dotnet-sdk-check(1)
✨ dotnet-sdk-check(1) — the .NET docs, but make it cute ✨
okay bestie, welcome to the dotnet-sdk-check(1) page from the .NET Documentation girlies 💖 this is the manual for the dotnet sdk check command and it's literally so useful.
🫶 This article applies to: ✔️ .NET 6 SDK and later versions
🌸 NAME 🌸
dotnet-sdk-check — lists the latest available version of the .NET SDK and .NET Runtime, for each feature band. no cap, that's the whole job 💅
🦋 SYNOPSIS 🦋
dotnet sdk checkdotnet sdk check -h|--help✨ DESCRIPTION ✨
The dotnet sdk check command makes it so much easier to track when new versions of the SDK and Runtimes are available. iykyk — nobody wants to be running crusty old software 😭
Within each feature band, it tells you:
- The latest available version of the .NET SDK and .NET Runtime.
- Whether your installed versions are up-to-date or out of support. (vibe check: failed 💀)
Here's an example of output from the command:
.NET SDKs:
Version Status
----------------------------------------
3.1.426 .NET 3.1 is out of support.
7.0.103 Up to date.
7.0.200 Patch 7.0.201 is available.
.NET Runtimes:
Name Version Status
--------------------------------------------------------------------------
Microsoft.AspNetCore.App 5.0.17 .NET 5.0 is out of support.
Microsoft.NETCore.App 5.0.17 .NET 5.0 is out of support.
Microsoft.WindowsDesktop.App 5.0.17 .NET 5.0 is out of support.
Microsoft.NETCore.App 6.0.10 Patch 6.0.14 is available.
Microsoft.NETCore.App 6.0.11 Patch 6.0.14 is available.
Microsoft.NETCore.App 6.0.13 Patch 6.0.14 is available.
Microsoft.AspNetCore.App 7.0.3 Up to date.
Microsoft.NETCore.App 7.0.3 Up to date.
Microsoft.WindowsDesktop.App 7.0.3 Up to date.
The latest versions of .NET can be installed from https://aka.ms/dotnet-core-download. For more information about .NET lifecycles, see https://aka.ms/dotnet-core-support.🎀 OPTIONS 🎀
-?,-h,--help— prints out a description of how to use the command. your lil help bestie fr fr 🙈
💖 EXAMPLES 💖
- Show up-to-date status of installed .NET SDKs and .NET Runtimes. iconic behaviour, honestly 👑
dotnet sdk checkand that's the whole page bestie!! 🌈 this manual came straight from dotnet-sdk-check(1), .NET Documentation, dated 2025-10-30. go check your SDKs, they might be giving "out of support" energy 💅✨🌸
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