dotnet · marcpopMSFT · Oct 2, 2025 · Oct 1, 2025
diff --git a/documentation/manpages/sdk/dotnet-build.1 b/documentation/manpages/sdk/dotnet-build.1
@@ -14,19 +14,19 @@
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-.TH "dotnet-build" "1" "2025-06-13" "" ".NET Documentation"
+.TH "dotnet-build" "1" "2025-09-30" "" ".NET Documentation"
 .hy
 .SH dotnet build
 .PP
-\f[B]This article applies to:\f[R] \[u2714]\[uFE0F] .NET Core 3.1 SDK and later versions
+\f[B]This article applies to:\f[R] \[u2714]\[uFE0F] .NET 6 and later versions
 .SH NAME
 .PP
-dotnet-build - Builds a project and all of its dependencies.
+dotnet-build - Builds a project, solution, or file-based app and all of its dependencies.
 .SH SYNOPSIS
 .IP
 .nf
 \f[C]
-dotnet build [<PROJECT>|<SOLUTION>] [-a|--arch <ARCHITECTURE>]
+dotnet build [<PROJECT>|<SOLUTION>|<FILE>] [-a|--arch <ARCHITECTURE>]
     [--artifacts-path <ARTIFACTS_DIR>]
     [-c|--configuration <CONFIGURATION>] [-f|--framework <FRAMEWORK>]
     [--disable-build-servers]
@@ -35,7 +35,7 @@ dotnet build [<PROJECT>|<SOLUTION>] [-a|--arch <ARCHITECTURE>]
     [-o|--output <OUTPUT_DIRECTORY>]
     [-p|--property:<PROPERTYNAME>=<VALUE>]
     [-r|--runtime <RUNTIME_IDENTIFIER>]
-    [--self-contained [true|false]] [--source <SOURCE>]
+    [-sc|--self-contained [true|false]] [--source <SOURCE>]
     [--tl:[auto|on|off]] [--use-current-runtime, --ucr [true|false]]
     [-v|--verbosity <LEVEL>] [--version-suffix <VERSION_SUFFIX>]
 
@@ -44,11 +44,11 @@ dotnet build -h|--help
 .fi
 .SH DESCRIPTION
 .PP
-The \f[V]dotnet build\f[R] command builds the project and its dependencies into a set of binaries.
+The \f[V]dotnet build\f[R] command builds the project, solution, or file-based app and its dependencies into a set of binaries.
 The binaries include the project\[cq]s code in Intermediate Language (IL) files with a \f[I].dll\f[R] extension.
 Depending on the project type and settings, other files may be included, such as:
 .IP \[bu] 2
-An executable that can be used to run the application, if the project type is an executable targeting .NET Core 3.0 or later.
+An executable that can be used to run the application.
 .IP \[bu] 2
 Symbol files used for debugging with a \f[I].pdb\f[R] extension.
 .IP \[bu] 2
@@ -58,12 +58,6 @@ A \f[I].runtimeconfig.json\f[R] file, which specifies the shared runtime and its
 .IP \[bu] 2
 Other libraries that the project depends on (via project references or NuGet package references).
 .PP
-For executable projects targeting versions earlier than .NET Core 3.0, library dependencies from NuGet are typically NOT copied to the output folder.
-They\[cq]re resolved from the NuGet global packages folder at run time.
-With that in mind, the product of \f[V]dotnet build\f[R] isn\[cq]t ready to be transferred to another machine to run.
-To create a version of the application that can be deployed, you need to publish it (for example, with the dotnet publish command).
-For more information, see .NET Application Deployment.
-.PP
 For executable projects targeting .NET Core 3.0 and later, library dependencies are copied to the output folder.
 This means that if there isn\[cq]t any other publish-specific logic (such as Web projects have), the build output should be deployable.
 .SS Implicit restore
@@ -98,7 +92,8 @@ To produce a library, omit the \f[V]<OutputType>\f[R] property or change its val
 The IL DLL for a library doesn\[cq]t contain entry points and can\[cq]t be executed.
 .SS MSBuild
 .PP
-\f[V]dotnet build\f[R] uses MSBuild to build the project, so it supports both parallel and incremental builds.
+\f[V]dotnet build\f[R] uses MSBuild to build the project, solution, or file-based app.
+It supports both parallel and incremental builds.
 For more information, see Incremental Builds.
 .PP
 In addition to its options, the \f[V]dotnet build\f[R] command accepts MSBuild options, such as \f[V]-p\f[R] for setting properties or \f[V]-l\f[R] to define a logger.
@@ -117,10 +112,19 @@ If the download is still running when this command finishes, the download is sto
 For more information, see Advertising manifests.
