MSBuild.exe Command Line Usage
In this section, we’ll discuss the most important options when invoking msbuild.exe. When you invoke the msbuild.exe executable, you can pass many parameters to customize the process. We’ll first take a look at the options that are available with .NET 2.0, and then we’ll discuss what differences exist for .NET 3.5. Table 1-4 summarizes the parameters you can pass to msbuild.exe. Many commands include a short version that can be used; these versions are listed in the table within parentheses.
Table 1-4. MSBuild.exe Parameters
Switch | Description |
|---|---|
/help (/?) | Displays the usage information for msbuild.exe. |
/nologo | Suppresses the copyright and startup banner. |
/version (/ver) | Displays version information. |
@file | Used to pick up response ... |
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