.TH "xbuild" 1
.SH NAME
xbuild \- Mono's tool to build MSBuild project files
.SH SYNOPSIS
.B xbuild
[option] [project-file]
.SH DESCRIPTION
xbuild can be used to build MSBuild project files. Integrated Development
Environments like MonoDevelop and "Microsoft Visual Studio .NET" use msbuild
project file format.

xbuild takes the path of the project or solution file to build, as the main argument.
If no file is specified then it tries to build any project file in the current
directory, that has a *proj extension.
.SH OPTIONS
.TP
.B \//target:T1[,TN]
List of targets to build
.TP
.B \//property:Name=Value
Set or override project properties
.TP
.B \//logger:<logger>
Custom logger to log build events
.TP
.B \//verbosity:<level>
Logger verbosity level : quiet, minimal, normal, detailed, diagnostic
.TP
.B \//validate
Validate the project file against the schema
.TP
.B \//validate:<schema>
Validate the project file against the specified schema
.TP
.B \//consoleloggerparameters:<params>
Parameters for the console logger
.TP
.B \//nologo
Don't show the initial xbuild banner
.TP
.B \//help
Show xbuild usage
.TP
.B \//version
Display xbuild version
.SH SEE ALSO
.BR mono(1), mcs(1)
.SH COPYRIGHT
Copyright (C) 2009 Novell, Inc (http://www.novell.com)
.SH MAILING LISTS
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.SH WEB SITE
Visit: http://www.mono-project.com for details