| Option(-) | Long Option(–) | Meaning |
| -?, -h | - | Shows this help message |
| B | bootstrap-debug | Specify a text to be logged at the beginning (used internally by Gradle’s bootstrap class.) |
| D | systemprop | Sets a system property of the JVM (e.g. -Dmyprop=myvalue). |
| I | noImports | Disable usage of default imports for build script files. |
| P | projectprop | Sets a project property of the root project (e.g. -Pmyprop=myvalue). |
| S | - | Don’t trigger a System.exit(0) for normal termination. Used internally by Gradle’s unit tests. |
| b | buildfile | Specifies the build file name (also for subprojects). Defaults to build.gradle. |
| c | settingsfile | Specifies the settings file name. Defaults to settings.gradle. |
| d | debug | Log in debug mode (includes normal stacktrace). |
| e | embedded | Specify an embedded build script. |
| f | full-stacktrace | Print out the full (very verbose) stacktrace for any exceptions. |
| g | gradle-user-home | Specifies the gradle user home dir. |
| i | ivy-quiet | Set Ivy log level to quiet. |
| j | ivy-debug | Set Ivy log level to debug (very verbose). |
| l | plugin-properties-file | Specifies the plugin properties file. |
| p | project-dir | Specifies the start dir for Gradle. Defaults to current dir. |
| q | quiet | Log erros only. |
| r | rebuild-cache | Rebuild the cache of compiled build scripts. |
| s | stacktrace | Print out the stacktrace also for user exceptions (e.g. compile error). |
| t | tasks | Show list of all available tasks and there dependencies. |
| u | no-search-upwards | Don’t search in parent folders for a settings.gradle file. |
| v | version | Prints version info. |
| x | cache-off | No caching of compiled build scripts. |
The same information is printed to the console when you execute gradle -h.