diff --git a/build.sh b/build.sh
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--- /dev/null
+++ b/build.sh
@@ -0,0 +1,65 @@
+#!/bin/bash
+
+echo ""
+echo "Installing dotnet cli..."
+echo ""
+
+export DOTNET_INSTALL_DIR="./.dotnet/"
+
+tools/install.sh
+
+origPath=$PATH
+export PATH="./dotnet/bin/:$PATH"
+
+if [ $? -ne 0 ]; then
+  echo >&2 ".NET Execution Environment installation has failed."
+  exit 1
+fi
+
+export DOTNET_HOME="$DOTNET_INSTALL_DIR/cli"
+export PATH="$DOTNET_HOME/bin:$PATH"
+
+export autoGeneratedVersion=false
+
+# Generate version number if not set
+if [[ -z "$BuildSemanticVersion" ]]; then
+    autoVersion="$((($(date +%s) - 1451606400)/60))-$(date +%S)"
+    export BuildSemanticVersion="rc2-$autoVersion"
+    autoGeneratedVersion=true
+    
+    echo "Set version to $BuildSemanticVersion"
+fi
+
+sed -i '' "s/99.99.99-rc2/1.0.0-$BuildSemanticVersion/g" */*/project.json 
+
+# Restore packages and build product
+dotnet restore -v Minimal # Restore all packages
+dotnet pack "Dapper" --configuration Release --output "artifacts/packages"
+dotnet pack "Dapper.Contrib" --configuration Release --output "artifacts/packages"
+
+# Build all
+# Note the exclude: https://github.com/dotnet/cli/issues/1342
+for d in Dapper*/; do 
+    if [ "$d" != "*.EntityFramework.StrongName" ]; then
+        echo "Building $d"
+        pushd "$d"
+        dotnet build
+        popd
+    fi
+done
+
+# Run tests
+for d in *.Tests*/; do 
+    echo "Testing $d"
+    pushd "$d"
+    dotnet test
+    popd
+done
+
+sed -i '' "s/1.0.0-$BuildSemanticVersion/99.99.99-rc2/g" */*/project.json 
+
+if [ $autoGeneratedVersion ]; then
+    unset BuildSemanticVersion
+fi
+
+export PATH=$origPath
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diff --git a/tools/install.sh b/tools/install.sh
new file mode 100644
index 000000000..64601dbb2
--- /dev/null
+++ b/tools/install.sh
@@ -0,0 +1,636 @@
+# Copyright (c) .NET Foundation and contributors. All rights reserved.
+# Licensed under the MIT license. See LICENSE file in the project root for full license information.
+#
+
+# Note: This script should be compatible with the dash shell used in Ubuntu. So avoid bashisms! See https://wiki.ubuntu.com/DashAsBinSh for more info
+
+# Stop script on NZEC
+set -e
+# Stop script if unbound variable found (use ${var:-} if intentional)
+set -u
+# By default cmd1 | cmd2 returns exit code of cmd2 regardless of cmd1 success
+# This is causing it to fail
+set -o pipefail
+
+# Use in the the functions: eval $invocation
+invocation='say_verbose "Calling: ${yellow:-}${FUNCNAME[0]} ${green:-}$*${normal:-}"'
+
+# standard output may be used as a return value in the functions
+# we need a way to write text on the screen in the functions so that
+# it won't interfere with the return value.
+# Exposing stream 3 as a pipe to standard output of the script itself
+exec 3>&1
+
+# Setup some colors to use. These need to work in fairly limited shells, like the Ubuntu Docker container where there are only 8 colors.
