DotNetTools

This project is part of ASP.NET Core. You can find samples, documentation and getting started instructions for ASP.NET Core at https://docs.asp.net.

Projects

The repository contains command-line tools for the .NET Core CLI. Follow the links below for more details on each tool.

• dotnet-watch (Microsoft.DotNet.Watcher.Tools)
• dotnet-user-secrets (Microsoft.Extensions.SecretManager.Tools)
• dotnet-sql-cache (Microsoft.Extensions.Caching.SqlConfig.Tools)

How to Install

Install tools by editing your *.csproj file and adding a DotNetCliToolReference with the package name and version.

  <ItemGroup>
    <DotNetCliToolReference Include="Microsoft.DotNet.Watcher.Tools" Version="2.0.0" />
    <DotNetCliToolReference Include="Microsoft.Extensions.SecretManager.Tools" Version="2.0.0" />
    <DotNetCliToolReference Include="Microsoft.Extensions.Caching.SqlConfig.Tools" Version="2.0.0" />
  </ItemGroup>

Then, from command line, change directories to your project and run the following commands:

# Location of MyProject.csproj which includes DotNetCliToolReference's
cd C:\Source\MyProject\

# Download tools into the project
dotnet restore

# Execute tools
dotnet watch
dotnet user-secrets
dotnet sql-cache