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Gacutil.exe
Microsoft .NET Assembly Cache Utility
Description
Gacutil.exe is the Microsoft .NET Assembly Cache Utility. This tool is used to view and manipulate the contents of the global assembly cache and download cache.
Gacutil.exe is a 32-bit executable for a command line application that has no GUI.
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File description
Microsoft .NET Assembly Cache Utility
File Version
1.1.4318.0
Application
Microsoft .NET Framework
App version
1.1.4318.0
Type
32-bit
Publisher
Microsoft Corporation
Copyright
Copyright (c) Microsoft Corporation 1998-2002. All rights reserved.
Trademarks
Microsoft(c) is a registered trademark of Microsoft Corporation. Windows(TM) is a trademark of Microsoft Corporation
Comments
Microsoft .NET Assembly Cache Utility
File System and OS Information
C:\Windows\Microsoft.NET\Framework\v1.1.4322
The Microsoft.NET directory holds Microsoft's .NET programs and files. The .NET is a set of tools and APIs for programmers to build more advanced applications using this framework of services.
The two security hashes for Gacutil.exe were created from the original file. The security hash is created by scanning all bytes within the file. Identical files should have the same hashes. SHA1 is considered the more secure than the older MD5 hash.
MD5
3B5EE29A8C6B8E96823B350774853145
SHA1
531BC766E91B1DFB69661646B953A8E9DDAEB634
Requires
The following
files are required when running this program. These may call other files, and there can be additional required files not in this list.
This program does not appear to be internally referenced by any other file.
Instructions on Use
Command-line help instructions for this application.
Microsoft (R) .NET Global Assembly Cache Utility. Version 1.1.4318.0
Copyright (C) Microsoft Corporation 1998-2002. All rights reserved.
Usage: Gacutil [ ]
Commands:
/i [ /r ] [ /f ]
Installs an assembly to the global assembly cache. is the
name of the file that contains the assembly manifest.
Example: /i myDll.dll /r FILEPATH c:\projects\myapp.exe "My App"
/il [ /r ] [ /f ]
Installs one or more assemblies to the global assembly cache.
is the path to a text file that contains a list of
assembly manifest file paths. Individual paths in the text file must be
separated by CR/LF.
Example: /il MyAssemblyList.txt /r FILEPATH c:\projects\myapp.exe "My App"
myAssemblyList.txt content:
myAsm1.dll
myAsm2.dll
/u [ /r ]
Uninstalls an assembly. is the name of the assembly
(partial or fully qualified) to remove from the Global Assembly Cache.
If a partial name is specified all matching assemblies will be uninstalled.
Example:
/u myDll,Version=1.1.0.0,Culture=en,PublicKeyToken=874e23ab874e23ab
/r FILEPATH c:\projects\myapp.exe "My App"
/uf
Forces uninstall of an assembly by removing all traced references.
is the full name of the assembly to remove. Assembly will
be removed unless referenced by Windows Installer.
! Warning: use the /uf command with care as applications may fail to run !
Example: /uf myDll,Version=1.1.0.0,Culture=en,PublicKeyToken=874e23ab874e23ab
/ul [ /r ]
Uninstalls one or more assemblies from the global assembly cache.
is the path to a text file that contains a list of
assembly names. Individual names in the text file must be
separated by CR/LF.
Example: /ul myAssemblyList.txt /r FILEPATH c:\projects\myapp.exe "My App"
myAssemblyList.txt content:
myDll,Version=1.1.0.0,Culture=en,PublicKeyToken=874e23ab874e23ab
myDll2,Version=1.1.0.0,Culture=en,PublicKeyToken=874e23ab874e23ab
/ungen
Uninstalls a native image installed via the NGEN utility.
is the name of the assembly for which native images are to be uninstalled.
The assembly itself will remain in the global assembly cache.
Example: /ungen myDll
/l [ ]
Lists the contents of the global assembly cache. When the optional
parameter is specified only matching assemblies are listed.
/lr [ ]
Lists the contents of the global assembly cache including traced reference
information. When the optional parameter is specified only
matching assemblies are listed.
/cdl
Deletes the contents of the download cache
/ldl
Lists the contents of the download cache
/?
Displays a detailed help screen
Old command syntax:
/if
equivalent to /i /f
/ir
equivalent to /i /r
/ur
equivalent to /u /r
Options:
/r
Specifies a traced reference to install (/i, /il) or uninstall (/u, /ul).
is the type of the reference being added
(UNINSTALL_KEY, FILEPATH or OPAQUE).
is the identifier of the referencing application,
depending on the
is a friendly description of the referencing application.
Example: /r FILEPATH c:\projects\myapp.exe "My App"
/f
Forces reinstall of an assembly regardless of any existing assembly with
the same assembly name.
/nologo
Suppresses display of the logo banner
/silent
Suppresses display of all output
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