Dotnet watch
dotnet watch is a .NET CLI tool that monitors project files and reruns, rebuilds, or reloads an application when supported changes occur.
.NET in Action, Second Edition
dotnet watch is a .NET command-line tool that monitors source files and reruns or reloads an application when changes occur.
- How it is used
- Speeds ASP.NET Core development by replacing repeated stop-save-dotnet-run cycles with file watching.
- How deep it goes
- Defines the command and its recompilation-and-rerun behavior, but does not detail configuration, reload boundaries, or internals.
- Examples
- Uses dotnet watch run while testing an ASP.NET Core endpoint and changing its source files.
- What you can do after
- Apply it via the .NET CLI to recompile and rerun an application after source changes.
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Pro ASP.NET Core 7, Tenth Edition
dotnet watch is a .NET command-line tool that monitors source files and reruns or rebuilds an application when changes occur.
- How it is used
- Runs ASP.NET Core applications during development while monitoring files and applying supported changes automatically.
- How deep it goes
- Explains startup, browser reloading, and restart fallbacks, but stops short of describing hot reload internals.
- Examples
- Uses PartyInvites views, wwwroot HTML, API application startup, and C# namespace edits to demonstrate reloads and failures.
- What you can do after
- Operate a development application with automatic browser updates and choose when unsupported edits require an application restart.
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Related concepts
- dotnet runalternative to · dotnet run is a .NET CLI command that builds and runs an application from its project.
- viewuses · A view is a presentation component or template that renders application data into a user-interface element or client response.
- code reloadinguses · Code reloading is a development technique that detects changed code or resources and refreshes, reevaluates, or restarts affected application components without requiring a full manual restart.
- Razor Pagesuses · Razor Pages is an ASP.NET Core page-focused programming model in which independently addressable pages combine Razor markup with request-handling logic.
- browseruses · A web browser is software that retrieves, interprets, and renders web resources, executes supported web content, and enables interaction with web pages and applications.
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