+# See if stdout is a terminal
+if [ -t 1 ]; then
+    # see if it supports colors
+    ncolors=$(tput colors)
+    if [ -n "$ncolors" ] && [ $ncolors -ge 8 ]; then
+        bold="$(tput bold)"
+        normal="$(tput sgr0)"
+        black="$(tput setaf 0)"
+        red="$(tput setaf 1)"
+        green="$(tput setaf 2)"
+        yellow="$(tput setaf 3)"
+        blue="$(tput setaf 4)"
+        magenta="$(tput setaf 5)"
+        cyan="$(tput setaf 6)"
+        white="$(tput setaf 7)"
+    fi
+fi
+
+say_err() {
+    printf "%b\n" "${red:-}dotnet_install: Error: $1${normal:-}" >&2
+}
+
+say() {
+    # using stream 3 (defined in the beginning) to not interfere with stdout of functions
+    # which may be used as return value
+    printf "%b\n" "${cyan:-}dotnet_install:${normal:-} $1" >&3
+}
+
+say_verbose() {
+    if [ "$verbose" = true ]; then
+        say "$1"
+    fi
+}
+
+get_current_os_name() {
+    eval $invocation
+
+    local uname=$(uname)
+    if [ "$uname" = "Darwin" ]; then
+        echo "osx"
+        return 0
+    else
+        # Detect Distro
+        if [ "$(cat /etc/*-release | grep -cim1 ubuntu)" -eq 1 ]; then
+            echo "ubuntu"
+            return 0
+        elif [ "$(cat /etc/*-release | grep -cim1 centos)" -eq 1 ]; then
+            echo "centos"
+            return 0
+        elif [ "$(cat /etc/*-release | grep -cim1 rhel)" -eq 1 ]; then
+            echo "rhel"
+            return 0
+        elif [ "$(cat /etc/*-release | grep -cim1 debian)" -eq 1 ]; then
+            echo "debian"
+            return 0
+        fi
+    fi
+    
+    say_err "OS name could not be detected"
+    return 1
+}
+
+machine_has() {
+    eval $invocation
+    
+    which "$1" > /dev/null 2>&1
+    return $?
+}
+
+check_min_reqs() {
+    if ! machine_has "curl"; then
+        say_err "curl is required to download dotnet. Install curl to proceed."
+        return 1
+    fi
+    
+    return 0
+}
+
+check_pre_reqs() {
+    eval $invocation
+    
+    local failing=false;
+
+    if [ "${DOTNET_INSTALL_SKIP_PREREQS:-}" = "1" ]; then
+        return 0
+    fi
+
+    if [ "$(uname)" = "Linux" ]; then
+        if ! [ -x "$(command -v ldconfig)" ]; then
+            echo "ldconfig is not in PATH, trying /sbin/ldconfig."
+            LDCONFIG_COMMAND="/sbin/ldconfig"
+        else
+            LDCONFIG_COMMAND="ldconfig"
+        fi
+
+        [ -z "$($LDCONFIG_COMMAND -p | grep libunwind)" ] && say_err "Unable to locate libunwind. Install libunwind to continue" && failing=true
+        [ -z "$($LDCONFIG_COMMAND -p | grep libssl)" ] && say_err "Unable to locate libssl. Install libssl to continue" && failing=true
+        [ -z "$($LDCONFIG_COMMAND -p | grep libcurl)" ] && say_err "Unable to locate libcurl. Install libcurl to continue" && failing=true
+        [ -z "$($LDCONFIG_COMMAND -p | grep libicu)" ] && say_err "Unable to locate libicu. Install libicu to continue" && failing=true
+        [ -z "$($LDCONFIG_COMMAND -p | grep gettext)" ] && say_err "Unable to locate gettext. Install gettext to continue" && failing=true
+    fi
+
+    if [ "$failing" = true ]; then
+       return 1
+    fi
+    
+    return 0
+}
+
+# args:
+# input - $1
+to_lowercase() {
+    #eval $invocation
+    
+    echo "$1" | tr '[:upper:]' '[:lower:]'
+    return 0
+}
+
+# args:
+# input - $1
+remove_trailing_slash() {
+    #eval $invocation
+    
+    local input=${1:-}
+    echo "${input%/}"
+    return 0
+}
+
+# args:
+# input - $1
+remove_beginning_slash() {
+    #eval $invocation
+    
+    local input=${1:-}
+    echo "${input#/}"
+    return 0
+}
+
+# args:
+# root_path - $1
+# child_path - $2 - this parameter can be empty
+combine_paths() {
+    eval $invocation
+    
+    # TODO: Consider making it work with any number of paths. For now:
+    if [ ! -z "${3:-}" ]; then
+        say_err "combine_paths: Function takes two parameters."
