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Give your users a great experience with your .NET console applications while letting you focus on the application you're writing.
.NET has ways to interact with the console via System.Console and Main command arguments, but it does not provide an easy route to building command line applications that meet today's expectations. This is particularly true in the Linux and Mac ecosystem where users are accustomed to ANSI terminals and rich shell completions.
The new System.CommandLine sets out to:
- Reduce the time programmmers spend providing a command line API (CLI)
- Improve the experience of the users of CLI programs
The simplest way to create your parser is with the experimental DragonFruit app model app model. This works well if you have a single layer of commands (no subcommands).
Your first app with System.CommandLine.DragonFruit
For more complex scenarios, you can use the core APIs directly.
Your first app with System.CommandLine
There's still a good deal of work to be done to make System.CommandLine great. If you want to help, please comment on or open an issue, or contribute.