Task

Task runner aiming to be simpler and easier to use than GNU Make.

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Pros:

Taskfiles are more readable than Makefiles.

Cons:

Taskfiles are written in YAML. ≈(・ཀ・≈)
That makes them very much similar to [Gitlab / Azure Devops]'s pipelines, and if one has any experience with them one knows what a pain that can be.

Taskfiles are Task's Makefile counterpart.
Taskfiles are written in YAML.

Task uses mvdan.cc/sh, a native Go sh interpreter, to run commands.
This allows to write sh/bash commands and have them work even where sh or bash are usually not available (e.g.: Windows) as long as any called executable is available in PATH.

Installation and configuration

# Install the executable.
brew install 'go-task'
choco install 'go-task'
sudo dnf install 'go-task'
sudo snap install 'task' --classic

# Setup the shell's completion.
curl -fsSLo "$HOME/.config/fish/completions/task.fish" 'https://raw.githubusercontent.com/go-task/task/main/completion/fish/task.fish'

Usage

Create a file called Taskfile.yml, taskfile.yml, Taskfile.yaml, taskfile.yaml, Taskfile.dist.yml, taskfile.dist.yml, Taskfile.dist.yaml, or taskfile.dist.yaml (ordered by priority) in the root of one's project.
The cmds keys shall contain the commands for their own tasks:
```
version: '3'

tasks:
  build:
    cmds:
      - go build -v -i main.go

  assets:
    cmds:
      - esbuild --bundle --minify css/index.css > public/bundle.css
```
Run tasks by their name:
```
task assets build
```
If task names are omitted, a task named default will be assumed.

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