Automatically installed with Visual Studio; available via NuGet Visual Studio Developer Command Prompt or PowerShell Common Command Options
/output: : Specifies a custom name for the resulting file. Security and Maintenance Ilasm.exe (IL Assembler) - .NET Framework - Microsoft Learn
is a tool that converts Intermediate Language (IL) code into a portable executable (PE) file for the .NET framework. It is a critical component of the .NET ecosystem used for manual code manipulation, reverse engineering, and low-level development. Core Functionality /exe : Compiles into an executable (default behavior)
: Developers often use ILDASM (Disassembler) to turn an existing assembly into an IL file, modify that text file, and then use ILAsm to rebuild the assembly. Key Technical Specs Common Platforms .NET 8.0, 7.0, 6.0, 5.0; .NET Framework 4.8; Mono Output Formats Portable Executable (PE), Console apps, DLLs Installation
/debug : Includes debug information, allowing for step-by-step debugging in Visual Studio . modify that text file
/dll : Compiles the input source into a library file instead of an executable. /exe : Compiles into an executable (default behavior).
: In the .NET environment, source code is first compiled into Microsoft Intermediate Language (MSIL). ILAsm is the specific tool that takes this MSIL and packages it into a runnable format. .NET Framework 4.8
: It generates a PE file (typically an .exe or .dll ) from a text file containing metadata declaration directives and symbolic IL instructions.