dotnet CLI for solutions, projects, templates.

Solutions

• New solution (modern format): dotnet new sln -n MySolution --format slnx

• Add single project: dotnet sln MySolution.sln add ./src/MyProject/MyProject.csproj

• Add all projects recursively: dotnet sln MySolution.sln add **/*.csproj

Projects

• Class library: dotnet new classlib -n MyLibrary -o ./src/MyLibrary

• Console app: dotnet new console -n MyApp -o ./src/MyApp

• Web API: dotnet new webapi -n MyApi -o ./src/MyApi

• List templates: dotnet new list

Restore / build / run

• Restore deps: dotnet restore

• Build: dotnet build

• Run: dotnet run

• Watch (auto-rebuild on change): dotnet watch run

• Publish (framework-dependent): dotnet publish -c Release -o ./publish

• Self-contained: dotnet publish -c Release -r linux-x64 --self-contained true

Package management

• Add package: dotnet add package Serilog

• Specific version: dotnet add package Serilog --version 3.1.1

• Remove: dotnet remove package Serilog

• List installed: dotnet list package

• Outdated: dotnet list package --outdated

Project references

• Add reference between projects: dotnet add MyApi reference MyDomain

• Remove: dotnet remove MyApi reference MyDomain

Tests

• Run: dotnet test

• Filter: dotnet test --filter "FullyQualifiedName~MyTests"

• With coverage: dotnet test --collect:"XPlat Code Coverage"

SDK info

• Versions: dotnet --version dotnet --list-sdks dotnet --list-runtimes