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 |
|---|---|
| Add Existing Item | Adds an existing file to the current solution and opens it. |
| Add Existing Project | Adds an existing project to the current solution. |
| Add New Item | Adds a new solution item, such as an .htm, .css, .txt, or frameset to the current solution and opens it. |
| Alias | Creates a new alias for a complete command, complete command and arguments, or even another alias. |
| Evaluate Statement | Evaluates and displays the given statement. |
| F1Help | Displays a Help topic based on its specified F1 keyword. |
| Find | Searches files using a subset of the options available on the Find dialog box. |
| Find in Files | Searches files using a subset of the options available on the Find in Files dialog box. |
| Find Symbol | Searches for an object in the type library. |
| Go To | Moves the cursor to the specified line. |
| F1Help Command | Displays a Help topic based on its specified F1 keyword. |
| List Call Stack | Displays the current call stack. |
| List Disassembly | Begins the debug process and allows you to specify how errors are handled. |
| List Memory | Displays the contents of the specified range of memory. |
| List Programs | Displays the programs being debugged. |
| List Threads | Displays a list of the threads in the current program. |
| Log Command Window Output | Copies all input and output from the Command window into a file. |
| New File | Creates a new file and adds it to the currently selected project. |
| Open File | Opens an existing file and allows you to specify an editor. |
| Open Project | Opens an existing project and allows you to add the project to the current solution. |
| Open Solution | Opens an existing solution. |
| Evaluates the expression and displays the results or the specified text. | |
| Quick Find Symbol | Identical to the FindSymbol command except that it always uses the options as they are currently set in the Find Symbol Dialog Box without displaying the dialog box. |
| Quick Watch | Adds the selected or specified text to the QuickWatch dialog box. |
| Replace | Replaces text in files using a subset of the options available in the Replace dialog box. |
| Replace in Files | Replaces text in files using a subset of the options available in the Replace in Files dialog box. |
| Set Current Program | Allows you to view a particular program. |
| Set Current Stack Frame | Allows you to view a particular stack frame. |
| Set Current Thread | Allows you to view a particular thread. |
| Set Radix | Determines the number of bytes to view. |
| Shell | Launches programs from within Visual Studio as though the command has been executed from the command prompt. |
| ShowWebBrowser Command | Displays the URL you specify in a Web browser window either within the integrated development environment (IDE) or external to the IDE. |
| Start | Begins the debug process and allows you to specify how errors are handled. |
| Toggle Breakpoint | Turns the breakpoint either on or off, depending on its current state, at the current location in the file. |
| Watch Command | Adds the selected or specified text to the Watch window. |
See Also
Command Window | Find/Command Box | Pre-defined Visual Studio Command Aliases