Ngen.exe | Native Image Generator |
ngen [options] [assembly-path-or-display-name ...]
Compiles an assembly to native code and installs a native image in the local computer's native image cache. That native image is used each time you access the original assembly, even though the original assembly contains MSIL. If the runtime can't locate the native image, it falls back on JIT compilation.
ngen foo.exe ngen foo.dll
Generates a native image that can be used with a debugger.
Generates a native image that can be used with a debugger in optimized debugging mode.
Deletes native images matching assembly-path-or-display-name. Use * for assembly-path-or-display-name to delete all native images.
Suppresses display of the banner and copyright messages.
Generates a native image that can be used with a profiler.
Lists native images matching assembly-path-or-display-name. If assembly-path-or-display-name is not supplied, lists all native images.
Displays the version of the .NET runtime that would be used to generate the native image. Does not actually generate the image. (Added in .NET 1.1.)
Suppresses display of success messages.
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