How to use dotnet watch with release configuration and arguments passed to the application?

Question

Let's use the following code for simulating the problem.

class Program
{
    static void Main(string[] args)
    {
        foreach (var arg in args)
        {
            Console.WriteLine(arg);
        }
    }
}

I want to use dotnet watch -c release -- hello world but the output is:

-c
release
hello
world

The expected output:

hello
world

What is the correct syntax?

Answer 1

dotnet watch does not have -c|--configuration switch/option (docs), dotnet run has (docs).

dotnet watch allows to specify the command to be watched (dotnet watch run) though passing -c has not worked for me (i.e. dotnet watch run -c release -- hello world) but passing the MSBuild property directly with --property:Configuration=RELEASE did:

dotnet watch run --property:Configuration=RELEASE -- hello world

Sample program used for tests:

#if DEBUG
Console.WriteLine("Hello, World DEBUG!");
#else
Console.WriteLine("Hello, World NOT_DEBUG!");
#endif
foreach (var arg in args)
{
    Console.WriteLine(arg);
}