vscmd

A command line utility to control Visual Studio.

Open Files from Command Line

vscmd path-to-file...

This syntax opens the specified file in Visual Studio.

Start Debug the Specified Program

vsmcd start path-to-program arguments...

This syntax sets the start program of the startup project, and start debug.

Paths are expanded to the full paths.

Set Start Arguments to Debug

vsmcd arg arguments...

This syntax sets the command line arguments of the startup project.

Paths are expanded to the full paths.

Attach to Process

vscmd attach arguments...

This syntax attaches the Visual Studio debugger to the specified processes.

vscmd attaches the debugger to all process where any arguments match to the process ID or the name.

vscmd displays a list of process ID and name if no arguments are given.