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Format Examples

How dtk filters dotnet format output.

How to read these examples: the Raw block is what dotnet actually prints to stdout; the dtk block is what you would send to your LLM.

Format — nothing to format

Raw (dotnet format samples/SampleApp/SampleApp.csproj)

(no output — dotnet format is silent when there is nothing to change)

dtk (dtk dotnet format samples/SampleApp/SampleApp.csproj)

✓ dotnet format (nothing to format)

Token reduction: 0 bytes → explicit confirmation (dtk synthesises the success signal that the raw tool omits).

Format — verify-no-changes, violations found

Raw (dotnet format --verify-no-changes samples/SampleApp/SampleApp.csproj)

  D:\DotnetTokenKiller\samples\SampleApp\Program.cs(1,1): error whitespace: Fix whitespace formatting.
  D:\DotnetTokenKiller\samples\SampleApp\Service.cs(5,10): error whitespace: Fix whitespace formatting.
Format complete in 1234ms.

dtk (dtk dotnet format --verify-no-changes samples/SampleApp/SampleApp.csproj)

dotnet format: 2 violations
samples/SampleApp/Program.cs(1,1): error whitespace: Fix whitespace formatting.
samples/SampleApp/Service.cs(5,10): error whitespace: Fix whitespace formatting.

Token reduction: absolute paths + noise → relative paths only.

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