MSBuild Vs Nant - equivalent tasks List

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MSBuild	NAnt	Description	Notes
AL	al	Wraps al.exe, the assembly linker for the .NET Framework.
AspNetCompiler
AssignCulture
Copy	copy	Copies a file or set of files to a new file or directory.
CreateItem		Populates item lists with the items passed in. This allows items to be copied from one list to another.
CreateProperty	property	Sets a property in the current project.
Csc	csc	Compiles C# programs.
Delete	delete	Deletes a file, fileset or directory.
Error	fail	Exits the current build by throwing a BuildException, optionally printing additional information.
Exec	exec	Executes a system command.
FindUnderPath
GenerateApplicationManifest		Generates an assembly manifest for a Win32 or ClickOnce application from project items and properties.
GenerateDeploymentManifest		Generates a ClickOnce deploy manifest from project items and properties.
GenerateBootstrapper
GetAssemblyIdentity
GetFrameworkPath
GetFrameworkSdkPath
GetLinkedFilesFromResX
LC
MakeDir	mkdir	Creates a directory and any non-existent parent directory if necessary.
Message	echo	Writes a message to the build log.
MSBuild		Build projects in an application using MSBuild. Note that this task can process not only project files but also Visual Studio solution files.
ReadLinesFromFile
RegisterAssembly		Reads the metadata within an assembly and add the necessary entries to the registry, which allows COM clients to create .NET Framework classes transparently.
RemoveDir		Removes directories from disk and all the files and directories they contain.
RemoveDuplicates
ResGen	resgen	Converts files from one resource format to another.
ResolveAssemblyReference
ResolveComReferences
ResolveKeySource
ResolveNativeReference
SGen
SignFile	delay-sign	Signs delay-signed .NET Assemblies, or re-signs existing assemblies.
Touch	touch	Touches a file or set of files
UnregisterAssembly		Performs the reverse of the RegisterAssembly task.
Vbc	vbc	Compiles Visual Basic.NET programs.
Vjc	vjc	Compiles Visual J# programs using vjc, Microsoft's J# compiler.	You must install the J# redist before you get this task. It is contained inside Microsoft.Build.VisualJSharp.dll
VCBuild		Runs vcbuild.exe, which builds Visual Studio Visual C++ projects.
Warning
WriteLinesToFile
	asminfo	Generates an AssemblyInfo file using the attributes given.
	attrib	Changes the file attributes of a file or set of files.
	available	Checks if a resource is available at runtime.
MSBuild	call	Call a target in the current project.
	cl	Compiles C/C++ programs using cl.exe, Microsoft's C/C++ compiler.
	cvs-checkout	Checks out a CVS module to the required directory.
	cvs-update	Updates a CVS module in a local working directory.
	description	An empty task that allows a build file to contain a description.
	foreach	Loops over a set of items.
	get	Gets a particular file from a URL source.
	if	Checks the conditional attributes and executes the children if true.
	ifnot	The opposite of the if task.
	include	Includes an external build file.	In MSBuild use Import
	jsc	Compiles JScript.NET programs.
	lib	Run lib.exe, Microsoft's Library Manager.
	license	Generates a .licence file from a .licx file.
	link	Links files using link.exe, Microsoft's Incremental Linker.
	loadtasks	Loads tasks form a given assembly or all assemblies in a given directory or fileset.	In MSBuild use UsingTask
	mail	Sends an SMTP message.
	mc	Compiles messages using mc.exe, Microsoft's Win32 message compiler.
	midl	This tasks allows you to run MIDL.exe.
	move ||Moves a file or set of files to a new file or directory.
	nant	Runs NAnt on a supplied build file. This can be used to build subprojects.
	nantschema	Creates an XSD File for all available tasks.
	ndoc	Runs NDoc to create documentation.
	nunit	Runs tests using the NUnit V1.0 framework.
	nunit2	Runs tests using the NUnit V2.1 framework.
	rc	Compiles resources using rc.exe, Microsoft's Win32 resource compiler.
	readregistry	Reads a value or set of values from the Windows Registry into one or more NAnt properties.
	regex	Sets project properties based on the evaluatuion of a regular expression.
	regsvcs	Installs or removes .NET Services.
	script	Executes the code contained within the task.
	servicecontroller	Allows a Windows service to be controlled.
	sleep	A task for sleeping a specified period of time
	solution	Compiles VS.NET solutions (or sets of projects)	Use MSBuild to compile VS2005 solutions
	style	Processes a document via XSLT.
	sysinfo	Sets properties with system information.	MSBuild exposes environment variables by default
	tlbexp	Exports a .NET assembly to a type library that can be used from unmanaged code
	tlbimp	Imports a type library to a .NET assembly (wraps Microsoft's tlbimp.exe)
	tstamp	Sets properties with the current date and time.
	unzip	Extracts files from a zip file.
	xmlpeek	Extracts text from an XML file at the location specified by an XPath expression.
	xmlpoke	Replaces text in an XML file at the location specified by an XPath expression.
	zip	Creates a zip file from a specified fileset.