https://github.com/josephwoodward/DotNetInstallSdkGlobalTool

Global tool to make installing .NET version that little bit easier
https://github.com/josephwoodward/DotNetInstallSdkGlobalTool

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Global tool to make installing .NET version that little bit easier

• Host: GitHub
• URL: https://github.com/josephwoodward/DotNetInstallSdkGlobalTool
• Owner: josephwoodward
• License: apache-2.0
• Created: 2019-06-01T09:27:47.000Z (over 5 years ago)
• Default Branch: master
• Last Pushed: 2020-05-26T23:16:53.000Z (over 4 years ago)
• Last Synced: 2024-06-28T05:01:25.291Z (3 months ago)
• Language: C#
• Size: 140 KB
• Stars: 15
• Watchers: 5
• Forks: 2
• Open Issues: 5
• Metadata Files:
  • Readme: README.md
  • License: LICENSE

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# .NET Install SDK Global Tool

Global tool to make installing .NET Core versions that little bit easier

To install globally:

```bash

$ dotnet tool install -g installsdkglobaltool

```

You can also find InstallSdkGlobalTool [on NuGet here](https://www.nuget.org/packages/InstallSdkGlobalTool/).

## Features:

You can use this tool to download and install .NET Core SDK versions based on a variety of ways, these are:

### Install .NET Core SDK based on global.json

1. Navigate to any directory within your .NET Core application that has a `global.json` file. 

2. Run `$ dotnet-install-sdk`

The .NET Core Install SDK global tool will then scan the project directories for a global.json file. If found it will download and install the SDK dictated by the global.json file.

### Install latest .NET Core SDK Preview

1. Run `$ dotnet-install-sdk --latest-preview` from any directory

The .NET core Install SDK global tool will then download and lauch the installer for the latest preview of the .NET Core SDK.

## Options

```bash

$ dotnet-install-sdk -h

Usage: DotNetInstallSdk [options]

Options:

  -LP|--latest-preview     Optional. Install the latest preview version of the .NET Core SDK

  -H|--headless   Optional. Install .NET Core SDK in headless mode (default is true)

  -?|-h|--help             Show help information

```

## Contributions

Big thanks to [@stuartblang](https://twitter.com/stuartblang) who contributed loads to this.