.NET SDK

Cross-platform SDK for building C#, F#, and VB applications

Quick summary

The .NET SDK is a cross-platform development framework for building a wide range of applications -- web, mobile, desktop, cloud, and IoT -- using C#, F#, or Visual Basic. The bootstrapper installs the latest .NET SDK via Homebrew.

Common tasks

Basic Usage

dotnet new console -n MyApp

Basic Usage

dotnet new webapi -n MyApi

Basic Usage

dotnet new mvc -n MyWebApp

Basic Usage

dotnet new list

What is it?

The .NET SDK is a cross-platform development framework for building a wide range of applications -- web, mobile, desktop, cloud, and IoT -- using C#, F#, or Visual Basic. The bootstrapper installs the latest .NET SDK via Homebrew.

Basic Usage

Create a new project:

$dotnet new console -n MyApp
$dotnet new webapi -n MyApi
$dotnet new mvc -n MyWebApp

List available templates:

$dotnet new list

Build and run:

$dotnet build
$dotnet run

Run tests:

$dotnet test

Publish for deployment:

$dotnet publish -c Release -o ./publish

Check installed SDKs:

$dotnet --list-sdks
$dotnet --list-runtimes

Tips

▶ DOTNET_ROOT is set in your fish config. The SDK is installed to /usr/share/dotnet.
▶ Use dotnet new list to browse all available project templates.
▶ Add --help to any dotnet command for detailed usage info.
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