Debugger Project Settings
Applies to: 
Visual Studio 
Visual Studio for Mac
Note
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Certain project settings also affect debugging. These settings determine such things as what directories the debugger looks at, the command and command arguments used to launch the program, and the type of debug information created for the program. You can change these settings in the Property Pages dialog box.
This section describes what options are available, and how to set them.
In This Section
How to: Specify Debugger Settings Describes debugger settings in the Options dialog box.
How to: Set Debug and Release Configurations Describes the Debug and Release settings, and how to switch between them.
Project Settings for a C++ Debug Configuration Lists properties available in the Property Pages dialog box for C or C++ projects.
Project Settings for C# Debug Configurations Lists properties available in the Property Pages dialog box for C# projects.
Property Pages Settings for Web Projects Lists properties available in the Property Pages dialog box for web projects.
Project Settings for a Visual Basic Debug Configuration Lists properties available in the Property Pages dialog box for Visual Basic projects.
Related Sections
Specify Symbol (.pdb) and Source Files Describes how the debugger uses symbol files and source files to display information for debugging.
Debug apps in Visual Studio Describes how to debug UWP apps. (Windows Dev Center)
Debugger Settings and Preparation Describes the debugger-related property settings, and the preparation needed in order to debug your program with the Visual Studio debugger.