setup-dotnet/README.md

# setup-dotnet

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This action sets up a dotnet environment for use in actions by:

- optionally downloading and caching a version of dotnet by SDK version and adding to PATH
- registering problem matchers for error output

# Usage

See [action.yml](action.yml)

Basic:
```yaml
steps:
- uses: actions/checkout@master
- uses: actions/setup-dotnet@v1
  with:
    dotnet-version: '2.2.103' # SDK Version to use.
- run: dotnet build <my project>
```

Matrix Testing:
```yaml
jobs:
  build:
    runs-on: ubuntu-16.04
    strategy:
      matrix:
        dotnet: [ '2.2.103', '3.0.100-preview8-013656', '4.5.1' ]
    name: Dotnet ${{ matrix.dotnet }} sample
    steps:
      - uses: actions/checkout@master
      - name: Setup dotnet
        uses: actions/setup-dotnet@v1
        with:
          dotnet-version: ${{ matrix.dotnet }}
      - run: dotnet build <my project>
```

# License

The scripts and documentation in this project are released under the [MIT License](LICENSE)

# Contributions

Contributions are welcome!  See [Contributor's Guide](docs/contributors.md)