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VSCode Asp.Net core command line arguments when debugging?

Just been reading this article from Scott Allen.

The approach to specify command line arguments to .net core seems intersing, but how do we pass those arguments from VS Code when running with debugger (Normally using F5 command if launch.json is setup)?

e.g dotnet run dropdb migratedb seeddb

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Nexus23 Avatar asked Sep 12 '25 06:09

Nexus23


1 Answers

Copying over answer from comment


Note: launch.json is found in the .vscode folder under your project.

In your launch.json, try adding:

"args": ["dropdb", "migratedb", "seeddb"]

to the target launch configuration.

Providing Context Inside launch.json

Your launch.json will contain an empty args element by default which looks something like:

{
    // Use IntelliSense to learn about possible attributes.
    // Hover to view descriptions of existing attributes.
    // For more information, visit: https://go.microsoft.com/fwlink/?linkid=830387
    "version": "0.2.0",
    "configurations": [
        {
            "name": ".NET Core Launch (web)",
            "type": "coreclr",
            "request": "launch",
            "preLaunchTask": "build",
            "program": "${workspaceFolder}/<YourProjName>/bin/Debug/net6.0/YourProjName.dll",
            "args": [],
            "cwd": "${workspaceFolder}/<YourProjName>",
            "stopAtEntry": false,
            "serverReadyAction": {
            .
            .
            .
            // launch.json file continues...
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Matt Bierner Avatar answered Sep 14 '25 21:09

Matt Bierner