dotNetTips.Spargine.Dev.Tool 2026.10.7.25

Spargine Dev Tool

Spargine Dev Tool is a Windows .NET 10 global command-line utility designed to help developers keep their machines clean and their source code backed up. It provides two primary operations:

For the full reference, see OVERVIEW.md.

Installation

Install as a .NET global tool:

dotnet tool install --global DotNetTips.Spargine.Dev.Tool

Update to the latest version:

dotnet tool update --global DotNetTips.Spargine.Dev.Tool

Commands

backup — Back Up Source Code

Scans fixed drives for Visual Studio solution roots and copies them to a backup destination. The backup destination is resolved automatically in the following priority order:

1. OneDrive for Business folder (if present) → <OneDrive>\Backup
2. Personal OneDrive folder (if present) → <OneDrive>\Backup
3. Local fallback → %USERPROFILE%\AppData\Local\Spargine\Backup

Backup folders are organized as:

<BackupRoot>\<MACHINENAME>\<USERNAME>\<MODE>\<TIMESTAMP>\

Options

Examples

# Standard full backup
spargine backup

# Turbo backup — changed files only
spargine backup --turbo

# Add a new folder to the backup list
spargine backup --addfolder "D:\MyProject"

# Back up and clean build artifact directories
spargine backup --cleanprojects

# Force a drive re-scan for new solution roots
spargine backup --rescan

clean — Clean Temp and Cache Files

Deletes temporary and cached files from a configurable list of folders.

Options

Examples

# Standard clean
spargine clean

# Clean and also clear the NuGet cache
spargine clean --nuget

# Add a folder to the clean list
spargine clean --addfolder "C:\Temp\MyCache"

# Back up changed files then clean
spargine clean --turbobackup

What Gets Cleaned

The cleaner automatically skips guarded folders when Visual Studio (devenv) or Azure Data Studio (azuredatastudio) are detected as running processes.

License

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