slnutil 1.4.0
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dotnet tool install --global slnutil --version 1.4.0
This package contains a .NET tool you can call from the shell/command line.
dotnet new tool-manifest
dotnet tool install --local slnutil --version 1.4.0
This package contains a .NET tool you can call from the shell/command line.
#tool dotnet:?package=slnutil&version=1.4.0
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nuke :add-package slnutil --version 1.4.0
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slnutil
A collection of utilities for working with .NET Core Solutions and Projects.
Written by Benjamin Day
Pluralsight Author | Microsoft MVP | Scrum.org Professional Scrum Trainer
https://www.benday.com
info@benday.com
Got ideas for utilities you'd like to see? Found a bug? Let us know by submitting an issue https://github.com/benday-inc/slnutil/issues. Want to contribute? Submit a pull request.
Installing
The slnutil is distributed as a .NET Core Tool via NuGet. To install it go to the command prompt and type
dotnet tool install slnutil -g
Prerequisites
- You'll need to install .NET Core 7 from https://dotnet.microsoft.com/
Commands
| Command Name | Description |
|---|---|
| rename | Bulk rename for files and folders. |
| cleanreferences | Simplifies package references in a C# project file. Mostly this fixes stuff in the EF Core references that breaks Azure DevOps & GitHub builds like PrivateAssets and IncludeAssets directives. |
| devtreeclean | Clean development folder tree. Removes node_modules, .git, bin, obj, and TestResults folders. |
| findsolutions | Find solution files in a folder tree. |
| getconnectionstring | Get database connection string in appsettings.json. |
| listsolutionprojects | Gets list of projects in a solution. |
| replacetoken | Replace token in file. |
| setconnectionstring | Set database connection string in appsettings.json. |
| setframework | Set the target framework version on all projects. |
| setjsonvalue | Set a string value in a json file. |
| base64 | Encodes a string value as a base 64 string. |
| validateconnectionstring | Validate that specified connection string can connect to SQL Server. |
rename
Bulk rename for files and folders.
Arguments
| Argument | Is Optional | Data Type | Description |
|---|---|---|---|
| rootdir | Optional | String | Starting directory for the rename operation |
| from | Required | String | String to search for and replace |
| to | Required | String | Replacement value |
| preview | Optional | Boolean | Preview changes |
| recursive | Optional | Boolean | Recurse the directory tree |
cleanreferences
Simplifies package references in a C# project file. Mostly this fixes stuff in the EF Core references that breaks Azure DevOps & GitHub builds like PrivateAssets and IncludeAssets directives.
Arguments
| Argument | Is Optional | Data Type | Description |
|---|---|---|---|
| solutionpath | Optional | String | Solution file to use |
| preview | Optional | Boolean | Preview changes only |
devtreeclean
Clean development folder tree. Removes node_modules, .git, bin, obj, and TestResults folders.
Arguments
| Argument | Is Optional | Data Type | Description |
|---|---|---|---|
| rootdir | Optional | String | Starting directory. If not supplied, the tool uses the current directory. |
findsolutions
Find solution files in a folder tree.
Arguments
| Argument | Is Optional | Data Type | Description |
|---|---|---|---|
| rootdir | Required | String | Path to start search from |
| listprojects | Optional | Boolean | List projects in solutions |
| csv | Optional | Boolean | Output results as comma-separated values |
| skipreferences | Optional | Boolean | Output results as comma-separated values |
getconnectionstring
Get database connection string in appsettings.json.
Arguments
| Argument | Is Optional | Data Type | Description |
|---|---|---|---|
| filename | Optional | String | Path to json config file |
| name | Required | String | Name of the connection string to get |
listsolutionprojects
Gets list of projects in a solution.
Arguments
| Argument | Is Optional | Data Type | Description |
|---|---|---|---|
| solutionpath | Optional | String | Solution to examine. If this value is not supplied, the tool searches for a sln file automatically. |
| pathonly | Optional | Boolean | Only show the project paths. Don't show the framework versions. |
replacetoken
Replace token in file.
Arguments
| Argument | Is Optional | Data Type | Description |
|---|---|---|---|
| filename | Required | String | Path to file |
| token | Required | String | Token to replace |
| value | Required | String | String value to set |
setconnectionstring
Set database connection string in appsettings.json.
Arguments
| Argument | Is Optional | Data Type | Description |
|---|---|---|---|
| filename | Optional | String | Path to json config file |
| name | Required | String | Name of the connection string to set |
| value | Required | String | Connection string value |
setframework
Set the target framework version on all projects.
Arguments
| Argument | Is Optional | Data Type | Description |
|---|---|---|---|
| solutionpath | Optional | String | Solution to examine. If this value is not supplied, the tool searches for a sln file automatically. |
| version | Required | String | Framework version to set projects to. |
setjsonvalue
Set a string value in a json file.
Arguments
| Argument | Is Optional | Data Type | Description |
|---|---|---|---|
| filename | Optional | String | Path to json config file |
| level1 | Required | String | First level json property name to set |
| level2 | Optional | String | Second level json property name to set |
| level3 | Optional | String | Third level json property name to set |
| level4 | Optional | String | Fourth level json property name to set |
| value | Required | String | String value to set |
| increment-int | Optional | Boolean | Increment the existing value or use the '/value' as the value if it does not exist or isn't an integer. |
| increment-minor-version | Optional | Boolean | Increment the minor version of the existing value or use the '/value' as the value if it does not exist or isn't an integer. |
base64
Encodes a string value as a base 64 string.
Arguments
| Argument | Is Optional | Data Type | Description |
|---|---|---|---|
| value | Required | String | Value to encode as base64 |
validateconnectionstring
Validate that specified connection string can connect to SQL Server.
Arguments
| Argument | Is Optional | Data Type | Description |
|---|---|---|---|
| filename | Optional | String | Path to json config file |
| name | Required | String | Name of the connection string to validate |
| Product | Versions Compatible and additional computed target framework versions. |
|---|---|
| .NET | net7.0 is compatible. net7.0-android was computed. net7.0-ios was computed. net7.0-maccatalyst was computed. net7.0-macos was computed. net7.0-tvos was computed. net7.0-windows was computed. net8.0 was computed. net8.0-android was computed. net8.0-browser was computed. net8.0-ios was computed. net8.0-maccatalyst was computed. net8.0-macos was computed. net8.0-tvos was computed. net8.0-windows was computed. net9.0 was computed. net9.0-android was computed. net9.0-browser was computed. net9.0-ios was computed. net9.0-maccatalyst was computed. net9.0-macos was computed. net9.0-tvos was computed. net9.0-windows was computed. |
Compatible target framework(s)
Included target framework(s) (in package)
Learn more about Target Frameworks and .NET Standard.
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| 1.0.0 | 244 | 3/3/2023 |