$ gradle properties
$ gradle -h
$ gradle task --all
$ gradle wrapper 
$ gradle build
$ gradle help --task wrapper
$ ls -l .gradle/init.d

• https://docs.gradle.org/current/dsl/
  • https://docs.gradle.org/current/dsl/org.gradle.api.Task.html#org.gradle.api.Task:description

The following classes are automagically imported in Gradle tasks: java.util, java.io, java.net, java.math.BigInteger, groovy.lang, groovy.util

println "config time project"

task printDate {
    group "Dreidel dreidel dreidel"
    description "And when it's dry and ready, with dreidel I shall play"
    doLast {
        println new Date().format( 'yyyyMMdd' )
    }
    println "config time printDate"
}

task helloWorld {
    group "Dreidel dreidel dreidel"
    description "I have a little dreidel, I made it out of clay"
    onlyIf { System.getProperty("be.nice") == "true" }
    dependsOn printDate
    doLast {
        println "hello world"
    }
    println "config time helloWorld"
}

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• http://training.gradle.com/intro-to-gradle/setup-instructions

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