API Reference

Version 2.2

McMaster.Extensions.CommandLineUtils supports three target frameworks.

• .NET Standard 2.0
• .NET Standard 1.6
• .NET Framework 4.5

The API is almost identical between all of the frameworks.

The main entry point for most command line applications is CommandLineApplication.

For apps built using attributes, these are the most common attributes used:

• OptionAttribute
• ArgumentAttribute
• CommandAttribute
• SubcommandAttribute
• HelpOptionAttribute

Other commonly used types include

• DotNetExe
• Prompt
• ArgumentEscaper
• IConsole