.NET tools are CLI packages that add commands for .NET project and development operations. They are managed with dotnet tool and invoked through the dotnet command. section 4.4.2
Choose the installation scope deliberately:
- Install globally with --global when the command should be available across projects. section 4.4.2
- Install into one project when the tool belongs to that project's setup, then invoke it with dotnet tool run <command>. section 4.4.2
- Remove an existing version before installing the required version; uninstalling an absent package produces an error. section 4.4.2
Install and verify Entity Framework Core tools
dotnet tool uninstall --global dotnet-ef dotnet tool install --global dotnet-ef --version 7.0.0 dotnet ef --help The dotnet-ef tool supplies commands for managing databases, DbContext types, and migrations. The project still needs compatible Entity Framework Core packages, such as Microsoft.EntityFrameworkCore.Design and Microsoft.EntityFrameworkCore.SqlServer. section 17.5.1
Listing 4.14 Installing a tool package
dotnet tool uninstall --global dotnet-ef dotnet tool install --global dotnet-ef --version 7.0.0
View the complete installation commands for replacing a global dotnet-ef tool. section 4.4.2
Listing 4.15 Running a tool package command
dotnet ef --help
View the verification command used to confirm that the installed tool responds. section 4.4.2
