dotnet-store(1)

🎀 NAME 🎀

Hiii bestie, welcome to dotnet-store(1) — straight out of the .NET Documentation, and it's giving one-job-one-obsession energy:

dotnet-store — Stores the specified assemblies in the runtime package store. 💖

And just so we're clear from the jump: this article applies to ✔️ .NET 6 SDK and later versions. Noted. Periodt.

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✨ SYNOPSIS ✨

  [-f|--framework <FRAMEWORK_VERSION>] [--disable-build-servers]
  [--framework-version <FRAMEWORK_VERSION>]
  [--output <OUTPUT_DIRECTORY>] [-r|--runtime <RUNTIME_IDENTIFIER>]
  [--skip-optimization] [--skip-symbols]
  [--ucr|--use-current-runtime] [-v|--verbosity <LEVEL>]
  [--working-dir <WORKING_DIRECTORY>]

dotnet store -h|--help

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🌸 DESCRIPTION 🌸

So dotnet store stores the specified assemblies in the runtime package store. That's the whole plot. 🫶

And by default? The assemblies get optimized for the target runtime and framework — like, they get the full glam treatment before they're put away. For more information, see the runtime package store topic. (iykyk, go read it.)

💅 Required options

These aren't optional, babes. You need them.

• -f|--framework <FRAMEWORK> — Specifies the target framework. And listen: the target framework has to be specified in the project file. No project-file mention, no party. 🚫
• --disable-build-servers — Forces the command to ignore any persistent build servers. Think of it as the "no, actually, forget everything you thought you knew" button. This option provides a consistent way to disable all use of build caching, which forces a build from scratch. And a build that doesn't rely on caches is genuinely useful when the caches might be corrupted or incorrect for some reason. ✨ Available since .NET 7 SDK.
• -m|--manifest <PATH_TO_MANIFEST_FILE> — The package store manifest file is an XML file that contains the list of packages to store. The format of the manifest file is compatible with the SDK-style project format. So — iconic detail — a project file that references the desired packages can be used with the -m|--manifest option to store assemblies in the runtime package store. Want more than one manifest? Repeat the option and path for each file. For example: --manifest packages1.csproj --manifest packages2.csproj. 🗂️
• -r|--runtime <RUNTIME_IDENTIFIER> — The runtime identifier to target.

🦋 Optional options

Now the fun extras. Mix and match, bestie.

• --framework-version <FRAMEWORK_VERSION> — Specifies the .NET SDK version. This option enables you to select a specific framework version beyond the framework specified by the -f|--framework option. Fancy. 💅
• -o|--output <OUTPUT_DIRECTORY> — Specifies the path to the runtime package store. If not specified, it defaults to the store subdirectory of the user profile .NET installation directory. 🏠
• --skip-optimization — Skips the optimization phase. For more information about optimization, see Preparing a runtime environment.
• --skip-symbols — Skips symbol generation. Currently, you can only generate symbols on Windows and Linux. Sorry to the others. 😭
• --ucr|--use-current-runtime — Use current runtime as the target runtime. The default is false.
• -v|--verbosity <LEVEL> — Sets the verbosity level of the command. Allowed values are q[uiet], m[inimal], n[ormal], d[etailed], and diag[nostic]. For more information, see <xref:Microsoft.Build.Framework.LoggerVerbosity>. 🗣️
• -w|--working-dir <WORKING_DIRECTORY> — The working directory used by the command. If not specified, it uses the obj subdirectory of the current directory.
• -?|-h|--help — Prints out a description of how to use the command. The classic. The icon. 👑

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🔥 EXAMPLES 🔥

1. Store the packages specified in the packages.csproj project file for .NET 6.0.1:

dotnet store --manifest packages.csproj --framework-version 6.0.1 --framework net6.0 --runtime win-x64

2. Store the packages specified in the packages.csproj without optimization:

dotnet store --manifest packages.csproj --skip-optimization --framework net6.0 --runtime linux-x64

Ate. No crumbs. 🍓

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👑 SEE ALSO 👑

• Runtime package store

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And that's the whole page, bestie!! 🌈 This one came from the .NET Documentation source, version dotnet-store(1), dated 2025-10-30. Go store those assemblies. Slay. 💖✨🎀