Abstract
- Tools are CLI apps installed from NuGet packages.
- Tools are managed and used with the
dotnet toolcommand. - Documentation: https://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/dotnet/core/tools/
Installing
dotnet tool install <package_name>
--global # install the tool globally
--local # install the tool locally
Diagnostic tools
| Tool | Use |
|---|---|
| dotnet-counters | for first-level health monitoring and performance investigation |
| dotnet-dump | for collecting and analyzing Windows and Linux core dumps without a native debugger |
| dotnet-gcdump | for collecting garbage collector dumps of live .NET processes |
| dotnet-monitor | for monitoring .NET applications in production environments and to collect diagnostic artifacts |
dotnet-httprepl
dotnet-monitor
| Subcommand | Description |
|---|---|
| dotnet-monitor collect | Monitor an application, collect diagnostic artifacts, and send them to a specified destination |
| dotnet-monitor config show | Shows dotnet-monitor’s current configuration |
| dotnet-monitor generatekey | Generate an API key and hash for HTTP authentication |
Other Tools
dotnet-openapi
Manages OpenAPI references in a project.
Package: microsoft.dotnet-openapi
Subcommands
The Add subcommands add an OpenAPI reference to the project file:
<OpenAPiReference Include="openapi.json" />
add <file>
dotnet openapi add file
[-p project] # the project to operate on
[-c nswagcsharp|nswagtypescript] # the code generator to apply to the reference; defaults to nswagcsharp
<file> # like ./OpenAPI.json
add <url>
dotnet openapi add url
[-p project] # the project to operate on
[-o <output-file>] # where to store the local copy of the OpenAPI file
[-c nswagcsharp|nswagtypescript] # the code generator to apply to the reference; defaults to nswagcsharp
<url> # like https://www.example.com/openapi.json
remove
Deletes the OpenAPI reference. Clients will not be generated.
dotnet openapi remove
[-p project] # the project to operate on
<file> # like ./OpenAPI.json
refresh
Refresh the local file with the latest content from the URL:
dotnet openapi refresh
[-p project] # the project to operate on
<url> # like https://www.example.com/openapi.json