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<h1><sysinfo></h1>
<p> Sets properties with system information. </p>
<p>Sets a number of properties with information about the system environment. The intent of this task is for nightly build logs to have a record of system information so that the build was performed on.</p>
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<td><<code>prefix</code>>.clr.version</td>
<td>Common Language Runtime version number.</td>
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<td><<code>prefix</code>>.env.*</td>
<td>Environment variables (e.g., <<code>prefix</code>>.env.PATH).</td>
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<td><<code>prefix</code>>.os.platform</td>
<td>Operating system platform ID.</td>
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<td><<code>prefix</code>>.os.version</td>
<td>Operating system version.</td>
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<td><<code>prefix</code>>.os</td>
<td>Operating system version string.</td>
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<td><<code>prefix</code>>.os.folder.applicationdata</td>
<td>The directory that serves as a common repository for application-specific data for the current roaming user.</td>
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<td><<code>prefix</code>>.os.folder.commonapplicationdata</td>
<td>The directory that serves as a common repository for application-specific data that is used by all users.</td>
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<td><<code>prefix</code>>.os.folder.commonprogramfiles</td>
<td>The directory for components that are shared across applications.</td>
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<td><<code>prefix</code>>.os.folder.desktopdirectory</td>
<td>The directory used to physically store file objects on the desktop. Do not confuse this directory with the desktop folder itself, which is a virtual folder.</td>
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<td><<code>prefix</code>>.os.folder.programfiles</td>
<td>The Program Files directory.</td>
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<td><<code>prefix</code>>.os.folder.system</td>
<td>The System directory.</td>
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<td><<code>prefix</code>>.os.folder.temp</td>
<td>The temporary directory.</td>
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<p> When the name of an environment variable is not a valid property name, the task will fail. In that case, set <code>failonerror</code> to <b>true</b> to allow that environment variable to be skipped. </p>
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<b>Note:</b> we advise you to use the following functions instead: </p>
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<a href="../functions/environment.get-operating-system().html">environment::get-operating-system()</a>
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<td>Gets a <a href="http://msdn.microsoft.com/library/default.asp?url=/library/en-us/cpref/html/frlrfSystemOperatingSystemClassTopic.asp">OperatingSystem</a> object that identifies this operating system.</td>
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<a href="../functions/environment.get-folder-path(System.Environment.SpecialFolder).html">environment::get-folder-path()</a>
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<td>Gets the path to a system special folder.</td>
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<a href="../functions/environment.get-variable(System.String).html">environment::get-variable()</a>
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<td>Returns the value of a environment variable.</td>
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<a href="../functions/path.get-temp-path().html">path::get-temp-path()</a>
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<td>Gets the path to the temporary directory.</td>
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<a href="../functions/environment.get-version().html">environment::get-version()</a>
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<td>Gets the Common Language Runtime version.</td>
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<h3>Parameters</h3>
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<th style="text-align: center;">Type</th>
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<th style="text-align: center;">Required</th>
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<td valign="top">prefix</td>
<td style="text-align: center;">string</td>
<td> The string to prefix the property names with. The default is "sys.". </td>
<td style="text-align: center;">False</td>
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<td valign="top">failonerror</td>
<td style="text-align: center;">bool</td>
<td> Determines if task failure stops the build, or is just reported. The default is <b>true</b>. </td>
<td style="text-align: center;">False</td>
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<td valign="top">if</td>
<td style="text-align: center;">bool</td>
<td> If <b>true</b> then the task will be executed; otherwise, skipped. The default is <b>true</b>. </td>
<td style="text-align: center;">False</td>
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<td valign="top">unless</td>
<td style="text-align: center;">bool</td>
<td> Opposite of <code>if</code>. If <b>false</b> then the task will be executed; otherwise, skipped. The default is <b>false</b>. </td>
<td style="text-align: center;">False</td>
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<td valign="top">verbose</td>
<td style="text-align: center;">bool</td>
<td> Determines whether the task should report detailed build log messages. The default is <b>false</b>. </td>
<td style="text-align: center;">False</td>
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<h3>Examples</h3>
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<p>Register the properties with the default property prefix.</p>
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<sysinfo />
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<p>Register the properties without a prefix.</p>
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<sysinfo prefix="" />
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<p>Register properties and display a summary.</p>
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<sysinfo verbose="true" />
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<h3>Requirements</h3>
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<b>Assembly:</b> NAnt.Core (0.90.3780.0)
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