Appendix E. C command line tools

Appendix E. C# command line tools

Table E.1. C# command line tools

Tool	Description
adepends .exe	Assembly dependency list
al.exe	Assembly linking utility
cordbg.exe	Runtime debugger
csc.exe	C# compiler
dbgurt.exe	GUI debugger
gacutil.exe	Global assembly cache utility
ilasm .exe	MSIL assembler
ildasm.exe	MSIL disassembler
instalutil.exe	Installer utility
nmake .exe	Make utility
peverify.exe	Portable executable verifier
regasm.exe	Registry assembly tool
regsvcs.exe	Register services utility
sn.exe	Shared name utility
soapsuds.exe	SoapSuds utility
tlbexp.exe	Type library exporter
tlbimp.exe	Type library importer
webserviceutil.exe	Web service utility
wincv .exe	Windows class viewer
windes.exe	Windows designer
xsd.exe	XML schema definition tool

There are several useful command line tools which come as part of .NET SDK. They are listed in Table E.1 together with a brief description of what they are used for. You can execute them from the special VS .NET command prompt (not the usual cmd or command shell) accessible via START Program Microsoft Visual Studio .NET Visual Studio .NET Tools Visual Studio .NET Command Prompt .

For detailed information, including command switches, execute the tool with the /? switch (for example, to find out more about ildasm , type ildasm/? at the command line.)