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msbuild

The Microsoft build tool for Visual Studio project solutions.

• Build the first project file in the current directory:

msbuild

• Build a specific project file:

msbuild {{path/to/project_file}}

• Set one or more semicolon-separated targets to build:

msbuild {{path/to/project_file}} /target:{{targets}}

• Set one or more semicolon-separated properties:

msbuild {{path/to/project_file}} /property:{{name=value}}

• Set the build tools version to use:

msbuild {{path/to/project_file}} /toolsversion:{{version}}

• Display detailed information at the end of the log about how the project was configured:

msbuild {{path/to/project_file}} /detailedsummary

• Display detailed help information:

msbuild /help