DotNetSdkHelpers

A shameless .NET Core CLI tool port of .NET Core SDK CLI Helpers

This global tool helps you manage the set of installed .NET Core SDK versions and get new ones as needed.

Installation

# Install global tool
dotnet tool install -g dotnetsdkhelpers

# Get started!
dotnet-sdk -h

Help and Usage

Manage .NET Core SDKs

Usage: dotnet-sdk [command] [options]

Options:
  -?|-h|--help  Show help information.

Commands:
  download      Downloads the provided release version & platform.
  list          Lists .NET Core SDKs
  set           Creates a global.json to switch to the specified .NET Core SDK version

Run 'dotnet-sdk [command] -?|-h|--help' for more information about a command.

dotnet-sdk download

Downloads the provided release version & platform.

Usage: dotnet-sdk download [options] <Version>

Arguments:
  Version                   'active', 'go-live', 'preview' or a specific version. (Default: 'active')
                            Default value is: active.

Options:
  -r|--runtime              Indicate the version specified is the runtime version, NOT the SDK version.
  -p|--platform <PLATFORM>  The platform to download for. Defaults to the current platform on Windows and MacOS.
  -n|--no-hash-validation   Indicate that validation of hash should NOT be done.
  -?|-h|--help              Show help information.

dotnet-sdk list

Lists .NET Core SDKs

Usage: dotnet-sdk list [options] <Filter>

Arguments:
  Filter              Filters list to only SDKs starting with the provided string.

Options:
  -a|--available      List SDKs available to download; default is to list installed SDKs.
  -r|--release-type   Show available versions matching the specified release types.
                      Allowed values are: sts, lts.
  -s|--support-phase  Show available versions matching the specified support phases.
                      Allowed values are: preview, go-live, active, maintenance, eol.
  --all               Show all available versions including all support phases and release types.
  -?|-h|--help        Show help information.

dotnet-sdk set

Switches to the specified .NET Core SDK version

Usage: dotnet-sdk set [options] <Version>

Arguments:
  Version       'stable', 'preview' or a specific version

Options:
  -?|-h|--help  Show help information