How to run a dotnet console app from the command line using an alias

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I know how to do this with batch files, you add the path to the system variable but I cannot seem to find the answer to my question anywhere. Anyone knows?

example: Instead of navigating to the app directory and running dotnet run I would like to just call a command like myApp from any directory I'm in.

PS: Im using windows 10.

compile it and add it to your path – Keith Nicholas Dec 15 '20 at 21:03 — Keith Nicholas, Dec 15 '20 at 21:03

score 1 · Answer 1 · answered Dec 15 '20 at 21:37

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you can just use a shell alias if you work on cmd

doskey runMyApp=dotnet run path\to\my\app

more info given here

answered Dec 15 '20 at 21:37

mlindner

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score 0 · Answer 2 · answered Dec 15 '20 at 21:14

First, you need to know which folders are in your path environment variable. You can see those if you go to ControlPanel/System/Advanced settings/Environment Variables

So, you either use one of the existing folders, or you add a new folder.

After that, you can can compile your dotnet core program to a .exe file. See this answer for details on how to do that.

How to run a dotnet console app from the command line using an alias

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