This repository contains command-line extensions for the .NET Core CLI which make it easy to create deployment packages (such as .zip files, tarballs or installers) for .NET Core applications.

The goal is to implement the following commands:

dotnet tarball - Create a .zip file (for Windows) and a .tar.gz file for Linux and OS X
dotnet choco - Create a Chocolatey package
dotnet msi - Create a Windows Installer (msi) package
dotnet deb - Create a Ubuntu/Debian installer
dotnet pkg - Create a macOS installer

Installation

Add the following entry to your .csproj file:


<DotNetCliToolReference Include="dotnet-tarball">

    <Version>0.1-*</Version>

</DotNetCliToolReference>

Usage

Run dotnet tarball