https://github.com/augustoproiete/dotnet-args

Cross-platform .NET CLI Tool that prints the command-line arguments it receives, to help debug scripts and apps.
https://github.com/augustoproiete/dotnet-args

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Cross-platform .NET CLI Tool that prints the command-line arguments it receives, to help debug scripts and apps.

• Host: GitHub
• URL: https://github.com/augustoproiete/dotnet-args
• Owner: augustoproiete
• License: apache-2.0
• Created: 2020-12-06T22:20:36.000Z (over 5 years ago)
• Default Branch: master
• Last Pushed: 2025-03-29T23:05:05.000Z (about 1 year ago)
• Last Synced: 2025-04-16T03:55:54.823Z (about 1 year ago)
• Topics: args, command-line, dotnet, dotnet-args, dotnet-tool, hacktoberfest, scripts
• Language: C#
• Homepage:
• Size: 160 KB
• Stars: 10
• Watchers: 2
• Forks: 2
• Open Issues: 0
• Metadata Files:
  • Readme: README.md
  • Changelog: CHANGES.md
  • Funding: .github/FUNDING.yml
  • License: LICENSE
  • Codeowners: CODEOWNERS

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dotnet-args



 Cross-platform .NET CLI Tool that prints the command-line arguments it receives, to help debug scripts and apps.

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## Give a Star! :star:

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## Background

When developing applications that can receive command-line arguments, it can be useful to test what command-line arguments the application would receive without actually running the application.

Another example where `dotnet-args` can be useful is when writing scripts for multiple platforms (e.g. `run.cmd`, `run.ps1`, `run.sh`, etc.) that _forward_ arguments to an application or another script. You can modify the scripts temporarily to forward the arguments to `dotnet-args` instead of the real application, and test that the scripts are forwading the arguments as expected.

## Prerequisites

The latest version of **dotnet-args** runs on Windows, OSX, and Linux using one of the following versions of .NET:

- .NET 7.0

- .NET 6.0

- .NET 5.0

- .NET Core 3.1

- .NET Core 2.1

## Getting started :rocket:

Install the `dotnet-args` .NET CLI Tool from NuGet:

```powershell

dotnet tool install dotnet-args --global

```

Next, call `dotnet-args` with the arguments that you'd like to test, for example:

```powershell

dotnet args --file project.zip --message "My project!"

```

![Screenshot of dotnet-args in action](asset/dotnet-args-screenshot.png)

> More details on .NET CLI tools available on the official [documentation](https://docs.microsoft.com/en-us/dotnet/core/tools/global-tools) from Microsoft.

## Release History

Click on the [Releases](https://github.com/augustoproiete/dotnet-args/releases) tab on GitHub.

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