dotnet -- general driver for running the command-line commands
dotnet [--version] [--help] [--verbose] < command > [< args >]
dotnet is a generic driver for the CLI toolchain. Invoked on its own, it will give out brief usage instructions.
Each specific feature is implemented as a command. In order to use the feature, it is specified after dotnet, i.e. dotnet compile. All of the arguments following the command are command's own arguments.
-v, --verbose
Enable verbose output.--version
Print out the version of the CLI tooling-h, --help
Print out a short help and a list of current commands.The following commands exist for dotnet.
dotnet-compile(1)
Compile the application to either an intermediate language (IL) or to a native binary.dotnet-restore(1)
Restores the dependencies for a given application.dotnet-run(1)
Runs the application from source.dotnet-publish(1)
Publishes a flat directory that contains the application and its dependencies, including the runtime binaries.dotnet-test(1)
Runs tests using a test runner specified in project.json.dotnet-new(1)
Initializes a sample .NET Core console application.dotnew new
Initializes a sample .NET Core console application that can be compiled and ran.dotnet restore
Restores dependencies for a given application.dotnet compile
Compiles the application in a given directory.DOTNET_PACKAGES
The primary package cache. If not set, defaults to $HOME/.nuget/packages on Unix or %LOCALAPPDATA%\NuGet\Packages (TBD) on Windows.DOTNET_PACKAGES_CACHE
The secondary cache. This is used by shared hosters (such as Azure) to provide a cache of pre-downloaded common packages on a faster disk. If not set it is not used.DOTNET_SERVICING
Specifies the location of the servicing index to use by the shared host when loading the runtime.dotnet-compile(1), dotnet-run(1), dotnet-publish(1), dotnet-restore(1)
Zlatko Knezevic zlakne@microsoft.com.