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Comprehensive guide to MSBuild properties, items, and targets available in DotNetDocs.Sdk documentation projects.

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Common CLI Commands

# Initialize a new documentation project
dotnet easyaf init -o ./docs -t mintlify

# Generate documentation from XML comments
dotnet easyaf mintlify generate -x MyProject.xml -o ./api-reference

# Build documentation project
dotnet build ./docs/MyProject.docsproj --configuration Release

Essential .docsproj Properties

Property	Purpose
`DocumentationType`	Target format (Mintlify, DocFX, MkDocs, etc.)
`GenerateDocumentation`	Enable automatic API doc generation
`NamespaceMode`	Organize by Folder, File, or Flat structure
`ApiReferencePath`	Output directory for API documentation

MSBuild Items

Item	Purpose
`DocumentationReference`	Reference another documentation project for collections
`ProjectReference`	Reference a .NET project for API documentation

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