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Invoke-Build is a build automation tool which invokes tasks defined in a PowerShell script. Tasks are pieces of code with optional relations. Concepts are similar to psake and MSBuild.

• Concepts
• Script Tutorial
• Incremental Tasks
• Partial Incremental Tasks
• How Build Works
• Special Variables
• Build Failures
• Build Analysis
• Parallel Builds
• Persistent Builds
• Portable Build Scripts
• Using for Test Automation
• Debugging Tips
• VSCode Tips

Helpers

• Invoke Task from VSCode
• Generate VSCode Tasks
• Invoke Task from ISE
• Resolve MSBuild
• Show Build Trees
• Show Build Graph
• Argument Completers

Appendix

• Build Scripts Guidelines
• Comparison with MSBuild
• Comparison with psake
• Convert~psake
• Build Scripts in Projects
• Related Projects
• Design Notes

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