Visual Studio Commands with Arguments
Commands that accept arguments allow you to bypass the user interface for a command, such as a dialog box, completely. Only a select group of commands accept arguments and/or switches.
| Command Name | Description |
|---|---|
| Adds an existing file to the current solution and opens it. | |
| Adds an existing project to the current solution. | |
| Adds a new solution item, such as an .htm, .css, .txt, or frameset to the current solution and opens it. | |
| Creates a new alias for a complete command, complete command and arguments, or even another alias. | |
| Evaluates and displays the given statement. | |
| Displays a Help topic based on its specified F1 keyword. | |
| Searches files using a subset of the options available on the Quick Find, Find and Replace Window. | |
| Searches files using a subset of the options available on the Find in Files, Find and Replace Window. | |
| Searches for an object in the type library, setting search options or using the options currently set in the Find Symbol, Find and Replace Window. | |
| Moves the cursor to the specified line. | |
| Displays the current call stack. | |
| Begins the debug process and allows you to specify how errors are handled. | |
| Displays the contents of the specified range of memory. | |
| Lists the modules for the current process. | |
| Displays a list of registers. | |
| Displays the specified lines of source code. | |
| Displays a list of the threads in the current program. | |
| Copies all input and output from the Command window into a file. | |
| Creates a new file and adds it to the currently selected project. | |
| Opens an existing file and allows you to specify an editor. | |
| Opens an existing project and allows you to add the project to the current solution. | |
| Opens an existing solution. | |
| Evaluates the expression and displays the results or the specified text. | |
| Displays the selected or specified text in the Expression field of the Quick Watch dialog box. | |
| Replaces text in files using a subset of the options available on the Quick Replace, Find and Replace Window. | |
| Replaces text in files using a subset of the options available in the Replace in Files, Find and Replace Window. | |
| Allows you to view a particular stack frame. | |
| Allows you to view a particular thread. | |
| Determines the number of bytes to view. | |
| Launches programs from within Visual Studio as though the command has been executed from the command prompt. | |
| Displays the URL you specify in a Web browser window either within the integrated development environment (IDE) or external to the IDE. | |
| Begins the debug process and allows you to specify how errors are handled. | |
| Sets the list of directories for the debugger to search for symbols. | |
| Turns the breakpoint either on or off, depending on its current state, at the current location in the file. | |
| Creates and opens a specified instance of a Watch window. |
