how-to-set-sharepoint-deployment-commands.md

title	Set SharePoint Deployment Commands
description	Understand how to customize the deployment process by setting SharePoint pre-deployment and post-deployment commands.
ms.date	02/02/2017
ms.topic	how-to
dev_langs	VB CSharp
helpviewer_keywords	SharePoint development in Visual Studio, deploying
author	John-Hart
ms.author	johnhart
manager	mijacobs
ms.subservice	sharepoint-development

Set SharePoint deployment commands

You can customize the deployment process by setting pre-deployment and post-deployment commands. These commands run before and after other deployment actions when you debug SharePoint solutions from Visual Studio.

To add a pre-deployment command

1. On the menu bar, choose Project > <ProjectName> Properties.

2. Choose the SharePoint tab.

3. In the Pre-deployment Command Line text box, enter MS-DOS or MSBuild commands to customize this step.

   For example, to list the directory contents before deployment is completed, enter dir.

To add a post-deployment command

1. On the menu bar, choose Project > <ProjectName> Properties.

2. Choose the SharePoint tab.

3. In the Post-deployment Command Line text box, enter MS-DOS or MSBuild commands to customize this step.

   For example, to list the directory contents after deployment is completed, enter dir. To use a MSBuild variable to copy the assembly from the build directory, enter copy $(TargetPath) c:\DeploymentDirectory.

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