.NET CLI Cheatsheet

General Maintenance

Action	Code
Check .NET version	dotnet --version
List installed SDKs	dotnet --list-sdks
List installed runtimes	dotnet --list-runtimes
Install a .NET tool	dotnet tool install --global <tool-name>
Install EF Core globally	dotnet tool install --global dotnet-ef
List available workloads	dotnet workload search
List installed workloads	dotnet workload list
Add workload	dotnet workload install <workload-id>
Update all workloads	dotnet workload update

Development

Action	Code
List available templates	dotnet new list
Install template	dotnet new install <template>
Create a new project	dotnet new <template>
Restore project dependencies	dotnet restore
Build a project	dotnet build
Run a project	dotnet run

Deployment

Action	Code
Publish a project	dotnet publish

NuGet

Action	Code
Add a package to a project	dotnet add package <package-name>
Update a package in a project	dotnet add package <package-name> --version <version>
Remove a package from a project	dotnet remove package <package-name>
Clear local cache	dotnet nuget locals all --clear