msbuild

The Microsoft build tool for Visual Studio project solutions. More information: https://learn.microsoft.com/visualstudio/msbuild.

• Build the first project file in the current directory:

msbuild

• Build a specific project file:

msbuild {{path/to/project_file}}

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

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

• Specify one or more semicolon-separated properties:

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

• Specify 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 help:

msbuild /help