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.NET CLI Cheatsheet

General Maintenance

ActionCode
Check .NET versiondotnet --version
List installed SDKsdotnet --list-sdks
List installed runtimesdotnet --list-runtimes
Install a .NET tooldotnet tool install --global <tool-name>
Install EF Core globallydotnet tool install --global dotnet-ef
List available workloadsdotnet workload search
List installed workloadsdotnet workload list
Add workloaddotnet workload install <workload-id>
Update all workloadsdotnet workload update

Development

ActionCode
List available templatesdotnet new list
Install templatedotnet new install <template>
Create a new projectdotnet new <template>
Restore project dependenciesdotnet restore
Build a projectdotnet build
Run a projectdotnet run

Deployment

ActionCode
Publish a projectdotnet publish

NuGet

ActionCode
Add a package to a projectdotnet add package <package-name>
Update a package in a projectdotnet add package <package-name> --version <version>
Remove a package from a projectdotnet remove package <package-name>
Clear local cachedotnet nuget locals all --clear