DotNetAliases.

DotNetToolExecute(ICakeContext, string, ProcessArgumentBuilder, DotNetToolExecuteSettings) Method

Summary

Executes a .NET tool package with dotnet tool exec.
Namespace
Cake.Common.Tools.DotNet
Containing Type
DotNetAliases

Syntax

[CakeMethodAlias]
[CakeAliasCategory("Tool")]
[CakeNamespaceImport("Cake.Common.Tools.DotNet.Tool")]
public static void DotNetToolExecute(this ICakeContext context, string packageId, ProcessArgumentBuilder arguments, DotNetToolExecuteSettings settings)

Examples

var arguments = new ProcessArgumentBuilder().Append("--version");
DotNetToolExecute("DPI", arguments, new DotNetToolExecuteSettings
{
    WorkingDirectory = "./src"
});

Remarks

For more information, see dotnet tool exec.

Attributes

Type Description
CakeMethodAliasAttribute An attribute used to mark script method aliases.
CakeAliasCategoryAttribute An attribute used for documentation of alias methods/properties.
CakeNamespaceImportAttribute An attribute used to hint Cake about additional namespaces that need to be imported for an alias to work. This attribute can mark an extension method, the extension method class, or the assembly to provide a global set of imports.

Parameters

Name Type Description
context ICakeContext The context.
packageId string The package ID to execute. Use the package@version syntax to request a specific version.
arguments ProcessArgumentBuilder The arguments forwarded to the tool.
settings DotNetToolExecuteSettings The settings.

Return Value

Type Description
void