abpdev-maintenance

name	abpdev-maintenance
description	Use AbpDevTools maintenance and utility commands such as clean, replace, tools/config, notifications, update, find-file, find-port, and ABP Studio switching. Use when the user wants repo cleanup, config-driven text replacement, process/port inspection, tool updates, or local tool-path setup.

abpdev maintenance

Use this skill for utility and maintenance commands outside the main run/migration/reference flows.

Covered commands

Command	Purpose
abpdev clean	Delete bin, obj, node_modules, or configured folders recursively
abpdev clean config	Open clean configuration
abpdev replace	Run configured text replacements
abpdev replace config	Open replacement configuration
abpdev logs clear	Delete logs.txt for one or many projects
abpdev tools	Show configured external tool paths
abpdev tools config	Open tool path configuration
abpdev enable-notifications	Enable desktop notifications
abpdev disable-notifications	Disable desktop notifications
abpdev update	Check for AbpDevTools updates
abpdev update --apply	Self-update AbpDevTools
abpdev find-file	Search descendant or ascendant file paths by text
abpdev find-port	Find or kill processes using a port
abpdev abp-studio switch	Switch ABP Studio version/channel

Global config location

%AppData%\abpdev

Useful files:

• clean-configuration.yml
• replacements.yml
• tools-configuration.yml
• notifications.yml

clean

abpdev clean [working-directory]
abpdev clean -s
abpdev clean -i node_modules

Useful options:

• -s, --soft-delete: send folders to recycle bin instead of hard delete
• -i, --ignore-path: skip matching paths

Default folders come from clean-configuration.yml and include:

• bin
• obj
• node_modules

replace

abpdev replace <rule-name> -p <working-directory>
abpdev replace all -p <working-directory>
abpdev replace -i
abpdev replace ConnectionStrings -f appsettings.json

Useful options:

• -p, --path: working directory
• -i, --interactive: prompt for rule and/or file selection
• -f, --files: restrict matching files by partial name

Replacement rules are stored in replacements.yml.

Example shape:

ConnectionStrings:
  file-pattern: appsettings.json
  find: Trusted_Connection=True;
  replace: User ID=SA;Password=12345678Aa;

tools

abpdev tools
abpdev tools config

This config stores executable names/paths such as:

• dotnet
• abp
• powershell
• open
• terminal

Use abpdev tools config if the user's shell, terminal, or ABP CLI binary lives in a non-default location.

logs clear

abpdev logs clear -p MyApp.HttpApi.Host
abpdev logs clear -p all --force
abpdev logs clear -i

Useful options:

• -p, --project: select a project name, or all
• -i, --interactive: choose interactively
• -f, --force: delete without confirmation

Behavior:

• Finds runnable projects in the working directory
• Deletes <project>/Logs/logs.txt when present
• Can clear logs for every discovered project with -p all

notifications

abpdev enable-notifications
abpdev disable-notifications
abpdev disable-notifications --uninstall

Notes:

• Supported on Windows and macOS
• On Windows, enabling notifications installs the BurntToast PowerShell module
• --uninstall removes BurntToast while disabling notifications

update

abpdev update
abpdev update --apply
abpdev update --apply --yes

Notes:

• abpdev update checks for a newer version
• --apply launches dotnet tool update -g AbpDevTools
• --yes skips the confirmation prompt

find-file

abpdev find-file appsettings.json
abpdev find-file appsettings.json C:\src\MyApp
abpdev find-file Directory.Build.props . -a

Notes:

• Default behavior searches descendants
• -a, --ascendant searches upward through parent folders instead

find-port

abpdev find-port 44307
abpdev find-port 44307 --kill

Behavior:

• Shows processes using the port
• Can interactively inspect details, copy PID/path, open location, refresh, or kill
• --kill skips the menu and kills the found process(es) directly

ABP Studio switching

abpdev abp-studio switch 1.2.3
abpdev abp-studio switch 1.2.3 -c stable
abpdev abp-studio switch 1.2.3 -f

Useful options:

• -c, --channel: release channel, defaults to stable
• -f, --force: re-download the package
• -i, --install-dir: override install directory
• -p, --packages-dir: override package cache directory

Behavior:

• Downloads the requested ABP Studio package from abp.io
• Uses Update.exe apply --package <nupkg> to switch versions

Guidance for agents

• Use clean -s when the user wants safer cleanup.
• Use replace config before replace when the needed replacement rule does not already exist.
• Use tools config before troubleshooting command-not-found issues with dotnet, abp, or terminal launch behavior.
• Use find-port when a dev port is occupied instead of asking the user to inspect processes manually.