlproperty file="myfile.xml"/>
  1. <zipfileset>: This tag is used to include files in a ZIP file in Ant. The following code demonstrates how to use the zipfileset tag in Ant.
bashCopy code<zipfileset dir="mydir" includes="**/*.java"/>

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  1. <ftp>: This tag is used to upload and download files to and from an FTP server in Ant. The following code demonstrates how to use the ftp tag in Ant.
phpCopy code<ftp server="ftp.example.com" userid="myusername" password="mypassword">
    <fileset dir="mydir"/>
</ftp>
  1. <get>: This tag is used to download a file from a URL in Ant. The following code demonstrates how to use the get tag in Ant.
arduinoCopy code<get src="http://www.example.com/myfile.txt" dest="mydir"/>
  1. <http>: This tag is used to send HTTP requests in Ant. The following code demonstrates how to use the http tag in Ant.
phpCopy code<http url="http://www.example.com">
    <get path="/"/>
</http>
  1. <mail>: This tag is used to send email in Ant. The following code demonstrates how to use the mail tag in Ant.
phpCopy code<mail from="myemail@example.com" tolist="recipient1@example.com, recipient2@example.com">
    <subject>Test email</subject>
    <message>This is a test email.</message>
</mail>
  1. <scp>: This tag is used to upload and download files to and from a remote server using SCP in Ant. The following code demonstrates how to use the scp tag in Ant.
perlCopy code<scp file="myfile.txt" todir="user@remotehost:/remotedir"/>
  1. <sshexec>: This tag is used to execute commands on a remote server using SSH in Ant. The following code demonstrates how to use the sshexec tag in Ant.
bashCopy code<sshexec host="remotehost" username="myusername" password="mypassword" command="ls -l"/>
  1. <telnet>: This tag is used to connect to a Telnet server in Ant. The following code demonstrates how to use the telnet tag in Ant.
phpCopy code<telnet server="telnet.example.com" userid="myusername" password="mypassword">
    <send string="ls -l"/>
    <read/>
</telnet>
  1. <url>: This tag is used to retrieve data from a URL in Ant. The following code demonstrates how to use the url tag in Ant.
phpCopy code<url url="http://www.example.com/myfile.txt" dest="mydir"/>
  1. <wget>: This tag is used to download a file from a URL using the GNU Wget command in Ant. The following code demonstrates how to use the wget tag in Ant.
phpCopy code<wget url="http://www.example.com/myfile.txt" dest="mydir"/>
  1. <curl>: This tag is used to send HTTP requests using the cURL command in Ant. The following code demonstrates how to use the curl tag in Ant.
phpCopy code<curl url="http://www.example.com" dest="mydir"/>
  1. <ping>: This tag is used to check if a remote host is reachable in Ant. The following code demonstrates how to use the ping tag in Ant.
phpCopy code<ping host="remotehost"/>
  1. <nslookup>: This tag is used to perform DNS lookups in Ant. The following code demonstrates how to use the nslookup tag in Ant.
phpCopy code<nslookup host="example.com"/>
  1. <traceroute>: This tag is used to perform a traceroute in Ant. The following code demonstrates how to use the traceroute tag in Ant.
phpCopy code<traceroute host="remotehost"/>
  1. <whois>: This tag is used to perform a WHOIS lookup

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in Ant. The following code demonstrates how to use the whois tag in Ant.

