The ws_ant script

Apache Ant is a Java-based build tool. WebSphere Application Server - Express provides a set of Ant-based tasks that you can use to perform some common administrative operations. A Qshell script called ws_ant is provided to run these tasks.

Note: This function is a technology preview.

For more information on Ant, see the Apache Jakarta Ant page.

These topics provide information on using ws_ant:

Start ws_ant
To run WebSphere Application Server - Express Ant tasks, run the ws_ant command from Qshell. See this topic for information on how to invoke the ws_ant command.

Syntax and parameters
See this topic for information on the syntax and parameters of the ws_ant command.

Ant tasks
See this topic for information on the Ant tasks provided.