Microsoft (R) Visual Studio Version 9.0.30729.1.

Copyright (C) Microsoft Corp. All rights reserved.

Use:

devenv  [solutionfile | projectfile | anyfile.ext]  [switches]

The first argument for devenv is usually a solution file or project file.

You can also use any other file as the first argument if you want to have the

file open automatically in an editor. When you enter a project file, the IDE

looks for an .sln file with the same base name as the project file in the

parent directory for the project file. If no such .sln file exists, then the

IDE looks for a single .sln file that references the project. If no such single

.sln file exists, then the IDE creates an unsaved solution with a default .sln

file name that has the same base name as the project file.

Command line builds:

devenv solutionfile.sln /build [ solutionconfig ] [ /project projectnameorfile [ /projectconfig name ] ]

Available command line switches:

/Build               Builds the solution or project with the specified solution

                        configuration. For example "Debug". If multiple platforms

                        are possible, the configuration name must be enclosed in quotes

                        and contain platform name. For example: "Debug|Win32".

/Clean              Deletes build outputs.

/Command       Starts the IDE and executes the command.

/Deploy                        Builds and then deploys the specified build configuration.

/Edit                 Opens the specified files in a running instance of this

                        application. If there are no running instances, it will

                        start a new instance with a simplified window layout.

/LCID              Sets the default language in the IDE for the UI.

/Log                 Logs IDE activity to the specified file for troubleshooting.

/NoVSIP                      Disables the VSIP developer's license key for VSIP testing.

/Out                 Appends the build log to a specified file.

/Project            Specifies the project to build, clean, or deploy.

                        Must be used with /Build, /Rebuild, /Clean, or /Deploy.

/ProjectConfig  Overrides the project configuration specified in the solution

                        configuration. For example "Debug". If multiple platforms are

                        possible, the configuration name must be enclosed in quotes

                        and contain platform name. For example: "Debug|Win32".

                        Must be used with /Project.

/Rebuild            Cleans and then builds the solution or project with the

                        specified configuration.

/ResetAddin     Removes commands and command UI associated with the specified Add-in.

/ResetSettings   Restores the IDE's default settings, optionally resets to

                        the specified VSSettings file.

/ResetSkipPkgs            Clears all SkipLoading tags added to VSPackages.

/Run                 Compiles and runs the specified solution.

/RunExit           Compiles and runs the specified solution then closes the IDE.

/SafeMode       Launches the IDE in safe mode loading minimal windows.

/Upgrade          Upgrades the project or the solution and all projects in it.

                        A backup of these files will be created as appropriate.  Please

                        see Help on 'Visual Studio Conversion Wizard' for more

                        information on the backup process.

Product-specific switches:

/debugexe         Open the specified executable to be debugged. The

                        remainder of the command line is passed to this

                        executable as its arguments.

/useenv             Use PATH, INCLUDE, LIBPATH, and LIB environment variables

                        instead of IDE paths for VC++ builds.

To attach the debugger from the command line, use:

            VsJITDebugger.exe -p <pid>