.NET Core Global Tools Part 1: Global tools overview, sdk commands, how to use it

[JRAlexander]

This Part 1 of 3 topics will address the .NET Core Global Tools. .NET Core now has a new deployment and extensibility mechanism for tools. This new experience is very similar to and was inspired by NPM global tools.
Part 1: global tools overview, sdk commands, how to use it - This Topic
Part 2: how to create new global tools - #6016
Part 3: update extensibility topic - #6017

[richlander]

Here is some starter content: https://github.com/dotnet/core/tree/master/samples/dotnetsay

[mairaw]

Cool. I'm meeting with @KathleenDollard tomorrow to discuss this.

It seems that we need to at least:

• document dotnet install
• update the extensibility topic to cover global tools
• perhaps a new how-to or tutorial on creating and installing global tools?

Thoughts?

[KathleenDollard]

Maybe we need an hour :)

[dasMulli]

perhaps a new how-to or tutorial on creating and installing global tools?

Since the topic of copy&pasting from blogs has come up on asp.net, happy to help/allow copying from https://dasmulli.blog/2018/01/23/exploring-global-net-core-tools/ (the blog content is MIT already)

[mairaw]

Thanks for the offer @dasMulli. I'll take a look once I'm ready to move to part II which will cover the creation of global tools in a few days.

[mairaw]

Fixed with PR #5036