+        return 1
+    fi
+    
+    local root_path=$(remove_trailing_slash $1)
+    local child_path=$(remove_beginning_slash ${2:-})
+    say_verbose "combine_paths: root_path=$root_path"
+    say_verbose "combine_paths: child_path=$child_path"
+    echo "$root_path/$child_path"
+    return 0
+}
+
+get_machine_architecture() {
+    eval $invocation
+    
+    # Currently the only one supported
+    echo "x64"
+    return 0
+}
+
+# args:
+# architecture - $1
+get_normalized_architecture_from_architecture() {
+    eval $invocation
+    
+    local architecture=$(to_lowercase $1)
+    case $architecture in
+        \<auto\>)
+            echo "$(get_normalized_architecture_from_architecture $(get_machine_architecture))"
+            return 0
+            ;;
+        amd64|x64)
+            echo "x64"
+            return 0
+            ;;
+        x86)
+            say_err "Architecture ``x86`` currently not supported"
+            return 1
+            ;;
+    esac
+   
+    say_err "Architecture ``$architecture`` not supported. If you think this is a bug, please report it at https://github.com/dotnet/cli/issues"
+    return 1
+}
+
+# version_info is a conceptual two line string representing commit hash and 4-part version
+# format:
+# Line 1: # commit_hash
+# Line 2: # 4-part version
+
+# args:
+# version_text - stdin
+get_version_from_version_info() {
+    eval $invocation
+    
+    cat | tail -n 1
+    return 0
+}
+
+# args:
+# version_text - stdin
+get_commit_hash_from_version_info() {
+    eval $invocation
+    
+    cat | head -n 1
+    return 0
+}
+
+# args:
+# install_root - $1
+# relative_path_to_package - $2
+# specific_version - $3
+is_dotnet_package_installed() {
+    eval $invocation
+    
+    local install_root=$1
+    local relative_path_to_package=$2
+    local specific_version=$3
+    
+    local dotnet_package_path=$(combine_paths $(combine_paths $install_root $relative_path_to_package) $specific_version)
+    say_verbose "is_dotnet_package_installed: dotnet_package_path=$dotnet_package_path"
+    
+    if [ -d "$dotnet_package_path" ]; then
+        return 0
+    else
+        return 1
+    fi
+}
+
+# args:
+# azure_feed - $1
+# azure_channel - $2
+# normalized_architecture - $3
+get_latest_version_info() {
+    eval $invocation
+    
+    local azure_feed=$1
+    local azure_channel=$2
+    local normalized_architecture=$3
+    
+    local osname=$(get_current_os_name)
+    
+    local version_file_url="$azure_feed/$azure_channel/dnvm/latest.$osname.$normalized_architecture.version"
+    say_verbose "get_latest_version_info: latest url: $version_file_url"
+    
+    download $version_file_url
+    return $?
+}
+
+# args:
+# channel - $1
+get_azure_channel_from_channel() {
+    eval $invocation
+    
+    local channel=$(to_lowercase $1)
+    case $channel in
+        future|dev)
+            echo "dev"
+            return 0
+            ;;
+        preview|beta)
+            echo "beta"
+            return 0
+            ;;
+        production)
+            say_err "Production channel does not exist yet"
+            return 1
+    esac
+    
+    say_err "``$1`` is an invalid channel name. Use one of the following: ``future``, ``preview``, ``production``"
+    return 1
+}
+
+# args:
+# azure_feed - $1
+# azure_channel - $2
+# normalized_architecture - $3
+# version - $4
+get_specific_version_from_version() {
+    eval $invocation
+    
+    local azure_feed=$1
+    local azure_channel=$2
+    local normalized_architecture=$3
+    local version=$(to_lowercase $4)
+    
+    case $version in
+        latest)
+            local version_info="$(get_latest_version_info $azure_feed $azure_channel $normalized_architecture)"
+            say_verbose "get_specific_version_from_version: version_info=$version_info"
+            echo "$version_info" | get_version_from_version_info
+            return 0
+            ;;
+        lkg)
+            say_err "``--version LKG`` not supported yet."
