DotNetInstallSdkGlobalTool
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Global tool to make installing .NET version that little bit easier
.NET Install SDK Global Tool
Global tool to make installing .NET Core versions that little bit easier
To install globally:
$ dotnet tool install -g installsdkglobaltool
You can also find InstallSdkGlobalTool on NuGet here.
Features:
You can use this tool to download and install .NET Core SDK versions based on a variety of ways, these are:
Install .NET Core SDK based on global.json
- Navigate to any directory within your .NET Core application that has a
global.json
file. - Run
$ dotnet-install-sdk
The .NET Core Install SDK global tool will then scan the project directories for a global.json file. If found it will download and install the SDK dictated by the global.json file.
Install latest .NET Core SDK Preview
- Run
$ dotnet-install-sdk --latest-preview
from any directory
The .NET core Install SDK global tool will then download and lauch the installer for the latest preview of the .NET Core SDK.
Options
$ dotnet-install-sdk -h
Usage: DotNetInstallSdk [options]
Options:
-LP|--latest-preview Optional. Install the latest preview version of the .NET Core SDK
-H|--headless <Boolean> Optional. Install .NET Core SDK in headless mode (default is true)
-?|-h|--help Show help information
Contributions
Big thanks to @stuartblang who contributed loads to this.