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syntax: markdown
tags: [tldr, common]
source: https://github.com/tldr-pages/tldr.git
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# phing

> A PHP build tool based on Apache Ant.
> More information: <https://www.phing.info/guide/chunkhtml/ch03s03.html>.

- Perform the default task in the `build.xml` file:

`phing`

- Initialize a new build file:

`phing {{[-i|--init]}} {{path/to/build.xml}}`

- Perform a specific task:

`phing {{task_name}}`

- Use the given build file path:

`phing {{[-f|-buildfile]}} {{path/to/build.xml}} {{task_name}}`

- Log to the given file:

`phing -logfile {{path/to/log_file}} {{task_name}}`

- Use custom properties in the build:

`phing -D{{property}}={{value}} {{task_name}}`

- Specify a custom listener class:

`phing -listener {{class_name}} {{task_name}}`

- Build using verbose output:

`phing -verbose {{task_name}}`
