Dotnet new
dotnet new is a .NET command-line command that creates projects and other files from installed templates and lists available templates.
.NET in Action, Second Edition
dotnet new list is a .NET CLI command that displays the project templates installed for use by dotnet new.
- How it is used
- Creates .NET applications from the command line and verifies which project templates are installed.
- How deep it goes
- Explains command use through creation, help, installation, and verification workflows without detailing CLI implementation internals.
- Examples
- Uses console, web API, xUnit, and custom command-line templates as concrete project-generation examples.
- What you can do after
- Operate the .NET CLI to inspect installed templates, create projects, and verify custom-template installation.
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ASP.NET Core in Action, 3e
dotnet new is a .NET CLI command that creates projects from installed templates.
- How it is used
- Creates ASP.NET Core applications from templates before restoring, building, and running them.
- How deep it goes
- Demonstrates template creation and options, but defers template customization and deployment to later commands.
- Examples
- Uses `dotnet new webapp -au Individual`, SQLite or LocalDB selection, and a generated Razor Pages login application.
- What you can do after
- Build a starter ASP.NET Core application from the command line and select its authentication and database configuration.
Pro ASP.NET Core 7, Tenth Edition
The dotnet new command is a .NET CLI command that creates projects, configuration files, and solution files from templates.
- How it is used
- Creates ASP.NET Core projects and shared configuration items during initial application setup.
- How deep it goes
- Explains template selection and runnable creation commands, while stopping short of template internals.
- Examples
- Demonstrates template listing, a .NET 7 web project, global.json, a solution file, and adding the project to the solution.
- What you can do after
- Apply it via the .NET CLI to create and organize an ASP.NET Core project from selected templates.
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Related concepts
- software templateuses · A software template is a reusable set of files, structure, and configuration that provides a starting point for creating a software project or repository.
- command-line toolproduces · A command-line tool is a software program operated through textual commands, options, or arguments in a command-line interface.
- SQLiteconfigures · SQLite is a self-contained, serverless relational database engine implemented as a software library that stores and queries databases in files or memory.
- applicationproduces · An application is a software program or system that performs tasks or provides functionality for users or other software systems.
- .NET CLIused by · .NET CLI is the command-line toolset for creating, building, running, testing, publishing, and managing .NET applications and projects.
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