# B.40 RunTargetTask Phing task that runs a target without creating a new project. ### Difference to `<phingcall>` The main difference of `<runtarget>` and `<phingcall>` is that `<phingcall>` will start the phing target in a new project and will not affect the main project.`<runtarget>` calls a target in the same project, which could be have an effect on any existing properties. Dependency management would only be given by `<phingcall>`. Table B.40:聽Attributes NameTypeDescriptionDefaultRequired`target``String`The name of the target to run.n/aYes B.40.1 Example `<runtarget target="test" />`