docs/compilers/Visual Basic/CommandLine.md
| FLAG | DESCRIPTION |
|---|---|
| OUTPUT FILE | |
/out:file | Specifies the output file name. |
/refout:file | Specify the reference assembly's output file name |
/target:exe | Create a console application (default). (Short form: /t) |
/target:winexe | Create a Windows application. |
/target:library | Create a library assembly. |
/target:module | Create a module that can be added to an assembly. |
/target:appcontainerexe | Create a Windows application that runs in AppContainer. |
/target:winmdobj | Create a Windows Metadata intermediate file |
/doc{+|-} | Generates XML documentation file. |
/doc:file | Generates XML documentation file to file. |
| INPUT FILES | |
/addmodule:file_list | Reference metadata from the specified modules |
/link:file_list | Embed metadata from the specified interop assembly. (Short form: /l) |
/recurse:wildcard | Include all files in the current directory and subdirectories according to the wildcard specifications. |
/reference:file_list | Reference metadata from the specified assembly. (Short form: /r) |
/analyzer:file_list | Run the analyzers from this assembly (Short form: /a) |
/additionalfile:file list | Additional files that don't directly affect code generation but may be used by analyzers for producing errors or warnings. |
| RESOURCES | |
/linkresource:resinfo | Link the specified resource to this assembly (Short form: /linkres) Where the resinfo format is file{,string name{`,public |
/resource:resinfo | Embed the specified resource (Short form: /res) |
/nowin32manifest | The default manifest should not be embedded in the manifest section of the output PE. |
/win32icon:file | Specifies a Win32 icon file (.ico) for the default Win32 resources. |
/win32manifest:file | The provided file is embedded in the manifest section of the output PE. |
/win32resource:file | Specifies a Win32 resource file (.res). |
| CODE GENERATION | |
/debug{+|-} | Emit debugging information. |
/debug:full | Emit debugging information to .pdb file using default format for the current platform: Windows PDB on Windows, Portable PDB on other systems |
/debug:pdbonly | Same as /debug:full. For backward compatibility. |
/debug:portable | Emit debugging information to to .pdb file using cross-platform Portable PDB format |
/debug:embedded | Emit debugging information into the .dll/.exe itself (.pdb file is not produced) using Portable PDB format. |
/sourcelink:file | Source link info to embed into PDB. |
/optimize{+|-} | Enable optimizations. |
/removeintchecks{+|-} | Remove integer checks. Default off. |
/debug:full | Emit full debugging information (default). |
/debug:portable | Emit debugging information in the portable format. |
/debug:pdbonly | Emit PDB file only. |
/deterministic | Produce a deterministic assembly (including module version GUID and timestamp) |
| `/refonly | Produce a reference assembly, instead of a full assembly, as the primary output |
| ERRORS AND WARNINGS | |
/nowarn | Disable all warnings. |
/nowarn:number_list | Disable a list of individual warnings. |
/warnaserror{+|-} | Treat all warnings as errors. |
/warnaserror{+|-}:number_list | Treat a list of warnings as errors. |
/ruleset:file | Specify a ruleset file that disables specific diagnostics. |
/errorlog:file | Specify a file to log all compiler and analyzer diagnostics. |
/reportanalyzer | Report additional analyzer information, such as execution time. |
| LANGUAGE | |
/define:symbol_list | Declare global conditional compilation symbol(s). symbol_list is name=value,... (Short form: /d) |
/imports:import_list | Declare global Imports for namespaces in referenced metadata files. import_list is namespace,... |
/langversion:? | Display the allowed values for language version |
/langversion:string | Specify language version such as default (latest major version), or latest (latest version, including minor versions) |
/optionexplicit{+|-} | Require explicit declaration of variables. |
/optioninfer{+|-} | Allow type inference of variables. |
/rootnamespace:string | Specifies the root Namespace for all top-level type declarations. |
/optionstrict{+|-} | Enforce strict language semantics. |
/optionstrict:custom | Warn when strict language semantics are not respected. |
/optioncompare:binary | Specifies binary-style string comparisons. This is the default. |
/optioncompare:text | Specifies text-style string comparisons. |
| MISCELLANEOUS | |
/help | Display a usage message. (Short form: /?) |
/noconfig | Do not auto-include VBC.RSP file. |
/nologo | Do not display compiler copyright banner. |
/quiet | Quiet output mode. |
/verbose | Display verbose messages. |
/parallel{+|-} | Concurrent build. |
| ADVANCED | |
/baseaddress:number | The base address for a library or module (hex). |
/bugreport:file | Create bug report file. |
/checksumalgorithm:alg | Specify algorithm for calculating source file checksum stored in PDB. Supported values are: SHA1 (default) or SHA256. |
/codepage:number | Specifies the codepage to use when opening source files. |
/delaysign{+|-} | Delay-sign the assembly using only the public portion of the strong name key. |
/errorreport:string | Specifies how to handle internal compiler errors; must be prompt, send, none, or queue (default). |
/filealign:number | Specify the alignment used for output file sections. |
/highentropyva{+|-} | Enable high-entropy ASLR. |
/keycontainer:string | Specifies a strong name key container. |
/keyfile:file | Specifies a strong name key file. |
/libpath:path_list | List of directories to search for metadata references. (Semi-colon delimited.) |
/main:class | Specifies the Class or Module that contains Sub Main. It can also be a Class that inherits from System.Windows.Forms.Form. (Short form: /m) |
/moduleassemblyname:string | Name of the assembly which this module will be a part of. |
/netcf | Target the .NET Compact Framework. |
/nostdlib | Do not reference standard libraries (system.dll and VBC.RSP file). |
/pathmap:k1=v1,k2=v2,... | Specify a mapping for source path names output by the compiler. Two consecutive separator characters are treated as a single character that is part of the key or value (i.e. == stands for = and ,, for ,). |
/platform:string | Limit which platforms this code can run on; must be x86, x64, Itanium, arm, AnyCPU32BitPreferred or anycpu (default). |
/preferreduilang | Specify the preferred output language name. |
/sdkpath:path | Location of the .NET Framework SDK directory (mscorlib.dll). |
/subsystemversion:version | Specify subsystem version of the output PE. version is number{.number} |
/utf8output{+|-} | Emit compiler output in UTF8 character encoding. |
@file | Insert command-line settings from a text file |
/vbruntime{+|-|*} | Compile with/without the default Visual Basic runtime. |
/vbruntime:file | Compile with the alternate Visual Basic runtime in file. |