dotnet new

This article applies to: ✔️ .NET Core 2.0 SDK and later versions

Name

dotnet new - Creates a new project, configuration file, or solution based on the specified template.

Synopsis

dotnet new <TEMPLATE> [--dry-run] [--force] [-lang|--language {"C#"|"F#"|VB}]
    [-n|--name <OUTPUT_NAME>] [--no-update-check] [-o|--output <OUTPUT_DIRECTORY>] [Template options]

dotnet new -h|--help

Description

The dotnet new command creates a .NET project or other artifacts based on a template.

The command calls the template engine to create the artifacts on disk based on the specified template and options.

Implicit restore

You don't have to run dotnet restore because it's run implicitly by all commands that require a restore to occur, such as dotnet new, dotnet build, dotnet run, dotnet test, dotnet publish, and dotnet pack. To disable implicit restore, use the --no-restore option.

The dotnet restore command is still useful in certain scenarios where explicitly restoring makes sense, such as continuous integration builds in Azure DevOps Services or in build systems that need to explicitly control when the restore occurs.

For information about how to manage NuGet feeds, see the dotnet restore documentation.

Arguments

• TEMPLATE

  The template to instantiate when the command is invoked. Each template might have specific options you can pass. For more information, see Template options.

  You can run dotnet new --list to see a list of all installed templates.

  Starting with .NET Core 3.0 SDK and ending with .NET Core 5.0.300 SDK, the CLI searches for templates in NuGet.org when you invoke the dotnet new command in the following conditions:

  • If the CLI can't find a template match when invoking dotnet new, not even partial.
  • If there's a newer version of the template available. In this case, the project or artifact is created but the CLI warns you about an updated version of the template.

  Starting with .NET Core 5.0.300 SDK, the --search option should be used to search for templates in NuGet.org..

  The following table shows the templates that come pre-installed with the .NET SDK. The default language for the template is shown inside the brackets. Click on the short name link to see the specific template options.

Options

• --dry-run

  Displays a summary of what would happen if the given command were run if it would result in a template creation. Available since .NET Core 2.2 SDK.

• --force

  Forces content to be generated even if it would change existing files. This is required when the template chosen would override existing files in the output directory.

• -?|-h|--help

  Prints out help for the command. It can be invoked for the dotnet new command itself or for any template. For example, dotnet new mvc --help.

• -lang|--language {C#|F#|VB}

  The language of the template to create. The language accepted varies by the template (see defaults in the arguments section). Not valid for some templates.

  Note

  Some shells interpret # as a special character. In those cases, enclose the language parameter value in quotes. For example, dotnet new console -lang "F#".

• -n|--name <OUTPUT_NAME>

  The name for the created output. If no name is specified, the name of the current directory is used.

• -no-update-check

  Disables checking for template package updates when instantiating a template. Available since .NET 6.0.100 SDK. When instantiating the template from a template package that was installed by using dotnet new --install, dotnet new checks if there is an update for the template. Starting with .NET 6, no update checks are done for .NET default templates. To update .NET default templates, install the patch version of the .NET SDK.

• -o|--output <OUTPUT_DIRECTORY>

  Location to place the generated output. The default is the current directory.

Template options

Each template may have additional options defined. For more information, see .NET default templates for dotnet new.

Examples

• Create a C# console application project:

  dotnet new console
  

• Create an F# console application project in the current directory:

  dotnet new console --language "F#"
  

• Create a .NET Standard 2.0 class library project in the specified directory:

  dotnet new classlib --framework "netstandard2.0" -o MyLibrary
  

• Create a new ASP.NET Core C# MVC project in the current directory with no authentication:

  dotnet new mvc -au None
  

• Create a new xUnit project:

  dotnet new xunit
  

• Create a global.json in the current directory setting the SDK version to 3.1.101:

  dotnet new globaljson --sdk-version 3.1.101
  

• Show help for the C# console application template:

  dotnet new console -h
  

• Show help for the F# console application template:

  dotnet new console --language "F#" -h
  

See also

• dotnet new --list option
• dotnet new --search option
• dotnet new --install option
• .NET default templates for dotnet new
• Custom templates for dotnet new
• Create a custom template for dotnet new
• dotnet/dotnet-template-samples GitHub repo