mono [--help] [-d] [--debug-asm] [--debug-forest] [--trace-calls] [--compile name] [--ncompile num] [--noinline] [--profile] [--debug=[format]] [--debug-args args] [--break name] [--precompile name] [--config filename] program.exe [arguments...]

--help, -h

Displays usage instructions.

--share-code

This mode makes the LoaderOptimization for Application Domains default to sharing code. This results in slower code, but enables code sharing across application domains. The default is to maximize for speed, but disallow JITed code sharing across domains. See System.LoaderOptimization for more information

--config filename

Load the specified configuration file instead of the default one(s). The default files are /etc/mono/config and ~/.mono/config or the file specified in the MONO_CONFIG environment variable, if set.

--noinline

Disables the code inliner.

The following options are used to debug, or perfomance test the JIT compiler:

--trace-calls

Shows method names as they are invoked.

--dump-asm

Displays the generated code as methods are invoked.

--dump-forest

Displays the basic blocks and the forest of trees that is created from a stream of CIL opcodes.

--compile name

Compiles the method on the given class (namespace.name:methodname) or all classes in the given image (@imagename).

--ncompile

Compiles the method a number of times. If no argument is specified, the method will be compiled a thousand times.

--debug

Writes out debug information in the given format or in the default format. See DEBUGGING FORMATS for details.

--debug-args args

Comma-separated list of additional arguments for the symbol writer. See DEBUGGING FORMATS for details.

--break method

Inserts a breakpoint before the method whose name is `method' (namespace.class:methodname). Use `Main' as method name to insert a breakpoint on the application's main method.

--precompile name

Compiles the given class (namespace.name), method (namespace.name:methodname) or all classes in the given image (@imagename) before executing the main application.

--profile

Collect profiling information and dump it at the end of the process.

stabs

Writes out stabs debug information.

dwarf

Writes out dwarf debug information.

mono

Use a symbol file which has been created by MCS. It can be used to get source lines in stack traces.

The "stabs" and "dwarf" formats support the following options:

filename=FILENAME

Write debugging information into FILENAME. This file must be run through the assembler to create an object file.

objfile=FILENAME

When automatically assembling the symbol file, write the resulting object file into FILENAME.

dont_assemble

Normally, the symbol file is automatically assembled to an object file when you call "mono_debug_make_symbols". Use this option to disable this behaviour.

install_il_files

Put the generated *.il files in the same directory than the assembly they came from. The default is to put them into the current working directory.

dont_update_il_files

Normally, the *.il files are recreated if their assemblies have changed when you call "mono_debug_make_symbols". Use this option to disable this behaviour.

dont_create_il_files

Update the *.il files if their assemblies have changed, but only if the file already exists.

MONO_PATH

Provides a search path to mono and mint where to look for library files. Directories are separated by the platform path separator (colons on unix). Example: /home/username/lib:/usr/local/mono/lib

MONO_DISABLE_SHM

If this variable is set, it disables the Windows I/O Emulation layer, and handles (files, events, mutexes, pipes) will not be shared across processes. This option is only available on Unix.

MONO_CFG_DIR

If set, this variable overrides the default system configuration directory ($PREFIX/etc). It's used to locate machine.config file.

GC_DONT_GC

Turns off the garbage collection in Mono. This should be only used for debugging purposes

MONO_CONFIG

If set, this variable overrides the default runtime configuration file ($PREFIX/etc/mono/config). The --config command line options overrides the environment variable.

/etc/mono/config, ~/.mono/config

Mono runtime configuration file. See the mono-config(5) manual page for more information.