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dotnet.exe

dotnet.exe, installed under C:\Program Files\dotnet is a (command line) tool for
When dotnet.exe runs an application, it also activates the appropriate runtime for the application (see DOTNET_ROOT\host\fxr.
Apparently, dotnet.exe is also referred to as the host or the muxer.
dotnet.exe (like also nuget.exe) does not interact with Visual Studio projects.

Some command line options

--info

dotnet --info shows the relevant information about a .NET Core installation and its machine environment.
Some of the information is also displayed with dotnet --list-sdks and dotnet --list-runtimes.

--list-sdks

dotnet --list-sdks shows the installed .NET core runtimes: 
C:\> dotnet --list-sdks
2.1.701 [C:\Program Files\dotnet\sdk]
3.0.100 [C:\Program Files\dotnet\sdk]

--list-runtimes

C:\> dotnet --list-runtimes
Microsoft.AspNetCore.All 2.1.12 [C:\Program Files\dotnet\shared\Microsoft.AspNetCore.All]
Microsoft.AspNetCore.All 2.1.13 [C:\Program Files\dotnet\shared\Microsoft.AspNetCore.All]
Microsoft.AspNetCore.App 2.1.12 [C:\Program Files\dotnet\shared\Microsoft.AspNetCore.App]
Microsoft.AspNetCore.App 2.1.13 [C:\Program Files\dotnet\shared\Microsoft.AspNetCore.App]
Microsoft.AspNetCore.App 3.0.0 [C:\Program Files\dotnet\shared\Microsoft.AspNetCore.App]
Microsoft.NETCore.App 2.1.12 [C:\Program Files\dotnet\shared\Microsoft.NETCore.App]
Microsoft.NETCore.App 2.1.13 [C:\Program Files\dotnet\shared\Microsoft.NETCore.App]
Microsoft.NETCore.App 3.0.0 [C:\Program Files\dotnet\shared\Microsoft.NETCore.App]
Microsoft.WindowsDesktop.App 3.0.0 [C:\Program Files\dotnet\shared\Microsoft.WindowsDesktop.App]

--output

--output specifies the directory where built binaries are put to.
The default is ./bin/<configuration>/<framework>.
When using multiple target frameworks, (TargetFramework property), --framework also needs to be specified.

Some Commands

add reference|package
build
build-server
clean
help
list reference
migrate
msbuild
new
nuget …
pack
publich
restore
remove reference|package
run
sln Add, remove or list projects in a solution (.sln) file.
store
test

dotnet new

console

dotnet new console creates a boiler plate C# (Hello World) application: 
C:\users\Rene> mkdir tst
C:\users\Rene\tst> dotnet new console
C:\users\Rene\tst> dotnet run
Hello World!

wpf

dotnet new wpf creates a template for a Windows Presentation Foundation (WPF) application.

TODO

dotnet.exe add package xyz seems to be equivalent to the PowerShell command install-package xyz.

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