cli-reference.md

CLI Reference

Usage

Confuser.CLI.exe [options] <project-file>

The project file is a .crproj XML file describing which modules to protect and which protections to apply. See Project File Format.

Options

Option	Description
-n, --noPause	Do not pause after finishing (useful in CI/CD)
-o, --out <dir>	Override the output directory from the project file
-probe <dir>	Add a probe directory for dependency resolution
-plugin <path>	Load a protection plugin from the given path
-debug	Generate debug symbols (.pdb) for the protected output
-snkey <path>	Strong name key file (.snk or .pfx) for signing
-snkeypass <password>	Password for the strong name key (when using .pfx)

Examples

Basic protection

Confuser.CLI.exe MyApp.crproj

Override output directory

Confuser.CLI.exe MyApp.crproj -o ./protected

CI/CD with strong-name signing

Confuser.CLI.exe MyApp.crproj -n -snkey signing.snk

With a plugin

Confuser.CLI.exe MyApp.crproj -plugin ./MyCustomProtection.dll

Multiple probe paths

Confuser.CLI.exe MyApp.crproj -probe ./libs -probe ./shared

Exit Codes

Code	Meaning
0	Protection completed successfully
non-zero	Protection failed (check console output for details)

MSBuild Integration

The Confuser.MSBuild.Tasks NuGet package runs the CLI as a post-build step:

<PackageReference Include="Confuser.MSBuild.Tasks" Version="1.7.0-*" />