Ant Developer’s Handbook

<manifest>

The <manifest> task (see Table 4.59) aids in the creation or update of a manifest file.

Table 4.59. Table of <manifest> Attributes

Attributes	Description
Required
file	The name of the manifest file to create or update.
Optional
mode	Valid options are update and replace. Defaults to replace.

Nested Elements

You can nest <attribute> elements (see Table 4.60) to specify attributes for the manifest file. These can be nested within <section> elements.

Table 4.60. Table of <attribute> Attributes

Attributes (Required)	Description
name	The attribute name.
value	The attribute value.

<section> elements (see Table 4.61) enable you to specify sections within the manifest.

Table 4.61. Table of <section> Attributes

Attributes (Optional)	Description ...