dotnet-new(1)

💖 dotnet-new(1) 💖

okay so bestie, welcome to the dotnet new manual page 💅 this is dotnet-new straight outta the .NET documentation, and literally the whole vibe is:

dotnet new <TEMPLATE>

This article applies to: ✔️ .NET 6 SDK and later versions ✨

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🌸 NAME 🌸

dotnet-new — creates a new project, configuration file, or solution based on the specified template. like, it's the "make me a thing" command. iconic. no cap. 🫶

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✨ SYNOPSIS ✨

dotnet new <TEMPLATE> [--dry-run] [--force] [-lang|--language {"C#"|"F#"|VB}]
    [-n|--name <OUTPUT_NAME>] [-f|--framework <FRAMEWORK>] [--no-update-check]
    [-o|--output <OUTPUT_DIRECTORY>] [--project <PROJECT_PATH>]
    [-d|--diagnostics] [--verbosity <LEVEL>] [Template options]

dotnet new -h|--help

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🦋 DESCRIPTION 🦋

The dotnet new command creates a .NET project or other artifacts based on a template. she's a builder, she's a maker, she's giving main character energy 👑

The command calls the template engine (https://github.com/dotnet/templating) to create the artifacts on disk based on the specified template and options. yes, it phones a friend. the friend is the template engine. they're besties 🫶

Starting with the .NET 7 SDK, the dotnet new syntax has changed:

• The --list, --search, --install, and --uninstall options became list, search, install, and uninstall subcommands.
• The --update-apply option became the update subcommand.
• To use --update-check, use the update subcommand with the --check-only option.

Other options that were available before are still available to use with their respective subcommands. Separate help for each subcommand is available via the -h or --help option: dotnet new <subcommand> --help lists all supported options for the subcommand.

Additionally, tab completion is now available for dotnet new. It supports completion for installed template names and for the options a selected template provides. To activate tab completion for the .NET SDK, see Enable tab completion. 🎀

⌨️ Tab completion ⌨️

Starting with .NET SDK 7.0.100, tab completion is available for dotnet new. It supports completion for installed template names, as well as completion for the options a selected template provides. To activate tab completion for the .NET SDK, see Enable tab completion. (yes it said this twice, she's just that excited about tab completion, and honestly? valid 💅)

📦 Implicit restore 📦

You don't have to run dotnet restore because it's run implicitly by all commands that require a restore to occur, such as dotnet new, dotnet build, dotnet run, dotnet test, dotnet publish, and dotnet pack. To disable implicit restore, use the --no-restore option.

The dotnet restore command is still useful in certain scenarios where explicitly restoring makes sense, such as continuous integration builds in Azure DevOps Services or in build systems that need to explicitly control when the restore occurs.

For information about how to manage NuGet feeds, see the dotnet restore documentation.

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🎀 ARGUMENTS 🎀

• TEMPLATE

The template to instantiate when the command is invoked. Each template might have specific options you can pass. For more information, see Template options.

You can run dotnet new list to see a list of all installed templates. 👀

The search command should be used to search for templates in NuGet.org.

For a list of templates that ship with the .NET SDK, see Preinstalled templates.

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👑 OPTIONS 👑

• --dry-run — Displays a summary of what would happen if the given command were run if it would result in a template creation. it's the "pretend" button, no actual files harmed 🧚
• --force — Forces content to be generated even if it would change existing files. This is required when the template chosen would override existing files in the output directory. bestie this one is loud — it will absolutely bulldoze over what's already there, so know what you're doing 💀
• -?|-h|--help — Prints out help for the command. It can be invoked for the dotnet new command itself or for any template. For example, dotnet new mvc --help.
• -lang|--language {C#|F#|VB} — The language of the template to create. The language accepted varies by the template (see defaults in the arguments section). Not valid for some templates.

Some shells interpret # as a special character. In those cases, enclose the language parameter value in quotes. For example, dotnet new console -lang "F#".

• -n|--name <OUTPUT_NAME> — The name for the created output. If no name is specified, the name of the current directory is used. no name? she just borrows the folder's name. resourceful queen ✨
• -f|--framework <FRAMEWORK> — Specifies the target framework. It expects a target framework moniker (TFM). Examples: "net6.0", "net7.0-macos". This value will be reflected in the project file.
• -no-update-check — Disables checking for template package updates when instantiating a template. Available since .NET SDK 6.0.100. When instantiating the template from a template package that was installed by using dotnet new --install, dotnet new checks if there is an update for the template. Starting with .NET 6, no update checks are done for .NET default templates. To update .NET default templates, install the patch version of the .NET SDK.
• -o|--output <OUTPUT_DIRECTORY> — Location to place the generated output. The default is the current directory.
• --project <PROJECT_PATH> — The project that the template is added to. This project is used for context evaluation. If not specified, the project in the current or parent directories will be used. Available since .NET SDK 7.0.100.
• -d|--diagnostics — Enables diagnostic output. Available since .NET SDK 7.0.100. 🩺
• -v|--verbosity <LEVEL> — Sets the verbosity level of the command. Allowed values are q[uiet], m[inimal], n[ormal], and diag[nostic]. Available since .NET SDK 7.0.100.

🌈 Template options 🌈

Each template may have additional options defined. For more information, see .NET default templates for dotnet new.

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🔥 EXAMPLES 🔥

• Create a C# console application project:

dotnet new console

• Create an F# console application project in the current directory:

dotnet new console --language "F#"

• Create a .NET Standard 2.0 class library project in the specified directory:

dotnet new classlib --framework "netstandard2.0" -o MyLibrary

• Create a new ASP.NET Core C# MVC project in the current directory with no authentication:

dotnet new mvc -au None

• Create a new xUnit project:

dotnet new xunit

• Create a global.json in the current directory setting the SDK version to 8.0.101:

dotnet new globaljson --sdk-version 8.0.101 --roll-forward latestFeature

• Show help for the C# console application template:

dotnet new console -h

• Show help for the F# console application template:

dotnet new console --language "F#" -h

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💜 SEE ALSO 💜

• dotnet new list command
• dotnet new search command
• dotnet new install command
• .NET default templates for dotnet new
• Custom templates for dotnet new
• Create a custom template for dotnet new

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and that's the whole page bestie, you ate it up fr fr 🍓 this was dotnet-new(1) from the .NET documentation, dated 2025-10-30, and that's a wrap — go make something cute ✨💖👑