dotnet run example don't work

[vernou]

Type of issue

Code doesn't work

Description

In the chapter Test the app, it say you can test the app with the command dotnet run -- --file scl.runtimeconfig.json executed from a shell in the project directory.

But with dotnet run, the working directory is the project directory, so the file scl.runtimeconfig.json isn't found and the execution fail.

The working command is :

dotnet run -- --file bin/Debug/net6.0/scl.runtimeconfig.json/scl.runtimeconfig.json

I suggest to modify the command and add a short explanation why this path. If you agree, I can do the PR.

Page URL

https://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/dotnet/standard/commandline/get-started-tutorial

Content source URL

https://github.com/dotnet/docs/blob/main/docs/standard/commandline/get-started-tutorial.md

Document Version Independent Id

fa160b1d-66ed-8c5d-37cd-b7e02443e9f1

Article author

@tdykstra

Metadata

• ID: 7705dc41-7297-0807-7e9c-2e6548c26b84
• Service: dotnet-fundamentals

[vernou]

Also, the doc present incoherent return for Main.Program :

// First example
class Program
{
    static async Task<int> Main(string[] args)
    {
        ...
        return await rootCommand.InvokeAsync(args);
    }
}

// Second example
class Program
{
    static async Task<int> Main(string[] args)
    {
        ...
        return rootCommand.InvokeAsync(args).Result;
    }
}

The second compile with a warning, I presume the first is the correct.

[vernou]

Similar to dotnet/command-line-api#2427.

[tdykstra]

Hello @vernou. Thank you for contacting us. You are right that there is a problem with that run command, but your proposed replacement won't work because:

dotnet run -- --file bin/Debug/net6.0/scl.runtimeconfig.json/scl.runtimeconfig.json

assumes there is as folder named scl.runtimeconfig.json. The correct command is:

dotnet run -- --file bin/Debug/net6.0/scl.runtimeconfig.json

You're also correct about the return await ... being the right form.

If you would still like to submit a pull request that would be welcome.

[vernou]

@tdykstra

Indeed, nice catch.

---

I did the PR #41823.