The .NET Framework 4.0 contains a plethora of command line tools ranging from build, deployment, debugging, security to Interop tools, and so on. Here’s a list of important command line tools in the .NET Framework 4.0 which can be run using the Visual Studio Command Prompt. The description of these tools has been taken from the MSDN documentation. Assembly, Build, Deployment and Configuration ToolsAl.exe (Assembly Linker)
The Assembly Linker generates a file that has an assembly manifest from one or more files that are either modules or resource files. Gacutil.exe (Global Assembly Cache Tool)
The Global Assembly Cache tool allows you to view and manipulate the contents of the global assembly cache and download cache.Ilasm.exe (MSIL Assembler)
The MSIL Assembler generates a portable executable (PE) file from Microsoft intermediate language (MSIL) Ildasm.exe (MSIL Disassembler)
The MSIL Disassembler is a companion tool to the MSIL Assembler (Ilasm.exe). Ildasm.exe takes a portable executable (PE) file that contains Microsoft intermediate language (MSIL) code and creates a text file suitable as input to Ilasm.exe. Installutil.exe (Installer Tool)
The Installer tool is a command-line utility that allows you to install and uninstall server resources by executing the installer components in specified assembliesMage.exe (Manifest Generation and Editing Tool) and MageUI.exe
The Manifest Generation and Editing Tool (Mage.exe) is a command-line tool that supports the creation and editing of application and deployment manifests.Ngen.exe (Native Image Generator)
The Native Image Generator (Ngen.exe) is a tool that improves the performance of managed applications. Ngen.exe creates native images, which are files containing compiled processor-specific machine code, and installs them into the native image cache on the local computer Regasm.exe (Assembly Registration Tool)
The Assembly Registration tool reads the metadata within an assembly and adds the necessary entries to the registry, which allows COM clients to create .NET Framework classes transparently. Regsvcs.exe (.NET Services Installation Tool)
The .NET Services Installation tool loads and registers an assembly, generates, registers, and installs a type library into a specified COM+ application and configures services that you have added programmatically to your class. Read more: devCurry
The Assembly Linker generates a file that has an assembly manifest from one or more files that are either modules or resource files. Gacutil.exe (Global Assembly Cache Tool)
The Global Assembly Cache tool allows you to view and manipulate the contents of the global assembly cache and download cache.Ilasm.exe (MSIL Assembler)
The MSIL Assembler generates a portable executable (PE) file from Microsoft intermediate language (MSIL) Ildasm.exe (MSIL Disassembler)
The MSIL Disassembler is a companion tool to the MSIL Assembler (Ilasm.exe). Ildasm.exe takes a portable executable (PE) file that contains Microsoft intermediate language (MSIL) code and creates a text file suitable as input to Ilasm.exe. Installutil.exe (Installer Tool)
The Installer tool is a command-line utility that allows you to install and uninstall server resources by executing the installer components in specified assembliesMage.exe (Manifest Generation and Editing Tool) and MageUI.exe
The Manifest Generation and Editing Tool (Mage.exe) is a command-line tool that supports the creation and editing of application and deployment manifests.Ngen.exe (Native Image Generator)
The Native Image Generator (Ngen.exe) is a tool that improves the performance of managed applications. Ngen.exe creates native images, which are files containing compiled processor-specific machine code, and installs them into the native image cache on the local computer Regasm.exe (Assembly Registration Tool)
The Assembly Registration tool reads the metadata within an assembly and adds the necessary entries to the registry, which allows COM clients to create .NET Framework classes transparently. Regsvcs.exe (.NET Services Installation Tool)
The .NET Services Installation tool loads and registers an assembly, generates, registers, and installs a type library into a specified COM+ application and configures services that you have added programmatically to your class. Read more: devCurry
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