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MSBuild Reference

Visual Studio 2012

MSBuild is the build system for Visual Studio. The following links lead to topics that contain MSBuild reference information.

In This Section

MSBuild Project File Schema Reference: Describes the XML elements that make up the MSBuild file format.
MSBuild Task Reference: Describes some of the typical tasks that are included with MSBuild.
MSBuild Conditions: Describes the conditions that are available in MSBuild files.
MSBuild Conditional Constructs: Describes how to use the Choose, When, and Otherwise elements.
MSBuild Reserved Properties: Describes the MSBuild reserved properties.
Common MSBuild Project Properties: Describes project properties that are common to all project types, and also properties that are often used by particular project types.
Common MSBuild Project Items: Describes project items that are common to all project types, and also items that are often used by particular project types.
MSBuild Command Line Reference: Describes the arguments and switches that can be used with MSBuild.exe.
MSBuild .Targets Files: Describes the .Targets file that is included in MSBuild.
MSBuild Well-known Item Metadata: Lists the metadata that is created together with every item.
MSBuild Response Files: Explains the .rsp files that contain command-line switches.
Additional Resources for MSBuild: Provides links to MSBuild Web sites and newsgroups.
WPF MSBuild Reference: Contains an MSBuild targets and task reference for Windows Presentation Foundation (WPF).
Special Characters to Escape: Lists the characters that may have to be "escaped" to be interpreted correctly. An escape sequence is a series of characters that signifies that what follows is an alternative interpretation.

Related Sections

MSBuild: Introduces MSBuild and provides links to topics that explain how to use it to build projects.
Microsoft.Build.Conversion: Contains the Conversion namespace reference
Microsoft.Build.Evaluation: Contains the Evaluation namespace reference
Microsoft.Build.Execution: Contains the Execution namespace reference
Microsoft.Build.Framework: Contains the Framework namespace reference
Microsoft.Build.Logging: Contains the Logging namespace reference
Microsoft.Build.Tasks: Contains the Tasks namespace reference
Microsoft.Build.Utilities: Contains the Utilities namespace reference

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