dotnet build -bl You can produce binary logs from the dotnet build command by passing the -bl argument: msbuild /bl Pass /bl to record all build events to a binary log file: Double-click the .binlog file to open it in MSBuild Structured Log Viewer: Binlogs from Visual Studio Before starting VS set the following environment variable as described here: SET MSBuildDebugEngine=1 SET MSBUILDDEBUGPATH=c