phpCopy code<whois host="example.com"/>
  1. <resolvehostname>: This tag is used to resolve a hostname to an IP address in Ant. The following code demonstrates how to use the resolvehostname tag in Ant.
phpCopy code<resolvehostname hostname="example.com"/>
  1. <tcp>: This tag is used to establish a TCP connection to a remote host in Ant. The following code demonstrates how to use the tcp tag in Ant.
phpCopy code<tcp server="remotehost" port="80"/>
  1. <udp>: This tag is used to send and receive UDP packets in Ant. The following code demonstrates how to use the udp tag in Ant.
phpCopy code<udp action="send" host="remotehost" port="80" message="Hello World!"/>
  1. <imap>: This tag is used to retrieve email messages from an IMAP server in Ant. The following code demonstrates how to use the imap tag in Ant.
phpCopy code<imap server="imap.example.com" userid="myusername" password="mypassword">
    <fetch message="1"/>
</imap>
  1. <pop>: This tag is used to retrieve email messages from a POP3 server in Ant. The following code demonstrates how to use the pop tag in Ant.
phpCopy code<pop server="pop3.example.com" userid="myusername" password="mypassword">
    <fetch message="1"/>
</pop>
  1. <smtp>: This tag is used to send email messages via an SMTP server in Ant. The following code demonstrates how to use the smtp tag in Ant.
phpCopy code<smtp tolist="recipient1@example.com, recipient2@example.com" from="myemail@example.com">
    <subject>Test email</subject>
    <message>This is a test email.</message>
</smtp>
  1. <urldecode>: This tag is used to decode a URL-encoded string in Ant. The following code demonstrates how to use the urldecode tag in Ant.
cCopy code<urldecode string="http%3A%2F%2Fwww.example.com"/>
  1. <urlencode>: This tag is used to encode a string to be used in a URL in Ant. The following code demonstrates how to use the urlencode tag in Ant.
cCopy code<urlencode string="http://www.example.com"/>
  1. <xmlproperty>: This tag is used to read properties from an XML file in Ant. The following code demonstrates how to use the xmlproperty tag in Ant.
phpCopy code<xmlproperty file="myfile.xml"/>
  1. <xpath>: This tag is used to evaluate an XPath expression on an XML document in Ant. The following code demonstrates how to use the xpath tag in Ant.
cssCopy code<xpath input="myfile.xml" expression="//book[@id='123']/title"/>
  1. <xslt>: This tag is used to perform XSLT transformations on an XML document in Ant. The following code demonstrates how to use the xslt tag in Ant.
csharpCopy code<xslt in="myfile.xml" out="output.xml" style="mystyle.xsl"/>
  1. <schemavalidate>: This tag is used to validate an XML document against a schema in Ant. The following code demonstrates how to use the schemavalidate tag in Ant.
graphqlCopy code<schemavalidate file="myfile.xml" schema="myschema.xsd"/>
  1. <htmltidy>: This tag is used to clean up and format an HTML document in Ant. The following code demonstrates how to use the htmltidy tag in Ant.
cssCopy code<htmltidy input

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  1. <http>: This tag is used to make HTTP requests in Ant. The following code demonstrates how to use the http tag in Ant.
phpCopy code<http url="http://www.example.com" method="get"/>
  1. <https>: This tag is used to make HTTPS requests in Ant. The following code demonstrates how to use the https tag in Ant.
phpCopy code<https url="https://www.example.com" method="get"/>
  1. <ftp>: This tag is used to perform FTP operations in Ant. The following code demonstrates how to use the ftp tag in Ant.
phpCopy code<ftp server="ftp.example.com" userid="myusername" password="mypassword">
    <get file="myfile.txt"/>
</ftp>
  1. <scp>: This tag is used to perform secure file copy operations in Ant. The following code demonstrates how to use the scp tag in Ant.
perlCopy code<scp file="myfile.txt" todir="user@remotehost:/path/to/destination"/>
  1. <sshexec>: This tag is used to execute remote commands via SSH in Ant. The following code demonstrates how to use the sshexec tag in Ant.
bashCopy code<sshexec host="remotehost" username="myusername" password="mypassword" command="ls"/>
  1. <sql>: This tag is used to execute SQL statements in Ant. The following code demonstrates how to use the sql tag in Ant.
phpCopy code<sql driver="com.mysql.jdbc.Driver" url="jdbc:mysql://localhost/mydatabase" userid="myusername" password="mypassword">
    <transaction>
        <query>UPDATE mytable SET mycolumn='myvalue' WHERE id=1</query>
    </transaction>
</sql>
  1. <svn>: This tag is used to perform Subversion operations in Ant. The following code demonstrates how to use the svn tag in Ant.
phpCopy code<svn username="myusername" password="mypassword">
    <checkout url="svn://svn.example.com/myproject" destpath="myproject"/>
</svn>
  1. <git>: This tag is used to perform Git operations in Ant. The following code demonstrates how to use the git tag in Ant.
phpCopy code<git executable="/usr/bin/git" repository="/path/to/repository">
    <clone url="git://github.com/myusername/myrepository.git" dest="myrepository"/>
</git>
  1. <sshagent>: This tag is used to manage SSH keys in Ant. The following code demonstrates how to use the sshagent tag in Ant.
phpCopy code<sshagent passphrase="mypassword">
    <identity path="~/.ssh/id_rsa"/>
</sshagent>
  1. <scptransfer>: This tag is used to transfer files via SCP in Ant. The following code demonstrates how to use the scptransfer tag in Ant.
phpCopy code<scptransfer todir="user@remotehost:/path/to/destination">
    <fileset dir="myfiles"/>
</scptransfer>
  1. <ftpupload>: This tag is used to upload files via FTP in Ant. The following code demonstrates how to use the ftpupload tag in Ant.
phpCopy code<ftpupload server="ftp.example.com" userid="myusername" password="mypassword">
    <fileset dir="myfiles"/>
</ftpupload>
  1. <ftpdelete>: This tag is used to delete files via FTP in Ant. The following code demonstrates how to use the ftpdelete tag in Ant.
phpCopy code<ftpdelete server="ftp.example.com" userid="myusername" password="mypassword">
    <fileset dir="myfiles"/>
</ftpdelete>
  1. <ftpchmod>: This

