Terminal

Console

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The console is a text-based interface where a program can display information and receive input from the user. It is one of the simplest ways for a program to communicate with the outside world.

Console Application Demo

When you run a program in an IDE, the console appears as a panel where you can read the program’s output and type responses when the program asks for them.

Output#

Output is information the program sends to the console. You use a built-in function to print a string to the console:

Run a C# Project in Visual Studio Code

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This procedure walks you through running a C# console program in Visual Studio Code using the terminal.

Prerequisites#

Visual Studio Code installed with C# Dev Kit
A C# project created in VS Code

Steps#

Open Visual Studio Code with your project folder open.
Open the built-in terminal with Ctrl+\`` (Windows/Linux) or Cmd+`` (Mac). You can also go to View → Terminal.
Make sure the terminal is in your project folder — you should see the folder name in the terminal prompt. If not, navigate to it with cd folder-name.
Save any unsaved changes with Ctrl+S (Windows/Linux) or Cmd+S (Mac).
Run the program with:

dotnet run

Result#

The program builds and runs. Its output appears in the terminal directly below the dotnet run command.