add some readme

README.md

@@ -12,3 +12,10 @@ Right now the CLI uses [DNX](https://github.com/aspnet/dnx) as an application ho
 * Requires VS 2015 with Web Development Tools installed to open in VS
 * Requires that you have a DNX installed (the build script _should_ set it up for you though)
 * Compilation is not required before building, but you must run `dnu restore` (which comes from the DNX commands) after changing dependencies. If you add/remove dependencies in VS, it will run it for you
+
+## A simple test (windows only for now)
+
+Note: The explicit `--framework` and `--runtime` switches will definitely be going away :)
+
+1. `cd test\TestApp`
+2. `..\..\scripts\dotnet run --framework dnxcore50 --runtime win7-x86`

src/Microsoft.DotNet.Cli/Program.cs

@@ -11,16 +11,44 @@ namespace Microsoft.DotNet.Cli
             if (args.Length < 1)
             {
                 // Handle missing args
-                Console.Error.WriteLine("TODO: Help");
+                PrintCommandList();
                 return 1;
             }
 
-            return Command.Create("dotnet-" + args[0], args.Skip(1))
+            if (args[0].Equals("help", StringComparison.OrdinalIgnoreCase))
-                .ForwardStdErr(Console.Error)
+            {
-                .ForwardStdOut(Console.Out)
+                if (args.Length > 1)
-                .RunAsync()
+                {
-                .Result
+                    return Command.Create("dotnet-" + args[1], "--help")
-                .ExitCode;
+                        .ForwardStdErr()
+                        .ForwardStdOut()
+                        .RunAsync()
+                        .Result
+                        .ExitCode;
+                }
+                else
+                {
+                    PrintCommandList();
+                    return 0;
+                }
+            }
+            else
+            {
+                return Command.Create("dotnet-" + args[0], args.Skip(1))
+                    .ForwardStdErr()
+                    .ForwardStdOut()
+                    .RunAsync()
+                    .Result
+                    .ExitCode;
+            }
+        }
+
+        private static void PrintCommandList()
+        {
+            Console.WriteLine("Some dotnet Commands (use 'dotnet help <command>' to get help):");
+            Console.WriteLine("* compile - Compiles code");
+            Console.WriteLine("* publish - Publishes a project to a self-contained application");
+            Console.WriteLine("* run - Publishes and immediately runs a project");
         }
     }
 }

test/TestApp/project.json

@@ -1,5 +1,6 @@
 {
     "version": "1.0.0-*",
+    "emitEntryPoint": true,
 
     "dependencies": {
         "Microsoft.NETCore.ConsoleHost": "1.0.0-*",