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Sure, here are some additional tags related to the internet:

  1. ftp: The FTP task is used to transfer files to and from remote servers using the FTP protocol.
  2. scp: The SCP task is used to copy files securely between hosts using the SCP (secure copy) protocol.
  3. mail: The Mail task is used to send email messages using SMTP (Simple Mail Transfer Protocol).
  4. telnet: The Telnet task is used to connect to a remote server using the Telnet protocol.
  5. ping: The Ping task is used to test the connectivity to a network host by sending an ICMP (Internet Control Message Protocol) echo request.
  6. traceroute: The Traceroute task is used to trace the route that packets take to reach a network host.
  7. netstat: The Netstat task is used to display active network connections, open ports, and other network statistics.
  8. wget: The Wget task is used to download files from the internet using the HTTP, HTTPS, or FTP protocols.
  9. curl: The Curl task is used to transfer data from or to a server using various protocols, including HTTP, HTTPS, FTP, and SMTP.
  10. ssh: The SSH task is used to execute commands remotely on a server using the SSH (Secure Shell) protocol.
  11. sftp: The SFTP task is used to transfer files securely between hosts using the SFTP (Secure File Transfer Protocol).
  12. http: The Http task is used to send HTTP requests to a web server and receive the response.
  13. https: The Https task is used to send HTTPS requests to a web server and receive the response.
  14. ftpupload: The Ftpupload task is used to upload files to a remote server using the FTP protocol.
  15. ftpget: The Ftpget task is used to download files from a remote server using the FTP protocol.
  16. ftplist: The Ftplist task is used to list the files and directories on a remote server using the FTP protocol.
  17. httpget: The Httpget task is used to download files from a web server using the HTTP protocol.
  18. httppost: The Httppost task is used to send data to a web server using the HTTP POST method.
  19. httphead: The Httphead task is used to send an HTTP HEAD request to a web server.
  20. httpsget: The Httpsget task is used to download files from a web server using the HTTPS protocol.

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  1. svn: The Svn task is used to execute SVN commands from within an Ant build script.
  2. svncheckin: The Svncheckin task is used to check in changes to a SVN repository.
  3. svncheckout: The Svncheckout task is used to check out files from a SVN repository.
  4. svnexport: The Svnexport task is used to export a copy of a SVN repository to a local directory.
  5. svndiff: The Svndiff task is used to create a patch file that contains the differences between two revisions of a SVN repository.
  6. git: The Git task is used to execute Git commands from within an Ant build script.
  7. gitclone: The Gitclone task is used to clone a Git repository.
  8. gitpull: The Gitpull task is used to pull changes from a Git repository.
  9. gitpush: The Gitpush task is used to push changes to a Git repository.
  10. gitlog: The Gitlog task is used to display the commit history of a Git repository.
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