 .SH ARGUMENTS
 .PP
-\f[V]PROJECT | SOLUTION\f[R]
+\f[V]PROJECT | SOLUTION | FILE\f[R]
 .PP
-The project or solution file to build.
-If a project or solution file isn\[cq]t specified, MSBuild searches the current working directory for a file that has a file extension that ends in either \f[I]proj\f[R] or \f[I]sln\f[R] and uses that file.
+The project or solution or C# (file-based app) file to operate on.
+If a file isn\[cq]t specified, MSBuild searches the current directory for a project or solution.
+.IP \[bu] 2
+\f[V]PROJECT\f[R] is the path and filename of a C#, F#, or Visual Basic project file, or the path to a directory that contains a C#, F#, or Visual Basic project file.
+.IP \[bu] 2
+\f[V]SOLUTION\f[R] is the path and filename of a solution file (\f[I].sln\f[R] or \f[I].slnx\f[R] extension), or the path to a directory that contains a solution file.
+.IP \[bu] 2
+\f[V]FILE\f[R] is an argument added in .NET 10.
+The path and filename of a file-based app.
+File-based apps are contained within a single file that is built and run without a corresponding project (\f[I].csproj\f[R]) file.
+For more information, see Build file-based C# apps.
 .SH OPTIONS
 .IP \[bu] 2
 \f[B]\f[VB]-a|--arch <ARCHITECTURE>\f[B]\f[R]
@@ -285,13 +289,13 @@ The URI of the NuGet package source to use during the restore operation.
 \f[B]\f[VB]--tl:[auto|on|off]\f[B]\f[R]
 .RS 2
 .PP
-Specifies whether the \f[I]terminal logger\f[R] should be used for the build output.
+Specifies whether \f[I]Terminal Logger\f[R] should be used for the build output.
 The default is \f[V]auto\f[R], which first verifies the environment before enabling terminal logging.
 The environment check verifies that the terminal is capable of using modern output features and isn\[cq]t using a redirected standard output before enabling the new logger.
 \f[V]on\f[R] skips the environment check and enables terminal logging.
 \f[V]off\f[R] skips the environment check and uses the default console logger.
 .PP
-The terminal logger shows you the restore phase followed by the build phase.
+Terminal Logger shows you the restore phase followed by the build phase.
 During each phase, the currently building projects appear at the bottom of the terminal.
 Each project that\[cq]s building outputs both the MSBuild target currently being built and the amount of time spent on that target.
 You can search this information to learn more about the build.
@@ -348,6 +352,18 @@ dotnet build
 .fi
 .RE
 .IP \[bu] 2
+Build a file-based app:
+.RS 2
+.IP
+.nf
+\f[C]
+dotnet build MyProject.cs
+\f[R]
+.fi
+.PP
+File-based app support was added in .NET SDK 10.0.100.
+.RE
+.IP \[bu] 2
 Build a project and its dependencies using Release configuration:
 .RS 2
 .IP

diff --git a/documentation/manpages/sdk/dotnet-clean.1 b/documentation/manpages/sdk/dotnet-clean.1
@@ -14,19 +14,19 @@
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-.TH "dotnet-clean" "1" "2025-06-13" "" ".NET Documentation"
+.TH "dotnet-clean" "1" "2025-09-30" "" ".NET Documentation"
 .hy
 .SH dotnet clean
 .PP
-\f[B]This article applies to:\f[R] \[u2714]\[uFE0F] .NET Core 3.1 SDK and later versions
+\f[B]This article applies to:\f[R] \[u2714]\[uFE0F] .NET 6 and later versions
 .SH NAME
 .PP
 dotnet-clean - Cleans the output of a project.
 .SH SYNOPSIS
 .IP
 .nf
 \f[C]
-dotnet clean [<PROJECT>|<SOLUTION>] [--artifacts-path <ARTIFACTS_DIR>]
+dotnet clean [<PROJECT>|<SOLUTION>|<FILE>] [--artifacts-path <ARTIFACTS_DIR>]
     [-c|--configuration <CONFIGURATION>]
     [-f|--framework <FRAMEWORK>] [--interactive]
     [--nologo] [-o|--output <OUTPUT_DIRECTORY>]
@@ -44,10 +44,19 @@ Only the outputs created during the build are cleaned.
 Both intermediate (\f[I]obj\f[R]) and final output (\f[I]bin\f[R]) folders are cleaned.
 .SH ARGUMENTS
 .PP
-\f[V]PROJECT | SOLUTION\f[R]
+\f[V]PROJECT | SOLUTION | FILE\f[R]
 .PP
-The MSBuild project or solution to clean.
-If a project or solution file is not specified, MSBuild searches the current working directory for a file that has a file extension that ends in \f[I]proj\f[R] or \f[I]sln\f[R], and uses that file.
+The project or solution or C# (file-based app) file to operate on.
