c# cli snippets

sample_run_command.md

Create a simple program

dotnet new console -n microsoft.botsay -f net8.

Program.cs

using System.Diagnostics;

Console.WriteLine("Executing shell command: "+String.Join(" ", args));

Process process = new Process();

ProcessStartInfo processStartInfo = new ProcessStartInfo();
processStartInfo.WindowStyle = ProcessWindowStyle.Hidden;
processStartInfo.FileName = @"/bin/bash";
processStartInfo.Arguments = "-c \""+String.Join(" ", args)+"\"";
processStartInfo.RedirectStandardOutput = true;
processStartInfo.RedirectStandardError = true;
processStartInfo.UseShellExecute = false;

process.StartInfo = processStartInfo;
process.Start();


Console.WriteLine("\nOutput");
Console.WriteLine(process.StandardOutput.ReadToEnd());

string error = process.StandardError.ReadToEnd();
if(error!=null && error!=""){
  Console.WriteLine("\nError");
  Console.WriteLine(process.StandardError.ReadToEnd());
}

Usage:

dotnet run date

dotnet run ls -la