Properties File Format

You use properties files in case you want to have a different build based on where you are running the tool at. For example, you want want to have a few different parameters when running a build on Travis CI than you would your local development machine.

Default Properties

Property	Value
user.home	$HOME

Usage

In your build file, put the property between a percentage sign. For example %user.home%.

Comments

Any line that starts with # is considered a comment.

Environment Variables

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Example Properties File

# All properties files must have the extension .properties or they
# will not load.
# Empty lines and lines starting with "#" are not processed

property_name=property

# You can also use other properties
build_dir=%user.home%/build