+If a file isn\[cq]t specified, MSBuild searches the current directory for a project or solution.
+.IP \[bu] 2
+\f[V]PROJECT\f[R] is the path and filename of a C#, F#, or Visual Basic project file, or the path to a directory that contains a C#, F#, or Visual Basic project file.
+.IP \[bu] 2
+\f[V]SOLUTION\f[R] is the path and filename of a solution file (\f[I].sln\f[R] or \f[I].slnx\f[R] extension), or the path to a directory that contains a solution file.
+.IP \[bu] 2
+\f[V]FILE\f[R] is an argument added in .NET 10.
+The path and filename of a file-based app.
+File-based apps are contained within a single file that is built and run without a corresponding project (\f[I].csproj\f[R]) file.
+For more information, see Build file-based C# apps.
 .SH OPTIONS
 .IP \[bu] 2
 \f[B]\f[VB]--artifacts-path <ARTIFACTS_DIR>\f[B]\f[R]
@@ -119,13 +128,13 @@ This is used when a self-contained deployment was created.
 \f[B]\f[VB]--tl:[auto|on|off]\f[B]\f[R]
 .RS 2
 .PP
-Specifies whether the \f[I]terminal logger\f[R] should be used for the build output.
+Specifies whether \f[I]Terminal Logger\f[R] should be used for the build output.
 The default is \f[V]auto\f[R], which first verifies the environment before enabling terminal logging.
 The environment check verifies that the terminal is capable of using modern output features and isn\[cq]t using a redirected standard output before enabling the new logger.
 \f[V]on\f[R] skips the environment check and enables terminal logging.
 \f[V]off\f[R] skips the environment check and uses the default console logger.
 .PP
-The terminal logger shows you the restore phase followed by the build phase.
+Terminal Logger shows you the restore phase followed by the build phase.
 During each phase, the currently building projects appear at the bottom of the terminal.
 Each project that\[cq]s building outputs both the MSBuild target currently being built and the amount of time spent on that target.
 You can search this information to learn more about the build.
@@ -164,6 +173,18 @@ dotnet clean
 .fi
 .RE
 .IP \[bu] 2
+Clean a file-based program:
+.RS 2
+.IP
+.nf
+\f[C]
+dotnet clean Program.cs.
+\f[R]
+.fi
+.PP
+File-based app support was added in .NET SDK 10.0.100.
+.RE
+.IP \[bu] 2
 Clean a project built using the Release configuration:
 .RS 2
 .IP

diff --git a/documentation/manpages/sdk/dotnet-pack.1 b/documentation/manpages/sdk/dotnet-pack.1
@@ -15,7 +15,7 @@
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-.TH "dotnet-pack" "1" "2025-06-13" "" ".NET Documentation"
+.TH "dotnet-pack" "1" "2025-09-30" "" ".NET Documentation"
 .hy
 .SH dotnet pack
 .PP
@@ -202,13 +202,13 @@ For more information, see .NET Blog: .NET Framework 4.5.1 Supports Microsoft Sec
 \f[B]\f[VB]--tl:[auto|on|off]\f[B]\f[R]
 .RS 2
 .PP
-Specifies whether the \f[I]terminal logger\f[R] should be used for the build output.
+Specifies whether \f[I]Terminal Logger\f[R] should be used for the build output.
 The default is \f[V]auto\f[R], which first verifies the environment before enabling terminal logging.
 The environment check verifies that the terminal is capable of using modern output features and isn\[cq]t using a redirected standard output before enabling the new logger.
 \f[V]on\f[R] skips the environment check and enables terminal logging.
 \f[V]off\f[R] skips the environment check and uses the default console logger.
 .PP
-The terminal logger shows you the restore phase followed by the build phase.
+Terminal Logger shows you the restore phase followed by the build phase.
 During each phase, the currently building projects appear at the bottom of the terminal.
 Each project that\[cq]s building outputs both the MSBuild target currently being built and the amount of time spent on that target.
 You can search this information to learn more about the build.

diff --git a/documentation/manpages/sdk/dotnet-publish.1 b/documentation/manpages/sdk/dotnet-publish.1
@@ -14,19 +14,19 @@
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-.TH "dotnet-publish" "1" "2025-08-29" "" ".NET Documentation"
+.TH "dotnet-publish" "1" "2025-09-30" "" ".NET Documentation"
 .hy
 .SH dotnet publish
 .PP
-\f[B]This article applies to:\f[R] \[u2714]\[uFE0F] .NET Core 3.1 SDK and later versions
+\f[B]This article applies to:\f[R] \[u2714]\[uFE0F] .NET 6 and later versions
 .SH NAME
 .PP
 dotnet-publish - Publishes the application and its dependencies to a folder for deployment to a hosting system.
