Basic tasks
clean : delete the build directory
build : build the application
publish : publish the jar in the configured remote repository
Important env variables
GRADLE_OPTS :
Specifies JVM arguments to use when starting the Gradle client VM. The client VM only handles command line input/output, so it is rare that one would need to change its VM options. The actual build is run by the Gradle daemon, which is not affected by this environment variable.
GRADLE_USER_HOME :
Specifies the Gradle user home directory (which defaults to $USER_HOME/.gradle if not set).
JAVA_HOME
Specifies the JDK installation directory to use for the client VM. This VM is also used for the daemon, unless a different one is specified in a Gradle properties file with org.gradle.java.home.
Gradle properties
It relies on gradle.properties file(s).
The final configuration is a combination of all gradle.properties files, but if an option is configured in multiple locations, the first one wins:
– system properties, e.g. when -Dgradle.user.home is set on the command line.
– gradle.properties in GRADLE_USER_HOME directory.
– gradle.properties in project root directory.
– gradle.properties in Gradle installation directory.
Java tasks
From the official site :
