.NET tools and diagnostics documentation

Learn about .NET tools, including the SDK and .NET CLI, diagnostics and instrumentation, code analysis, and package validation.

.NET SDK

Download

• Download .NET SDK

Overview

• .NET SDK overview

Reference

• .NET SDK error messages

MSBuild and project files

Overview

• Project SDKs

Reference

• Microsoft.NET.Sdk property reference

Concept

• Target frameworks

.NET CLI

Overview

• .NET CLI overview

Tutorial

• Get started using the CLI

Reference

• dotnet build command
• dotnet new command
• dotnet publish command

Deploy

• Publish apps

Global and local tools

Overview

• Overview

Diagnostics and instrumentation

Overview

• .NET diagnostics tools
• Dumps
• Logging and tracing
• Metrics
• Runtime events

Concept

• App health checks in C#
• Exception summary

Reference

• Unmanaged API for debugging
• Unmanaged API for profiling

Code analysis

Overview

• Overview

Reference

• Configuration options
• Code quality rules
• Code style rules

SYSLIB diagnostics

Reference

• Obsoletion warnings
• Source-generated code warnings

Package validation

Overview

• Overview