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dotnet-watch is a file watcher for dotnet that restarts the specified application when changes in the source code are detected.

== How to Install ==

Install tools by editing your *.csproj file and adding a DotNetCliToolReference with the package name and version.

  <ItemGroup>
    <DotNetCliToolReference Include="Microsoft.DotNet.Watcher.Tools" Version="1.0.0" />
  </ItemGroup>

 dotnet restore
 # Execute tools
 dotnet watch

== How To Use ==

The command must be executed in the directory that contains the project to be watched.

=== Usage: === 
 dotnet watch [options] [[--] <args>...]

==== Options: ====
  -?|-h|--help  Show help information
  -q|--quiet    Suppresses all output except warnings and errors
  -v|--verbose  Show verbose output

Add watch after dotnet and before the command arguments that you want to run:

	
{| class="wikitable" border="1"
|-
! What you want to run
! Dotnet watch command
|-
| dotnet run
| dotnet watch run
|-
| dotnet run --arg1 value1
| dotnet watch run --arg1 value
|-
| dotnet test
| dotnet watch test
|-
| dotnet run --framework net451 -- --arg1 value1
| dotnet watch run --framework net451 -- --arg1 value1
|}