The gradle command has the following usage:
gradle [option...] [task...]
The command-line options available for the gradle command are listed below:
-?, -h, --help
Shows a help message.
-C, --cache
Specifies how compiled build scripts should be cached. Possible values are:
rebuild or on. Default value is
on. See Section 12.7, “Caching”.
-D, --system-prop
Sets a system property of the JVM, for example -Dmyprop=myvalue.
-I, --init-script
Specifies an initialization script. See Chapter 41, Initialization Scripts.
-P, --project-prop
Sets a project property of the root project, for example
-Pmyprop=myvalue.
-S, --full-stacktrace
Print out the full (very verbose) stacktrace for any exceptions. See Chapter 16, Logging.
-a, --no-rebuild
Do not rebuild project dependencies.
--all
Shows additional detail in the task listing. See Section 10.5.2, “Listing tasks”.
-b, --build-file
Specifies the build file. See Section 10.4, “Selecting which build to execute”.
-c, --settings-file
Specifies the settings file.
-d, --debug
Log in debug mode (includes normal stacktrace). See Chapter 16, Logging.
-e, --embedded
Specify an embedded build script.
-g, --gradle-user-home
Specifies the Gradle user home directory.
--gui
Launches the Gradle GUI. See Chapter 11, Using the Gradle Graphical User Interface.
-i, --info
Set log level to info. See Chapter 16, Logging.
-m, --dry-run
Runs the build with all task actions disabled.
--no-color
Do not use color in the console output.
-p, --project-dir
Specifies the start directory for Gradle. Defaults to current directory. See Section 10.4, “Selecting which build to execute”.
--profile
Profiles build execution time and generates a report in the <build_dir>/reports/profile directory.
-q, --quiet
Log errors only. See Chapter 16, Logging.
-s, --stacktrace
Print out the stacktrace also for user exceptions (e.g. compile error). See Chapter 16, Logging.
-u, --no-search-upwards
Don't search in parent directories for a settings.gradle file.
-v, --version
Prints version info.
-x, --exclude-task
Specifies a task to be excluded from execution. See Section 10.2, “Excluding tasks”.
The above information is printed to the console when you execute gradle -h.
The following options are deprecated and will be removed in a future version of Gradle:
-n, --dependencies
(deprecated) Show list of all project dependencies. You should use gradle dependencies
instead. See Section 10.5.3, “Listing project dependencies”.
-r, --properties
(deprecated) Show list of all available project properties. You should use gradle properties
instead. See Section 10.5.4, “Listing project properties”.
-t, --tasks
(deprecated) Show list of available tasks. You should use gradle tasks
instead. See Section 10.5.2, “Listing tasks”.
The following options are experimental:
--daemon
Uses the Gradle daemon to run the build. Starts the daemon if not running.
--foreground
Starts the Gradle daemon in the foreground.
--no-daemon
Do not use the Gradle daemon to run the build.
--stop
Stops the Gradle daemon if it is running.
The following system properties are available for the gradle command. Note that command-line options take precedence over system properties.
gradle.user.home
Specifies the Gradle user home directory.
org.gradle.daemon
When set to true, use the Gradle daemon to run the build.
The following environment variables are available for the gradle command. Note that command-line options and system properties take precedence over environment variables.
GRADLE_HOME
Specifies the root directory of the Gradle installation to use.
GRADLE_OPTS
Specifies command-line arguments to use to start the JVM. This can be useful for setting
the system properties to use for running Gradle. For example you could set GRADLE_OPTS="-Dorg.gradle.daemon=true"
to use the Gradle daemon without needing to use the --daemon option every time you
run Gradle.
GRADLE_USER_HOME
Specifies the Gradle user home directory.