A Taskfile for .NET Core setup of new projects automating some of it for others. Doesn't cover EVERY option or idea, but it should be fairly easy to extend.

dotnet_core_Taskfile.yaml

---
# https://taskfile.dev
version: '3'

vars:
  PROJ: HelloWorld

tasks:
  default:
    desc: Default task(s)
    deps:
      - build

  new-console:
    desc: Create a new dotnet Console application.
    cmds:
      - "dotnet new console --output ./src/{{.PROJ}}"
      - "dotnet new xunit --output ./test/{{.PROJ}}Test"
      - "dotnet add ./test/{{.PROJ}}Test/{{.PROJ}}Test.csproj reference ./src/{{.PROJ}}/{{.PROJ}}.csproj"
      - "dotnet new sln"
      - "dotnet sln add ./src/{{.PROJ}}/{{.PROJ}}.csproj"
      - "dotnet sln add ./test/{{.PROJ}}Test/{{.PROJ}}Test.csproj"
      - echo "Now, add <IsPublishable>false</IsPublishable> to the Test Project's csproj."

  add-console:
    desc: Add a new dotnet Console Project.
    cmds:
      - "dotnet new console --output ./src/{{.PROJ}}"
      - "dotnet new xunit --output ./test/{{.PROJ}}Test"
      - "dotnet add ./test/{{.PROJ}}Test/{{.PROJ}}Test.csproj reference ./src/{{.PROJ}}/{{.PROJ}}.csproj"
      - "dotnet sln add ./src/{{.PROJ}}/{{.PROJ}}.csproj"
      - "dotnet sln add ./test/{{.PROJ}}Test/{{.PROJ}}Test.csproj"
      - echo "Now, add <IsPublishable>false</IsPublishable> to the Test Project's csproj."

  restore:
    desc: Pull down the NuGet dependencies
    cmds:
      - dotnet restore

  build:
    desc: Build the dotnet Project
    cmds:
      - dotnet build

  test:
    desc: Run the dotnet Project Tests
    cmds:
      - dotnet test

  run:
    desc: Run the dotnet Project
    cmds:
      - "dotnet ./src/{{.PROJ}}/bin/Debug/net6.0/{{.PROJ}}.dll"

  publish:
    desc: Publish the dotnet Project
    cmds:
      - dotnet publish --runtime linux-x64 --configuration Release
...