Section 1 · User commands

dotnet-tool-run.1

Package: dotnet-host

dotnet-tool-run

dotnet tool run
NAME
SYNOPSIS
DESCRIPTION
ARGUMENTS
OPTIONS
SEE ALSO

dotnet tool run

This article applies to: ✔️ .NET Core 3.1 SDK and later versions

NAME

dotnet-tool-run - Invokes a local tool.

SYNOPSIS

dotnet tool run <COMMAND NAME>

dotnet tool run -h|--help

DESCRIPTION

The dotnet tool run command searches tool manifest files that are in scope for the current directory. When it finds a reference to the specified tool, it runs the tool. For more information, see Invoke a local tool.

ARGUMENTS


	•		COMMAND_NAME

The command name of the tool to run.

OPTIONS


	•		-?\|-h\|—help

Prints out a description of how to use the command.

Example


	•		dotnet tool run dotnetsay

Runs the dotnetsay local tool.


	•		.NET tools
	•		Tutorial: Install and use a .NET local tool using the .NET CLI