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Task Rebuild -Depends Clean, Build { "Rebuild" } Task Build { "Build" } Task Clean { "Clean" } Task default -Depends Build

# Will display task as: # -------- Rebuild -------- # -------- Build -------- FormatTaskName "-------- {0} --------" # will display tasks in yellow colour: # Running Rebuild FormatTaskName { param($taskName) "Running $taskName" - foregroundcolor yellow } ...

propreties { $isOk = $false } # By default the Build task won't run, unless there is a param $true Task Build -precondition { return $isOk } { "Build" } Task Clean { "Clean" } Task default -Depends Build

Task Build -depends Clean { "Build" } Task Clean -ContinueOnError { "Clean" throw "throw on purpose, but the task will continue to run" } Task default -Depends Build