The following table shows some of the
common usages of the C# compiler:
Option
Description
/a.keyfile:keyfilename
keyfilename specifies the key file that
contains the key pair for signing the assembly.
/a.version:version
This option enables versioning of assemblies.
/debug
With this option, the compiler will emit debugging information in the
output file.
/define:symbol or
/d:symbol
This option is similar to C++. Use this option to define preprocessor
symbols.
/doc:docname
docname is the XML output file for the
autogenerated XML comment embedded in C# code.
/help
This option shows the command-line help for the C# compiler.
/main:classname
If there is more than one Main entry in different classes, you will
have to specify the Main entry in which class you want the entry
point of the application.
/out:filename
This option represents the output filename.
/reference:libname or
/r:libname
This option allows single or multiple libraries be included with this
compilation. For multiple libraries to be included, use a semicolon
as the delimiter.
/target:exe|library|winexe or
/t:exe|library|winexe
This option allows you to specify the type of the output:
exe for console executables,
library for DLLs, and winexe
for Windows Form applications.
/unsafe
If you use unsafe keywords in your C# code, you will have to use this
option when compiling your source.