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 # dotnet publish
 
-> Publish a .NET application and its dependencies to a folder for deployment to a hosting system.
+> Publish a .NET application and its dependencies to a directory for deployment to a hosting system.
 > More information: <https://docs.microsoft.com/dotnet/core/tools/dotnet-publish>.
 
 - Compile a .NET project in release mode: