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Subject: AW: Unix Home set in Build.xml
Date: Mon, 11 May 2009 07:12:53 +0200
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>I want to set one properties HOMEDIR in build.xml which will=20
>be set through user logged in the current system..
>
>How to read Unix home directory and put that value in build.xml

You could access all Java system properties directly via ${name}, e.g.
${user.name}, ${user.dir}, ${user.home}, ...

You could read environment properties and use them
  <properties environment=3D"env"/>
  ${env.ENVIRONMENT_VARIABLE}
e.g.
  ${env.USERPROFILE}, ${env.USERNAME}, ${env.PATH}

You could pass properties during Ants start
  ant -Dname=3Dvalue -Danothername=3Danothervalue

Also you Ant could ask for input
  <input addproperty=3D"foo"/>
  ${foo}


Jan

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