Update .NET CLI command reference minimum version to .NET 6 SDK (#49515)

* Update documentation to reflect .NET 6 SDK minimum version

* Update docs/core/tools/dotnet-new.md

Co-authored-by: Copilot <[email protected]>

* fix grammatical error

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Co-authored-by: Copilot <[email protected]>

Author: meaghanlewis

docs/core/tools/dotnet-build-server.md

@@ -1,11 +1,11 @@
 ---
 title: dotnet build-server command
 description: The dotnet build-server command interacts with servers started by a build.
-ms.date: 02/14/2020
+ms.date: 10/28/2025
 ---
 # dotnet build-server
 
-**This article applies to:** ✔️ .NET Core 3.1 SDK and later versions
+**This article applies to:** ✔️ .NET 6 SDK and later versions
 
 ## Name
 

docs/core/tools/dotnet-environment-variables.md

@@ -6,7 +6,7 @@ ms.date: 11/08/2023
 
 # .NET environment variables
 
-**This article applies to:** ✔️ .NET Core 3.1 SDK and later versions
+**This article applies to:** ✔️ .NET 6 SDK and later versions
 
 In this article, you'll learn about the environment variables used by .NET. Some environment variables are used by the .NET runtime, while others are only used by the .NET SDK and .NET CLI. Some environment variables are used by all three components.
 
@@ -304,10 +304,6 @@ If set to `1` (enabled), enables rolling forward to a pre-release version from a
 
 For more information, see [the `--roll-forward` option for the `dotnet` command](dotnet.md#rollforward).
 
-### `DOTNET_ROLL_FORWARD_ON_NO_CANDIDATE_FX`
-
-Disables minor version roll forward, if set to `0`. This setting is superseded in .NET Core 3.0 by `DOTNET_ROLL_FORWARD`. The new settings should be used instead.
-
 ### `DOTNET_CLI_FORCE_UTF8_ENCODING`
 
 Forces the use of UTF-8 encoding in the console, even for older versions of Windows 10 that don't fully support UTF-8. For more information, see [SDK no longer changes console encoding when finished](../compatibility/sdk/8.0/console-encoding-fix.md).

docs/core/tools/dotnet-help.md

@@ -1,11 +1,11 @@
 ---
 title: dotnet help command
 description: The dotnet help command shows more detailed documentation online for the specified command.
-ms.date: 02/14/2020
+ms.date: 10/28/2025
 ---
 # dotnet help reference
 
-**This article applies to:** ✔️ .NET Core 3.1 SDK and later versions
+**This article applies to:** ✔️ .NET 6 SDK and later versions
 
 ## Name
 

docs/core/tools/dotnet-new-list.md

@@ -1,11 +1,11 @@
 ---
 title: dotnet new list
 description: The dotnet new list command lists available templates.
-ms.date: 04/29/2021
+ms.date: 10/28/2025
 ---
 # dotnet new list
 
-**This article applies to:** ✔️ .NET Core 3.1 SDK and later versions
+**This article applies to:** ✔️ .NET 6 SDK and later versions
 
 ## Name
 

docs/core/tools/dotnet-new-sdk-templates.md

@@ -91,7 +91,7 @@ Creates a *Directory.Build.targets* file for customizing MSBuild targets and tas
 
 - **`-f|--framework <FRAMEWORK>`**
 
-  Specifies the [framework](../../standard/frameworks.md) to target. Available since .NET Core 3.0 SDK.
+  Specifies the [framework](../../standard/frameworks.md) to target.
 
   The following table lists the default values according to the SDK version you're using:
 
@@ -413,7 +413,7 @@ The ability to create a project for an earlier TFM depends on having that versio
 
 - **`-f|--framework <FRAMEWORK>`**
 
-  Specifies the [framework](../../standard/frameworks.md) to target. Option not available in .NET Core 2.2 SDK.
+  Specifies the [framework](../../standard/frameworks.md) to target.
 
   The following table lists the default values according to the SDK version number you're using:
 
@@ -514,7 +514,7 @@ The ability to create a project for an earlier TFM depends on having that versio
 
 - **`-f|--framework <FRAMEWORK>`**
 
-  Specifies the [framework](../../standard/frameworks.md) to target. Option available since .NET Core 3.0 SDK.
+  Specifies the [framework](../../standard/frameworks.md) to target.
 
