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| <h1>Ant & External tools</h1> |
| <h2>Ant</h2> |
| <p><a href="concepts-antsupport.htm">Ant support</a> allows you to <a href="../gettingStarted/qs-82_create.htm">create</a>, import, export, configure and <a href="../gettingStarted/qs-84_run_ant.htm">run tasks / buildfiles</a> using the Workbench. |
| Any <a href="../gettingStarted/qs-92_project_builders.htm">Ant buildfile</a> configuration you create can be used as part of the build process |
| for a project, which will run in the specified order every time the project is built. |
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| Whether run as a stand-alone Ant task or as a project builder, each At buildfile can be configured to provide its output in either (or all of) of: |
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| <li>The <b><a href="PLUGINS_ROOT/org.eclipse.jdt.doc.user/reference/views/console/ref-console_view.htm">Console view</a></b></li> |
| <li>A file in the local filesystem</li> |
| <li>A custom Ant logger</li> |
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| <h2>External tools</h2> |
| <p><a href="concepts-exttools.htm">External tools</a> allow you to configure and run programs, |
| batch files, Ant buildfiles, and others using the Workbench. |
| Any <a href="../gettingStarted/qs-96_non_ant_pjs.htm">external tool</a> configuration you create can be used as part of the build process |
| for a project, which will run in the specified order every time the project is built. |
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| Whether run as a stand-alone tool or as a project builder, each external tool can be configured to provide its output in either (or both) of: |
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| <li>The <b><a href="PLUGINS_ROOT/org.eclipse.jdt.doc.user/reference/views/console/ref-console_view.htm">Console view</a></b></li> |
| <li>A file in the local filesystem</li> |
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| <h3 class="related">Related concepts</h3> |
| <a href="concepts-antsupport.htm">Ant support</a><br> |
| <a href="concepts-exttools.htm">External tools</a><br> |
| <a href="concepts-22.htm">Builds</a> |
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| <h3 class="related">Related tasks</h3> |
| <a href="../tasks/tasks-exttools-running.htm">Running external tools</a><br> |
| <a href="../tasks/tasks-ant-running.htm">Running Ant buildfiles</a> |
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| <h3 class="related">Related reference</h3> |
| <a href="../reference/ref-exttoolsprefs.htm">External Tools preferences</a><br> |
| <a href="../reference/ref-anticons.htm">External Tools and Ant icons</a><br> |
| <a href="PLUGINS_ROOT/org.eclipse.jdt.doc.user/reference/views/console/ref-console_view.htm">Console view</a> |
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