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msbuild:tldr:0d850

msbuild: Set one or more semicolon-separated properties.
$ msbuild ${path-to-project_file} /property:${name=value}
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This command is using the "msbuild" tool, which is a command-line utility provided by Microsoft for building projects. Here is the breakdown of the command:

  • "msbuild": This is the actual command to execute the msbuild tool.
  • "${path-to-project_file}": It is a placeholder indicating the path to the project file that needs to be built. You need to replace "${path-to-project_file}" with the actual path to your project file. For example, "C:\Projects\MyProject.csproj".
  • "/property:${name=value}": This is an optional argument that allows you to pass additional properties to the msbuild process. It is in the format of "${name=value}", where "name" is the name of the property and "value" is the value you want to assign to that property. You can specify multiple properties by separating them with semicolons.

Here is an example of how you can use this command:

msbuild C:\Projects\MyProject.csproj /property:Configuration=Release;OutputPath=C:\MyOutputFolder

In this example, it builds the project file "C:\Projects\MyProject.csproj" with the properties "Configuration" set to "Release" and "OutputPath" set to "C:\MyOutputFolder".

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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