dotnet new create project from template

dotnet new creates a new project, configuration file, or solution based on a template.

Common Templates

Template	Command
Console app	dotnet new console -n MyApp
Web API	dotnet new webapi -n MyApi
Class library	dotnet new classlib -n MyLib
xUnit test	dotnet new xunit -n MyTests
Solution file	dotnet new sln -n MySolution

List Available Templates

# List all templates
dotnet new list

# List console-specific templates
dotnet new list console ```

Template Options

Create with specific framework
dotnet new console -n MyApp -f net8.0

Create with top-level statements disabled
dotnet new console -n MyApp --use-program-main