How to get real running process name?

Question

In a .NET core console app, I'd like to get the running process name, I used ProcessName as the docs say, but it always returns dotnet as the process name, not the actual underline dll that is running. Although it is a dll, this is a console app, not a library.

Console.WriteLine(Process.GetCurrentProcess().ProcessName);

output

dotnet

What does `System.AppDomain.CurrentDomain.FriendlyName` return? It is [from here](https://stackoverflow.com/a/616715/6741868). — Keyur PATEL, Jul 21 '17 at 01:53
It is the right name I wanted, so this is hold in AppDomain not Process, thanks! — fluter, Jul 21 '17 at 01:57

tymtam · Accepted Answer · 2017-07-21T05:26:52.963

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EDIT:

For .net core you could use:

 System.Reflection.Assembly.GetEntryAssembly().FullName

or

 System.Reflection.Assembly.GetEntryAssembly().GetName().Name

For .NET

For a project with Assmebly Name 'This is my name'

Console.WriteLine(System.Diagnostics.Process.GetCurrentProcess().ProcessName);

prints This is my name as shown below.

Task Manager displays

 [assembly: AssemblyTitle("This is my name Title")]

edited Jul 21 '17 at 05:26

answered Jul 21 '17 at 05:16

tymtam

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The problem is in .NET Core, all apps are started by the dotnet cli, it's not the same like in .NET Framework, where each app is in its own exe. – fluter Jul 21 '17 at 05:19
I added info about AssemblyTitle – tymtam Jul 21 '17 at 05:21
Would `System.Reflection.Assembly.GetEntryAssembly().GetName().Name` work for you? – tymtam Jul 21 '17 at 05:27

How to get real running process name?

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