.NET Console applications

Learn

Libraries

• commandlineparser/commandline: "C# command line parser that brings standardized *nix getopt style, for .NET"

Deployment

• Deploying .NET Core apps with command-line interface (CLI) tools

Examples

• dotnet/try-convert: "Sample tool showing how to build a global tool and also help you convert projects to .NET Core"

Recipes

Working with processes

• Get the list of active processes

var processes = System.Diagnostics.Process.GetProcesses();

• Start a new process

using System.Diagnostics;
using (var process = new Process()
{
    StartInfo = new ProcessStartInfo
    {
        FileName               = "my\path\file.exe",
        Arguments              = "my arguments",
        RedirectStandardOutput = true,
        UseShellExecute        = false,
        CreateNoWindow         = true,
        Verb                   = "runas"
    }
})
{
    process.Start();
    var result = process.StandardOutput.ReadToEnd();
    process.WaitForExit();
    return result;
}