Verifies that the manifest is signed correctly. You must be connected to the Internet when signing a manifest that specifies a -TimestampUri value. Signatures are inserted as XML elements inside of the files. Uses a key pair or X509 certificate to sign a file. Use the -ToFile option (see in the following table) to specify a new file name and path instead of overwriting the existing file. This is because the key signature contains a hash of the file, and modifying the file renders the hash invalid. If you have already signed a file with a certificate, -Update will remove the key signature block. Mage.exe will examine the file by using a set of heuristics and determine whether it is a deployment manifest or an application manifest. You do not have to specify the type of file that you are editing.

Makes one or more changes to a manifest file. Use the -FromDirectory option (see in the following table) to create an application manifest with all of the assemblies for an application added to the section of the manifest. Use the -ToFile option (see in the following table) to specify the file name and path of the new file. If you do not specify any additional parameters with this command, it will create a file of the appropriate type, with appropriate default tags and attribute values. Application: Creates a new application manifest. Valid types are: - Deployment: Creates a new deployment manifest. CommandĬlears the downloaded application cache of all online-only applications.Ĭreates a new file of the given type. For more information about the options supported by these commands, see New and Update command options and Sign command options. The following table shows the commands supported by Mage.exe. This documentation describes version 4.0.x.x of Mage.exe and MageUI.exe.

To see version information, run MageUI.exe, select Help, and select About. Two versions of Mage.exe and MageUI.exe are included with Visual Studio.

To run the tool, use Visual Studio Developer Command Prompt or Visual Studio Developer PowerShell.

This tool is automatically installed with Visual Studio. For more information, see MageUI.exe (Manifest Generation and Editing Tool, Graphical Client). You can also use MageUI.exe, a graphical application, instead of Mage.exe. As a command-line tool, Mage.exe can be run from both batch scripts and other Windows-based applications, including ASP.NET applications. The Manifest Generation and Editing Tool ( Mage.exe) is a command-line tool that supports the creation and editing of application and deployment manifests.

Manifest tool mt.exe