C# Compiler Options Listed Alphabetically

The following compiler options are sorted alphabetically. For a categorical list, see C# Compiler Options Listed by Category.

Option	Purpose
@	Reads a response file for more options.
/?	Displays a usage message to stdout.
/addmodule	Links the specified modules into this assembly
/appconfig	Specifies the location of app.config at assembly binding time.
/baseaddress	Specifies the base address for the library to be built.
/bugreport	Creates a 'Bug Report' file. This file will be sent together with any crash information if it is used with /errorreport:prompt or /errorreport:send.
/checked	Causes the compiler to generate overflow checks.
/codepage	Specifies the codepage to use when opening source files.
/debug	Emits debugging information.
/define	Defines conditional compilation symbols.
/delaysign	Delay-signs the assembly by using only the public part of the strong name key.
/doc	Specifies an XML Documentation file to generate.
/errorreport	Specifies how to handle internal compiler errors: prompt, send, or none. The default is none.
/filealign	Specifies the alignment used for output file sections.
/fullpaths	Causes the compiler to generate fully qualified paths.
/help	Displays a usage message to stdout.
/incremental	Enables incremental compilation [obsolete].
/keycontainer	Specifies a strong name key container.
/keyfile	Specifies a strong name key file.
/langversion	Specifies language version modes: ISO-1 or Default.
/lib	Specifies additional directories in which to search for references.
/link	Makes COM type information in specified assemblies available to the project.
/linkresource	Links the specified resource to this assembly.
/main	Specifies the type that contains the entry point (ignore all other possible entry points).
/noconfig	Instructs the compiler not to auto include CSC.RSP file.
/nologo	Suppresses compiler copyright message.
/nostdlib	Instructs the compiler not to reference standard library (mscorlib.dll).
/nowarn	Disables specific warning messages
/nowin32manifest	Instructs the compiler not to embed an application manifest in the executable file.
/optimize	Enables/disables optimizations.
/out	Specifies the output file name (default: base name of file with main class or first file).
/pdb	Specifies the file name and location of the .pdb file.
/platform	Limits which platforms this code can run on: x86, Itanium, x64, or anycpu. The default is anycpu.
/recurse	Includes all files in the current directory and subdirectories according to the wildcard specifications.
/reference	References metadata from the specified assembly files.
/resource	Embeds the specified resource.
/target	Specifies the format of the output file by using one of four options:/target:exe, /target:library, /target:module, /target:winexe.
/unsafe	Allows unsafe code.
/utf8output	Outputs compiler messages in UTF-8 encoding.
/warn	Sets the warning level (0-4).
/warnaserror	Reports specific warnings as errors.
/win32icon	Uses this icon for the output.
/win32manifest	Specifies a custom win32 manifest file.
/win32res	Specifies the win32 resource file (.res).

See Also

Tasks

How to: Set Environment Variables

Reference

C# Compiler Options Listed by Category

<compiler> Element

Other Resources

C# Compiler Options