| Tools |
Description |
| Al.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. |
| csc.exe and vbc.exe |
You can invoke the C# or VB.NET compiler by typing the name of its executable file on the command line. Check MsBuild listed below to programmatically build programs. |
| 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 assemblies |
| Mage.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. |
| MsBuild.exe |
MSBuild.exe builds the specified project or solution file |
| 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. |
| Resgen.exe (Resource File Generator) |
The Resource File Generator converts text (.txt or .restext) files and XML-based resource format (.resx) files to common language runtime binary (.resources) files that can be embedded in a runtime binary executable or compiled into satellite assemblies. |
| Storeadm.exe (Isolated Storage Tool) |
The Isolated Storage tool lists or removes all existing stores for the current user. |
