dotnet CLI and Project file

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dotnet

run

dotnet run --project ./projects/proj1/proj1.csproj
dotnet run --configuration Release
dotnet run -c Release --arch x64 --project ConsoleTest/ConsoleTest.csproj

#--no-build to run with no build

build

Builds a project and all of its dependencies.

Executable or library output

Whether the project is executable or not is determined by the <OutputType> property in the project file. 

<PropertyGroup>
  <OutputType>Exe</OutputType>
</PropertyGroup>

To produce a library, omit the <OutputType> property or change its value to Library. The IL DLL for a library doesn’t contain entry points and can’t be executed.

  • --no-self-containedPublishes the application as a framework dependent application. A compatible .NET runtime must be installed on the target machine to run the application. Available since .NET 6 SDK.
dotnet build --source d1/d2 --output d3/d4 -c Release

publish

dotnet publish – Publishes the application and its dependencies to a folder for deployment to a hosting system.

dotnet publish [<PROJECT>|<SOLUTION>] [-a|--arch <ARCHITECTURE>]
    [-c|--configuration <CONFIGURATION>]
    [-f|--framework <FRAMEWORK>] [--force] [--interactive]
    [--manifest <PATH_TO_MANIFEST_FILE>] [--no-build] [--no-dependencies]
    [--no-restore] [--nologo] [-o|--output <OUTPUT_DIRECTORY>]
    [--os <OS>] [-r|--runtime <RUNTIME_IDENTIFIER>]
    [--sc|--self-contained [true|false]] [--no-self-contained]
    [-s|--source <SOURCE>] [--use-current-runtime, --ucr [true|false]]
    [-v|--verbosity <LEVEL>] [--version-suffix <VERSION_SUFFIX>]

test

dotnet test

  <ItemGroup>
    <PackageReference Include="Microsoft.NET.Test.Sdk" Version="17.5.0" />
    <PackageReference Include="xunit" Version="2.4.2" />
    <PackageReference Include="xunit.runner.visualstudio" Version="2.4.5" />
  </ItemGroup>

Project File

item group and property group examples

    <PropertyGroup>
        <OutputType>Exe</OutputType>
        <TargetFramework>net7.0</TargetFramework>
        <ImplicitUsings>enable</ImplicitUsings>
        <Nullable>enable</Nullable>
        
    </PropertyGroup>
<ItemGroup>
      <PackageReference Include="Google.Cloud.Storage.V1" Version="4.4.0" />
        <None Update="settings.json">
            <CopyToOutputDirectory>PreserveNewest</CopyToOutputDirectory>
        </None>
        <None Update="cloud_credintial.json">
            <CopyToOutputDirectory>PreserveNewest</CopyToOutputDirectory>
        </None>
        <None Update="shell">
            <CopyToOutputDirectory>PreserveNewest</CopyToOutputDirectory>
        </None>
        <Content Include="shell/*.*">
            <CopyToOutputDirectory>Always</CopyToOutputDirectory>
        </Content>
    </ItemGroup>