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Expand Up @@ -80,6 +80,9 @@ Or use the `dotnet run` command followed by the name of the file:
dotnet run file.cs
```

> [!NOTE]
> When a project file exists in the current working directory, `dotnet run file.cs` without the `--file` option runs that project and passes `file.cs` as an argument to the target app to preserve backwards compatibility.

Or use the shorthand syntax:

```dotnetcli
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