dotnet-publish:tldr:39778

dotnet-publish: Trim unused libraries to reduce the deployment size of an application.

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$ dotnet publish --self-contained true --runtime ${runtime_identifier} -p:PublishTrimmed=true ${path-to-project_file}

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This command is used in the .NET development framework to publish an application for deployment. Here's a breakdown of each component of the command:

dotnet publish: This is the command used to publish a .NET application. It prepares the application for deployment by generating the necessary files.
--self-contained true: This flag specifies that the published application should be self-contained. This means that all the necessary runtime components will be included, eliminating the need for the target system to have the .NET runtime installed separately.
--runtime ${runtime_identifier}: This flag indicates the target runtime for the published application. The ${runtime_identifier} placeholder should be replaced with the appropriate identifier for the desired runtime, such as "win-x64" for a 64-bit Windows environment.
-p:PublishTrimmed=true: This flag enables trimming of unused code and assets during the publishing process. It helps reduce the size of the published application by excluding code that is not required.
${path-to-project_file}: This should be replaced with the path to the project file (e.g., .csproj file) of the application you want to publish. It specifies which project should be published.

So, when you run this command, it will publish the specified project, making it self-contained with the necessary runtime components included. Unused code and assets will be trimmed to reduce the size of the published application.

This explanation was created by an AI. In most cases those are correct. But please always be careful and never run a command you are not sure if it is safe.

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