🚀 Boost Your .NET Development with Handy Aliases and Functions

Working with .NET Core CLI can be a bit verbose at times. To speed up your development workflow, you can use command line aliases and functions. Here are some that I use frequently:

Aliases

• dnbuild: Alias for dotnet build. Builds a .NET project. Command: dotnet build
• dnrun: Alias for dotnet run. Runs a .NET project. Command: dotnet run
• dntest: Alias for dotnet test. Runs unit tests for a .NET project. Command: dotnet test
• dnclean: Alias for dotnet clean. Cleans build outputs of a .NET project. Command: dotnet clean
• dnpublish: Alias for dotnet publish. Publishes a .NET project for deployment. Command: dotnet publish
• dnscaffold: Alias for dotnet aspnet-codegenerator. Scaffolds items in an ASP.NET Core project. Command: dotnet aspnet-codegenerator

Functions

• dnnew: Creates a new .NET project. Command: dotnet new {template}
• dnrestore: Restores the dependencies and tools of a .NET project. Command: dotnet restore
• dnadd: Adds a package or reference to a .NET project. Command: dotnet add {project} {package/reference}
• dnremove: Removes a package or reference from a .NET project. Command: dotnet remove {project} {package/reference}
• dnlist: Lists all projects and installed packages for a .NET project. Command: dotnet list {project}
• dnpack: Creates a NuGet package of your .NET code. Command: dotnet pack
• dnstore: Stores .NET packages in runtime store. Command: dotnet store
• dnwatch: Starts a .NET project and restarts it when files change. Command: dotnet watch run
• dnexec: Executes a .NET application. Command: dotnet exec {application}
• dnformat: Formats .NET code. Command: dotnet format
• dnformatcheck: Checks if .NET code is formatted. Command: dotnet format --check
• dnformatfix: Formats .NET code and fixes any issues. Command: dotnet format --fix

Functions for scaffolding various .NET project types

• dnwebapi: Creates a new ASP.NET Core Web API project. Command: dotnet new webapi
• dnwebapp: Creates a new ASP.NET Core Web App project. Command: dotnet new webapp
• dnweb: Creates a new ASP.NET Core Empty project. Command: dotnet new web
• dnconsole: Creates a new Console Application project. Command: dotnet new console
• dnclasslib: Creates a new Class Library project. Command: dotnet new classlib
• dnmvc: Creates a new ASP.NET Core MVC project. Command: dotnet new mvc
• dnrazor: Creates a new Razor Pages project. Command: dotnet new razor
• dnwebconfig: Creates a new Web Config file. Command: dotnet new webconfig

Functions for scaffolding various .NET project types with authentication

• dnwebapiauth: Creates a new ASP.NET Core Web API project with Individual authentication. Command: dotnet new webapi --auth Individual
• dnwebappauth: Creates a new ASP.NET Core Web App project with Individual authentication. Command: dotnet new webapp --auth Individual
• dnwebauth: Creates a new ASP.NET Core Empty project with Individual authentication. Command: dotnet new web --auth Individual
• dnconsoleauth: Creates a new Console Application project with Individual authentication. Command: dotnet new console --auth Individual

Functions for testing and debugging

• dnwatchtest: Starts a .NET project and runs tests when files change. Command: dotnet watch test
• dnwatchdebug: Starts a .NET project with debugging and restarts it when files change. Command: dotnet watch --project {project} run
• dnwatchtestdebug: Starts a .NET project, runs tests with debugging and restarts it when files change. Command: dotnet watch --project {project} test

Functions for setting up solution and studio files

• dnsln: Creates a new Solution file. Command: dotnet new sln
• dnaddprj: Adds a project to a Solution file. Command: dotnet sln add {project}
• dnremprj: Removes a project from a Solution file. Command: dotnet sln remove {project}
• dnlistprj: Lists all projects in a Solution file. Command: dotnet sln list