How do I set the command line arguments for a console application I am debugging in Visual Studio? I've done this in Eclipse, is there a similar option in Visual Studio?
3 Answers
Command Line Arguments can be set in the Debug tag in the project's Properties window:

Alternatively, there is an option to add StartArguments element to your .csproj.user file:
<?xml version="1.0" encoding="utf-8"?>
<Project ToolsVersion="4.0" xmlns="http://schemas.microsoft.com/developer/msbuild/2003">
<PropertyGroup>
<PublishUrlHistory />
<InstallUrlHistory />
<SupportUrlHistory />
<UpdateUrlHistory />
<BootstrapperUrlHistory />
<ErrorReportUrlHistory />
<FallbackCulture>en-US</FallbackCulture>
<VerifyUploadedFiles>false</VerifyUploadedFiles>
</PropertyGroup>
<PropertyGroup Condition="'$(Configuration)|$(Platform)' == 'Debug|x86'">
<StartArguments>Argument1 Argument2</StartArguments> <<== THIS LINE
</PropertyGroup>
</Project>
1 Comment
Animesh D
Is it possible to use named parameters for when using libraries like command line parser? e.g. How can I pass something like
-url https://google.com -p pass -u user?1 Comment
Sinatr
In VS2022 the green "Start Debugging" button in "Standard" toolbar is combobox with drop-down menu and "Configure Debug Properties" menu item, which opens "Launch Profiles" dialogue directly, skipping 5 steps...
In 2020, if you are now using VSCode, you can set the arguments in the lauch.json file.
"version": "0.2.0",
"configurations": [
{
"name": ".NET Core Launch (console)",
"type": "coreclr",
"request": "launch",
"preLaunchTask": "build",
"program": "${workspaceFolder}/bin/Debug/netcoreapp3.1/CreatePRUDFileClient.dll",
"args": [argument1, argument2, argument3],
"cwd": "${workspaceFolder}",
"console": "internalConsole",
"stopAtEntry": false
},
{
"name": ".NET Core Attach",
"type": "coreclr",
"request": "attach",
"processId": "${command:pickProcess}"
}
]
