Name
dotnet - General driver for running the command-line commands.
Synopsis
dotnet [command] [arguments] [--version] [--info] [-d|--diagnostics] [-v|--verbose] [--fx-version] [--additionalprobingpath] [-h|--help]
Description
dotnet is a generic driver for the Command Line Interface (CLI) toolchain. Invoked on its own, it provides brief usage instructions.
Each specific feature is implemented as a command. In order to use the feature, the command is specified after dotnet, such as dotnet build. All of the arguments following the command are its own arguments.
The only time dotnet is used as a command on its own is to run framework-dependent apps. Specify an application DLL after the dotnet verb to execute the application (for example, dotnet myapp.dll).
Options
-v|--verbose
Enables verbose output.
-d|--diagnostics
Enables diagnostic output.
--fx-version <VERSION>
Version of the installed Shared Framework to use to run the application.
--additionalprobingpath <PATH>
Path containing probing policy and assemblies to probe.
--version
Prints out the version of the CLI tooling.
--info
Prints out detailed information about the CLI tooling and the environment, such as the current operating system, commit SHA for the version, and other information.
-h|--help
Prints out a short help for the command. If using with dotnet, it also prints a list of the available commands.
dotnet commands
General
| Command | Function |
|---|---|
| dotnet-build | Builds a .NET Core application. |
| dotnet-clean | Clean build output(s). |
| dotnet-migrate | Migrates a valid Preview 2 project to a .NET Core SDK 1.0 project. |
| dotnet-msbuild | Provides access to the MSBuild command line. |
| dotnet-new | Initializes a C# or F# project for a given template. |
| dotnet-pack | Creates a NuGet package of your code. |
| dotnet-publish | Publishes a .NET framework-dependent or self-contained application. |
| dotnet-restore | Restores the dependencies for a given application. |
| dotnet-run | Runs the application from source. |
| dotnet-sln | Options to add, remove, and list projects in a solution file. |
| dotnet-test | Runs tests using a test runner. |
Project references
| Command | Function |
|---|---|
| dotnet-add reference | Add a project reference. |
| dotnet-list reference | List project references. |
| dotnet-remove reference | Remove a project reference. |
NuGet packages
| Command | Function |
|---|---|
| dotnet-add package | Add a NuGet package. |
| dotnet-remove package | Remove a NuGet package. |
NuGet commands
| Command | Function |
|---|---|
| dotnet-nuget delete | Deletes or unlists a package from the server. |
| dotnet-nuget locals | Clears or lists local NuGet resources such as http-request cache, temporary cache, or machine-wide global packages folder. |
| dotnet-nuget push | Pushes a package to the server and publishes it. |
Examples
Initialize a sample .NET Core console application that can be compiled and run:
dotnet new console
Restore dependencies for a given application:
dotnet restore
Build a project and its dependencies in a given directory:
dotnet build
Run a framework-dependent app named myapp.dll:
dotnet myapp.dll
Environment variables
DOTNET_PACKAGES
The primary package cache. If not set, it defaults to $HOME/.nuget/packages on Unix or %HOME%\NuGet\Packages on Windows.
DOTNET_SERVICING
Specifies the location of the servicing index to use by the shared host when loading the runtime.
DOTNET_CLI_TELEMETRY_OPTOUT
Specifies whether data about the .NET Core tools usage is collected and sent to Microsoft. Set to true to opt-out of the telemetry feature (values true, 1, or yes accepted); otherwise, set to false to opt-in to the telemetry features (values false, 0, or no accepted). If not set, the defaults is false, and the telemetry feature is active.