 .SH SYNOPSIS
 .IP
 .nf
 \f[C]
-dotnet publish [<PROJECT>|<SOLUTION>] [-a|--arch <ARCHITECTURE>]
+dotnet publish [<PROJECT>|<SOLUTION>|<FILE>] [-a|--arch <ARCHITECTURE>]
     [--artifacts-path <ARTIFACTS_DIR>]
     [-c|--configuration <CONFIGURATION>] [--disable-build-servers]
     [-f|--framework <FRAMEWORK>] [--force] [--interactive]
@@ -172,18 +172,20 @@ When you run this command, it initiates an asynchronous background download of a
 If the download is still running when this command finishes, the download is stopped.
 For more information, see Advertising manifests.
 .SH ARGUMENTS
-.IP \[bu] 2
-\f[B]\f[VB]PROJECT|SOLUTION\f[B]\f[R]
-.RS 2
 .PP
-The project or solution to publish.
+\f[V]PROJECT | SOLUTION | FILE\f[R]
+.PP
+The project or solution or C# (file-based app) file to operate on.
+If a file isn\[cq]t specified, MSBuild searches the current directory for a project or solution.
 .IP \[bu] 2
 \f[V]PROJECT\f[R] is the path and filename of a C#, F#, or Visual Basic project file, or the path to a directory that contains a C#, F#, or Visual Basic project file.
-If the directory is not specified, it defaults to the current directory.
 .IP \[bu] 2
 \f[V]SOLUTION\f[R] is the path and filename of a solution file (\f[I].sln\f[R] or \f[I].slnx\f[R] extension), or the path to a directory that contains a solution file.
-If the directory is not specified, it defaults to the current directory.
-.RE
+.IP \[bu] 2
+\f[V]FILE\f[R] is an argument added in .NET 10.
+The path and filename of a file-based app.
+File-based apps are contained within a single file that is built and run without a corresponding project (\f[I].csproj\f[R]) file.
+For more information, see Build file-based C# apps.
 .SH OPTIONS
 .IP \[bu] 2
 \f[B]\f[VB]-a|--arch <ARCHITECTURE>\f[B]\f[R]
@@ -320,15 +322,6 @@ If you specify a relative path when publishing a solution, all output for all pr
 To make publish output go to separate folders for each project, specify a relative path by using the msbuild \f[V]PublishDir\f[R] property instead of the \f[V]--output\f[R] option.
 For example, \f[V]dotnet publish -p:PublishDir=.\[rs]publish\f[R] sends publish output for each project to a \f[V]publish\f[R] folder under the folder that contains the project file.
 .RE
-.IP \[bu] 2
-\&.NET Core 2.x SDK
-.RS 2
-.PP
-If you specify a relative path when publishing a project, the generated output directory is relative to the project file location, not to the current working directory.
-.PP
-If you specify a relative path when publishing a solution, each project\[cq]s output goes into a separate folder relative to the project file location.
-If you specify an absolute path when publishing a solution, all publish output for all projects goes into the specified folder.
-.RE
 .RE
 .IP \[bu] 2
 \f[B]\f[VB]--os <OS>\f[B]\f[R]
@@ -376,13 +369,13 @@ If you use this option, use \f[V]--self-contained\f[R] or \f[V]--no-self-contain
 \f[B]\f[VB]--tl:[auto|on|off]\f[B]\f[R]
 .RS 2
 .PP
-Specifies whether the \f[I]terminal logger\f[R] should be used for the build output.
+Specifies whether \f[I]Terminal Logger\f[R] should be used for the build output.
 The default is \f[V]auto\f[R], which first verifies the environment before enabling terminal logging.
 The environment check verifies that the terminal is capable of using modern output features and isn\[cq]t using a redirected standard output before enabling the new logger.
 \f[V]on\f[R] skips the environment check and enables terminal logging.
 \f[V]off\f[R] skips the environment check and uses the default console logger.
 .PP
-The terminal logger shows you the restore phase followed by the build phase.
+Terminal Logger shows you the restore phase followed by the build phase.
 During each phase, the currently building projects appear at the bottom of the terminal.
 Each project that\[cq]s building outputs both the MSBuild target currently being built and the amount of time spent on that target.
 You can search this information to learn more about the build.
@@ -491,6 +484,18 @@ dotnet publish --no-dependencies
 \f[R]
 .fi
 .RE
+.IP \[bu] 2
+Publish the file-based C# program \f[I]app.cs\f[R] in the current directory:
+.RS 2
+.IP
+.nf
+\f[C]
+dotnet publish app.cs
+\f[R]
+.fi
+.PP
+File-based program support was added in .NET SDK 10.0.100.
+.RE
 .SH SEE ALSO
 .IP \[bu] 2
 \&.NET application publishing overview