/Rebuild (devenv.exe)
Note
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Cleans and then builds the specified solution configuration.
Syntax
devenv SolutionName /rebuild SolnConfigName [/project ProjName] [/projectconfig ProjConfigName]
Arguments
SolnConfigName
Required. The name of the solution configuration that will be used to rebuild the solution named in SolutionName
.
SolutionName
Required. The full path and name of the solution file.
/project ProjName
Optional. The path and name of a project file within the solution. You can enter a relative path from the SolutionName
folder to the project file, or the project's display name, or the full path and name of the project file.
/projectconfig ProjConfigName
Optional. The name of a project build configuration to be used when rebuilding the /project
named.
Remarks
This switch performs the same function as the Rebuild Solution menu command within the integrated development environment (IDE).
Enclose strings that include spaces in double quotation marks.
Summary information for cleans and builds, including errors, can be displayed in the Command window, or in any log file specified with the
/out
switch.
Example
This example cleans and rebuilds the project CSharpWinApp
, using the Debug
project build configuration within the Debug
solution configuration of MySolution
.
devenv "C:\Documents and Settings\someuser\My Documents\Visual Studio\Projects\MySolution\MySolution.sln" /rebuild Debug /project "CSharpWinApp\CSharpWinApp.csproj" /projectconfig Debug
See Also
Devenv Command Line Switches /Build (devenv.exe) /Clean (devenv.exe) /Out (devenv.exe)