Create a solution alias for the existing sln command

[baronfel]

Is your feature request related to a problem? Please describe.

We should add a solution alias to the existing sln command. The current implementation of the sln command interacts with .sln files, but the new .slnx file format logically supports many of the same commands. Some quick surveys suggest that most users want the current sln command to interact with .slnx files, but the sln name could present some confusion. Adding a solution command

• uses the name of the logical concept instead of tying the command to a particular file format
• can be done in a lossless and back-compatible way
• opens up design space for a sibling dotnet project command
• can be tab-completed to mitigate the additional typing

[kunalshokeen051]

Hi @baronfel I am new to Open-Source Can i work on this issue.

[baronfel]

Awesome @kunalshokeen051 - I want to check with the rest of the team to make sure we want to do this, but once we chat about it and agree I'd love to accept a PR from you!

[baronfel]

@kunalshokeen051 Ok, I've taken this to the team and we're all on board with the change. If you'd like to submit a PR we'd be happy to review and help get it merged.

[Nirmal4G]

Why not the other way around?

Instead of just adding a solution alias to the sln command, can we rename the sln to solution command and make the command sln as a short-hand alias?

[baronfel]

That'd be fine - there's no huge functional difference.

[Nirmal4G]

@baronfel Okay then, seems simple enough! If @kunalshokeen051 still wants to do it, please confirm, otherwise I can take it up.

[nagilson]

@marcpopMSFT Assigning this to @edvilme since the open source contributor hasn't had time to get to this one.
JK there's a PR now.

[mariuszbyahoo]

Hi, due to this commit can we close this issue?

[nagilson]

We can! Thanks!