CLI Options

Usage

jake [OPTIONS] [RECIPE] [ARGS...]

Arguments

Argument	Description
RECIPE	Recipe to run (default: first recipe or @default)
ARGS	Recipe arguments in name=value format

Options

Option	Short	Description
--help	-h	Show help message
--version	-V	Show version
--list	-l	List available recipes
--all	-a	Show all recipes including hidden
--dry-run	-n	Print commands without executing
--verbose	-v	Show verbose output
--yes	-y	Auto-confirm all @confirm prompts
--jakefile PATH	-f	Use specified Jakefile
--watch [PATTERN]	-w	Watch and re-run on changes
--jobs [N]	-j	Parallel jobs (default: CPU count)
--show RECIPE	-s	Show recipe details
--web		Start web UI server
--port PORT		Web UI port (default: 8420)
--external [TYPE]		Show external recipes (make/just)
--no-external		Hide external recipes from listing

Examples

# Run default recipe
jake

# Run specific recipe
jake build

# List all recipes including hidden
jake --all

# Run with verbose output
jake test --verbose

# Pass parameters
jake deploy env=production

# Run with 4 parallel jobs
jake -j4 all

# Watch and rebuild
jake -w build

# Dry-run (show what would execute)
jake -n deploy

# Use different Jakefile
jake -f build.jake test

# Auto-confirm prompts
jake -y deploy

# Start web UI
jake --web
jake --web --port 9000

# List external build system recipes
jake --external
jake --external make
jake --external just

# Run external recipes
jake make.build
jake just.test

Exit Codes

Code	Meaning
0	Success
1	Recipe failed
2	Recipe not found
3	Jakefile not found
4	Parse error

Environment Variables

Variable	Description
JAKE_FILE	Default Jakefile path
NO_COLOR	Disable colored output