Visual Studio Commands with Arguments
Commands that accept arguments allow you to bypass the user interface for a command, such as a dialog box, completely. Only a select group of commands accept arguments and/or switches.
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Adds an existing file to the current solution and opens it. |
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Adds an existing project to the current solution. |
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Adds a new solution item, such as an .htm, .css, .txt, or frameset to the current solution and opens it. |
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Creates a new alias for a complete command, complete command and arguments, or even another alias. |
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Evaluates and displays the given statement. |
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Displays a Help topic based on its specified F1 keyword. |
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Searches files using a subset of the options available on the Quick Find, Find and Replace Window. |
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Searches files using a subset of the options available on the Find in Files, Find and Replace Window. |
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Searches for an object in the type library, setting search options or using the options currently set in the Find Symbol, Find and Replace Window. |
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Moves the cursor to the specified line. |
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Displays the current call stack. |
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Begins the debug process and allows you to specify how errors are handled. |
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Displays the contents of the specified range of memory. |
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Lists the modules for the current process. |
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Displays a list of registers. |
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Displays the specified lines of source code. |
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Displays a list of the threads in the current program. |
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Copies all input and output from the Command window into a file. |
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Creates a new file and adds it to the currently selected project. |
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Opens an existing file and allows you to specify an editor. |
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Opens an existing project and allows you to add the project to the current solution. |
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Opens an existing solution. |
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Evaluates the expression and displays the results or the specified text. |
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Displays the selected or specified text in the Expression field of the Quick Watch dialog box. |
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Replaces text in files using a subset of the options available on the Quick Replace, Find and Replace Window. |
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Replaces text in files using a subset of the options available in the Replace in Files, Find and Replace Window. |
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Allows you to view a particular stack frame. |
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Allows you to view a particular thread. |
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Determines the number of bytes to view. |
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Launches programs from within Visual Studio as though the command has been executed from the command prompt. |
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Displays the URL you specify in a Web browser window either within the integrated development environment (IDE) or external to the IDE. |
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Begins the debug process and allows you to specify how errors are handled. |
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Sets the list of directories for the debugger to search for symbols. |
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Turns the breakpoint either on or off, depending on its current state, at the current location in the file. |
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Creates and opens a specified instance of a Watch window. |