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MSBuild Reference |
Access links to articles that contain reference information for MSBuild, the build system for Visual Studio. |
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MSBuild is the build system for Visual Studio. The following links lead to topics that contain MSBuild reference information.
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Project file schema reference
Describes the XML elements that make up the MSBuild file format. -
Task reference
Describes some of the typical tasks that are included with MSBuild. -
Conditions
Describes the conditions that are available in MSBuild files. -
Conditional constructs
Describes how to use theChoose
,When
, andOtherwise
elements. -
MSBuild reserved and well-known properties
Describes the MSBuild reserved properties. -
Common MSBuild project properties
Describes project properties that are common to all project types, and also properties that are often used by particular project types. -
Common MSBuild project items
Describes project items that are common to all project types, and also items that are often used by particular project types. -
Command-line reference
Describes the arguments and switches that can be used with MSBuild.exe. -
.Targets files
Describes the .Targets file that is included in MSBuild. -
Well-known item metadata
Lists the metadata that is created together with every item. -
Response files
Explains the .rsp files that contain command-line switches. -
Additional resources
Provides links to MSBuild websites and newsgroups. -
WPF MSBuild reference
Contains an MSBuild targets and task reference for Windows Presentation Foundation (WPF). -
Special characters to escape
Lists the characters that may have to be "escaped" to be interpreted correctly. An escape sequence is a series of characters that signifies that what follows is an alternative interpretation.