The following compiler options are sorted by category. For an alphabetical list, see C# Compiler Options Listed Alphabetically.
| Option | Purpose |
|---|---|
| Specifies the size of sections in the output file. | |
| Enables/disables optimizations. |
| Option | Purpose |
|---|---|
| Specifies an XML file where processed documentation comments are to be written. | |
| Specifies the output file. | |
| Specifies the file name and location of the .pdb file. | |
| Specify the output platform. | |
| Specifies the format of the output file using one of four options:/target:exe/target:library/target:module/target:winexe |
| Option | Purpose |
|---|---|
| Specifies one or more modules to be part of this assembly. | |
| Instructs the compiler to add the public key but to leave the assembly unsigned. | |
| Specifies the name of the cryptographic key container. | |
| Specifies the filename containing the cryptographic key. | |
| Specifies the location of assemblies referenced by means of /reference. | |
| Instructs the compiler not to import the standard library (mscorlib.dll). | |
| Imports metadata from a file that contains an assembly. |
| Option | Purpose |
|---|---|
| Creates a file that contains information that makes it easy to report a bug. | |
| Specifies whether integer arithmetic that overflows the bounds of the data type will cause an exception at run time. | |
| Instruct the compiler to emit debugging information. | |
| Sets error reporting behavior. | |
| Specifies the absolute path to the file in compiler output. | |
| Suppresses the compiler's generation of specified warnings. | |
| Sets the warning level. | |
| Promotes warnings to errors. |
| Option | Purpose |
|---|---|
| Defines preprocessor symbols. |
| Option | Purpose |
|---|---|
| Creates a link to a managed resource. | |
| Embeds a .NET Framework resource into the output file. | |
| Specifies an .ico file to insert into the output file. | |
| Specifies a Win32 resource to insert into the output file. |
| Option | Purpose |
|---|---|
| Specifies a response file. | |
| Lists compiler options to stdout. | |
| Specifies the preferred base address at which to load a DLL. | |
| Specifies the code page to use for all source code files in the compilation. | |
| Lists compiler options to stdout. | |
| Specifies what version of the language to use. | |
| Specifies the location of the Main method. | |
| Instructs the compiler not to compile with csc.rsp. | |
| Suppresses compiler banner information. | |
| Searches subdirectories for source files to compile. | |
| Enables compilation of code that uses the unsafe keyword. | |
| Displays compiler output using UTF-8 encoding. |
| /incremental | Enables incremental compilation. |