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Console scaffold output

The --outputType console parameter generates an F# console solution with build scripts, tests, and GitHub Actions workflows.

Repository files

The generated repository includes these directories and files:

Path	Purpose
.config/	The .NET tool manifest.
.devcontainer/	Development container configuration.
.github/	GitHub Actions workflows and issue and pull request templates.
.vscode/	Visual Studio Code settings and recommended extensions.
build/	FAKE build scripts.
src/	Application source code.
tests/	Test projects.
build.cmd	The Windows build command.
build.sh	The macOS and Linux build command.
global.json	The .NET SDK version and version selection policy.
Directory.Build.props	Shared project properties.
Directory.Build.targets	Shared build targets.
Directory.Packages.props	Central package versions.
NuGet.config	NuGet configuration.
CHANGELOG.md	Release history.
README.md	Project introduction and instructions.
LICENSE.md	License terms.

For a solution named MyCoolNewApp, the solution file is MyCoolNewApp.slnx. The application project is src/MyCoolNewApp/MyCoolNewApp.fsproj. The test project is tests/MyCoolNewApp.Tests/MyCoolNewApp.Tests.fsproj.

Packages

The default build target is CreatePackages. This target builds and tests the solution before it creates packages in dist/. The application project targets net10.0. The packaging commands use dotnet publish with the target framework from the application project. Each published application is framework-dependent and requires the corresponding .NET runtime on the destination computer. The target creates six ZIP archives named <product>-<version>-<runtime>.zip in dist/. Each archive contains the executable and supporting files at its root. Unix apphosts retain executable permissions after ZIP extraction.

Runtime identifier	Package format
win-x64	.zip
osx-x64	.zip
linux-x64	.zip
win-arm64	.zip
osx-arm64	.zip
linux-arm64	.zip