.NET CLI
.NET CLI is the command-line toolset for creating, building, running, testing, publishing, and managing .NET applications and projects.
ASP.NET Core in Action, 3e
The .NET CLI is a command-line interface for creating, building, running, and managing .NET applications and projects.
- How it is used
- Provides terminal commands for creating, building, running, and publishing ASP.NET Core applications alongside Visual Studio workflows.
- How deep it goes
- Walks through template creation and core commands, explains implicit restore and build steps, and distinguishes build output from publish output.
- Examples
- Uses a runnable minimal API, a Razor Pages template, a worker-service template, and local JWT generation.
- What you can do after
- Build it from scratch with `dotnet new`, then operate it with `dotnet run` and prepare deployment output with `dotnet publish`.
.NET MAUI in Action
.NET CLI is the command-line interface for creating, building, running, testing, and managing .NET projects.
- How it is used
- Creates and runs .NET MAUI applications from a terminal as a lightweight alternative to Visual Studio.
- How deep it goes
- Explains templates, default values, switches, help, and build-command anatomy through concrete project and platform commands.
- Examples
- Uses AlohaWorld and HelloWorld projects, blank templates, terminal listings, and iOS build-and-run commands.
- What you can do after
- Build it from scratch by creating a .NET MAUI project, customizing template options, and running it for a supported target platform.
Related concepts
- .NET SDKequivalent to · .NET SDK is Microsoft's software development kit providing tools, compilers, libraries, commands, and templates for building, testing, and publishing .NET applications.
- dotnet testused by · dotnet test is a .NET CLI command that builds a project or solution and discovers and executes its tests.
- Visual Studioalternative to · Visual Studio is Microsoft's integrated development environment for creating, building, debugging, and testing software across programming languages and platforms.
- projectuses · A software project is a managed collection of source files, configuration, dependencies, and build settings that defines a software unit and how it is produced.
- code reloadingcontrasts with · 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.
- dotnet runhas part · dotnet run is a .NET CLI command that builds and runs an application from its project.
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