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MSBuild CLI

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Using dotnet is preferable to msbuild in most cases.

How to run msbuild?​

The easiest way is to use Developer Command Prompt for Visual Studio.

How to build a project/solution?​

Building a solution with msbuild
msbuild MySolution.sln
Building a project with msbuild
msbuild MyProject.csproj

How to specify configuration when building a project/solution?​

msbuild MyProject.csproj /property:Configuration=Release /property:Platform=x64

How to execute a target task?​

You can specify the target name using the /target: (/t:) parameter. If you need to execute multiple targets, you can specify them separated by commas.

msbuild MyProject.csproj /target:Clean,Build

How to enable detailed output during build?​

msbuild MyProject.csproj /verbosity:diagnostic
msbuild MyProject.csproj /v:diag

Possible values:

  • quiet (q)
  • normal (n)
  • minimal (m)
  • detailed (d)
  • diagnostic (diag)