dotnet-prop

Why such a tool

With the move from the easily editable json based project file to the old and more difficult csproj MSBuild based file, I felt there was a need of an easier way to manage the properties of a project without going and messing with the XML based file.

During the Hackathon and 2016 MVP Summit I quicly wrote this simple dotnet-cli tool that allows to manage properties, without touching the XML file and without the need to remember the exact name of the XML tags.

Installation

To use the tool in a dotnet core project (the new kind of project, based on Csproj file, not project.json) just add the a DotNetCliToolReference reference to the nuget package dotnet-prop.

<ItemGroup>
  ...
  <DotNetCliToolReference Include="dotnet-prop">
    <Version>0.1.0-*</Version>
  </DotNetCliToolReference>
  ...
</ItemGroup>

Usage

Commands available

>dotnet prop
.NET project parameter utility

Usage: dotnet prop [options] [command]

Options:
  -?|-h|--help  Show help information

Commands:
  add   Adds a parameter to the project file
  del   Removes a parameter from the project file
  list  Lists all parameters from the project file

Use "dotnet prop [command] --help" for more information about a command.

Add command

Adds a property to the csproj project file

>dotnet prop add

Usage: dotnet prop add [options]

Options:
  -v|--version <VERSION>              Set version number
  -r|--runtime <RUNTIME_IDENTIFIERS>  Set supported runtimes
  -f|--framework <FRAMEWORK>          Set supported framework
  -?|-h|--help                        Show help information

Del command

Removes a property from the csproj project file

>dotnet prop del


Usage: dotnet prop del [options]

Options:
  -v|--version  Removes version number
  -r|--runtime  Removes supported runtimes
  -?|-h|--help  Show help information

List command

Lists the properties in the csproj project file

dotnet prop list