   The following table lists the default values according to the SDK version number you're using:
 
@@ -658,7 +658,7 @@ Creates a web API project with AOT publish enabled. For more information, see [N
 
 - **`-f|--framework <FRAMEWORK>`**
 
-  Specifies the [framework](../../standard/frameworks.md) to target. Option not available in .NET Core 2.2 SDK.
+  Specifies the [framework](../../standard/frameworks.md) to target.
 
   The following table lists the default values according to the SDK version number you're using:
 
@@ -765,7 +765,7 @@ The following table shows templates that have been discontinued and no longer co
 
 - **`-uld|--use-local-db`**
 
-  Specifies LocalDB should be used instead of SQLite. Only applies to `Individual` or `IndividualB2C` authentication. Available since .NET Core 3.0 SDK.
+  Specifies LocalDB should be used instead of SQLite. Only applies to `Individual` or `IndividualB2C` authentication.
 
 - **`-f|--framework <FRAMEWORK>`**
 

docs/core/tools/dotnet-new-search.md

@@ -1,11 +1,11 @@
 ---
 title: dotnet new search
 description: The dotnet new search command searches for templates on NuGet.org.
-ms.date: 04/29/2021
+ms.date: 10/28/2025
 ---
 # dotnet new search
 
-**This article applies to:** ✔️ .NET Core 5.0.300 SDK and later versions
+**This article applies to:** ✔️ .NET 6 SDK and later versions
 
 ## Name
 

docs/core/tools/dotnet-new-uninstall.md

@@ -5,7 +5,7 @@ ms.date: 04/29/2021
 ---
 # dotnet new uninstall
 
-**This article applies to:** ✔️ .NET Core 3.1 SDK and later versions
+**This article applies to:** ✔️ .NET 6 SDK and later versions
 
 ## Name
 

docs/core/tools/dotnet-new-update.md

@@ -1,11 +1,11 @@
 ---
 title: dotnet new update
 description: The dotnet new update command updates installed template packages.
-ms.date: 04/29/2021
+ms.date: 10/28/2025
 ---
 # dotnet new update
 
-**This article applies to:** ✔️ .NET Core 3.1 SDK and later versions
+**This article applies to:** ✔️ .NET 6 SDK and later versions
 
 ## Name
 

docs/core/tools/dotnet-new.md

@@ -2,11 +2,11 @@
 title: dotnet new <TEMPLATE>
 description: The dotnet new command creates new .NET projects based on the specified template.
 no-loc: [Blazor, WebAssembly]
-ms.date: 02/15/2024
+ms.date: 10/28/2025
 ---
 # dotnet new &lt;TEMPLATE&gt;
 
-**This article applies to:** ✔️ .NET Core 3.1 SDK and later versions
+**This article applies to:** ✔️ .NET 6 SDK and later versions
 
 ## Name
 
@@ -49,20 +49,15 @@ To activate tab completion for the .NET SDK, see [Enable tab completion](enable-
 
   You can run [`dotnet new list`](dotnet-new-list.md) to see a list of all installed templates.
 
-  Starting with .NET Core 3.0 SDK and ending with .NET SDK 5.0.300, the CLI searches for templates in NuGet.org when you invoke the `dotnet new` command in the following conditions:
-
-  - If the CLI can't find a template match when invoking `dotnet new`, not even partial.
-  - If there's a newer version of the template available. In this case, the project or artifact is created but the CLI warns you about an updated version of the template.
-
-  Starting with .NET SDK 5.0.300, the [`search` command](dotnet-new-search.md) should be used to search for templates in NuGet.org.
+  The [`search` command](dotnet-new-search.md) should be used to search for templates in NuGet.org.
 
   For a list of templates that ship with the .NET SDK, see [Preinstalled templates](dotnet-new-sdk-templates.md#preinstalled-templates).
 
 ## Options
 
 - **`--dry-run`**
 
-  Displays a summary of what would happen if the given command were run if it would result in a template creation. Available since .NET Core 2.2 SDK.
+  Displays a summary of what would happen if the given command were run if it would result in a template creation.
 
 - **`--force`**
 

docs/core/tools/dotnet-nuget-add-source.md

@@ -1,11 +1,11 @@
 ---
 title: dotnet nuget add source command
 description: The dotnet nuget add source command adds a new package source to your NuGet configuration files. 
-ms.date: 03/20/2020
+ms.date: 10/28/2025
 ---
 # dotnet nuget add source
 
-**This article applies to:** ✔️ .NET Core 3.1.200 SDK and later versions
+**This article applies to:** ✔️ .NET 6 SDK and later versions
 
 ## Name