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msbuild — The Microsoft build tool for Visual Studio project solutions. More information: <https://learn.micro

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Problem

How to use the msbuild command: The Microsoft build tool for Visual Studio project solutions. More information: <https://learn.microsoft.com/visualstudio/msbuild>.

Solution

msbuild — The Microsoft build tool for Visual Studio project solutions. More information: <https://learn.microsoft.com/visualstudio/msbuild>.

Build the first project file in the current directory:

msbuild

Build a specific project file:

msbuild {{path/to/project_file}}

Specify one or more semicolon-separated targets to build:

msbuild {{path/to/project_file}} /target:{{targets}}

Specify one or more semicolon-separated properties:

msbuild {{path/to/project_file}} /property:{{name=value}}

Specify the build tools version to use:

msbuild {{path/to/project_file}} /toolsversion:{{version}}

Display detailed information at the end of the log about how the project was configured:

msbuild {{path/to/project_file}} /detailedsummary

Display help:

msbuild /help

Code Snippets

Build the first project file in the current directory

msbuild

Build a specific project file

msbuild {{path/to/project_file}}

Specify one or more semicolon-separated targets to build

msbuild {{path/to/project_file}} /target:{{targets}}

Specify one or more semicolon-separated properties

msbuild {{path/to/project_file}} /property:{{name=value}}

Specify the build tools version to use

msbuild {{path/to/project_file}} /toolsversion:{{version}}

Context

tldr-pages: common/msbuild

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