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Parameters

Attribute Description Required
destfile the WAR file to create. Yes
warfile Deprecated name of the file to create -use destfile instead. No
webxml The deployment descriptor to use (WEB-INF/web.xml). Yes, unless update is set to true
basedir the directory from which to jar the files. No
compress Not only store data but also compress them, defaults to true No
encoding The character encoding to use for filenames inside the archive. Defaults to UTF8. It is not recommended to change this value as the created archive will most likely be unreadable for Java otherwise. No
filesonly Store only file entries, defaults to false No
includes comma- or space-separated list of patterns of files that must be included. All files are included when omitted. No
includesfile the name of a file. Each line of this file is taken to be an include pattern No
excludes comma- or space-separated list of patterns of files that must be excluded. No files (except default excludes) are excluded when omitted. No
excludesfile the name of a file. Each line of this file is taken to be an exclude pattern No
defaultexcludes indicates whether default excludes should be used or not ("yes"/"no"). Default excludes are used when omitted. No
manifest the manifest file to use. No
update indicates whether to update or overwrite the destination file if it already exists. Default is "false". No
duplicate behavior when a duplicate file is found. Valid values are "add", "preserve", and "fail". The default value is "add". No


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Andrew Marlow 2003-07-08