+            return 1
+            ;;
+        *)
+            echo $version
+            return 0
+            ;;
+    esac
+}
+
+# args:
+# azure_feed - $1
+# azure_channel - $2
+# normalized_architecture - $3
+# specific_version - $4
+construct_download_link() {
+    eval $invocation
+    
+    local azure_feed=$1
+    local azure_channel=$2
+    local normalized_architecture=$3
+    local specific_version=$4
+    
+    local osname=$(get_current_os_name)
+    
+    local download_link="$azure_feed/$azure_channel/Binaries/$specific_version/dotnet-dev-$osname-$normalized_architecture.$specific_version.tar.gz"
+    echo "$download_link"
+    return 0
+}
+
+get_user_share_path() {
+    eval $invocation
+    
+    if [ ! -z "${DOTNET_INSTALL_DIR:-}" ]; then
+        echo $DOTNET_INSTALL_DIR
+    else
+        echo "/usr/local/share/dotnet"
+    fi
+    return 0
+}
+
+# args:
+# install_dir - $1
+resolve_installation_path() {
+    eval $invocation
+    
+    local install_dir=$1
+    if [ "$install_dir" = "<auto>" ]; then
+        local user_share_path=$(get_user_share_path)
+        say_verbose "resolve_installation_path: share_path=$user_share_path"
+        echo "$user_share_path"
+        return 0
+    fi
+    
+    echo "$install_dir"
+    return 0
+}
+
+# args:
+# install_root - $1
+get_installed_version_info() {
+    eval $invocation
+    
+    local install_root=$1
+    local version_file=$(combine_paths "$install_root" "$local_version_file_relative_path")
+    say_verbose "Local version file: $version_file"
+    if [ ! -z "$version_file" ] | [ -r "$version_file" ]; then
+        local version_info="$(cat $version_file)"
+        echo "$version_info"
+        return 0
+    fi
+    
+    say_verbose "Local version file not found."
+    return 0
+}
+
+# args:
+# relative_or_absolute_path - $1
+get_absolute_path() {
+    eval $invocation
+    
+    local relative_or_absolute_path=$1
+    echo $(cd $(dirname "$1") && pwd -P)/$(basename "$1")
+    return 0
+}
+
+# args:
+# input_files - stdin
+# root_path - $1
+# out_path - $2
+# override - $3
+copy_files_or_dirs_from_list() {
+    eval $invocation
+
+    local root_path=$(remove_trailing_slash $1)
+    local out_path=$(remove_trailing_slash $2)
+    local override=$3
+    local override_switch=$(if [ "$override" = false ]; then printf -- "-n"; fi)
+    
+    cat | uniq | while read -r file_path; do
+        local path=$(remove_beginning_slash ${file_path#$root_path})
+        local target=$out_path/$path
+        if [ "$override" = true ] || (! ([ -d "$target" ] || [ -e "$target" ])); then
+            mkdir -p $out_path/$(dirname $path)
+            cp -R $override_switch $root_path/$path $target
+        fi
+    done
+}
+
+# args:
+# zip_path - $1
+# out_path - $2
+extract_dotnet_package() {
+    eval $invocation
+    
+    local zip_path=$1
+    local out_path=$2
+    
+    local temp_out_path=$(mktemp -d $temporary_file_template)
+    
+    local failed=false
+    tar -xzf "$zip_path" -C "$temp_out_path" > /dev/null || failed=true
+    
+    local folders_with_version_regex='^.*/[0-9]+\.[0-9]+[^/]+/'
+    find $temp_out_path -type f | grep -Eo $folders_with_version_regex | copy_files_or_dirs_from_list $temp_out_path $out_path false
+    find $temp_out_path -type f | grep -Ev $folders_with_version_regex | copy_files_or_dirs_from_list $temp_out_path $out_path true
+    
+    rm -rf $temp_out_path
+    
+    if [ "$failed" = true ]; then
+        say_err "Extraction failed"
+        return 1
+    fi
+}
+
+# args:
+# remote_path - $1
+# [out_path] - $2 - stdout if not provided
+download() {
+    eval $invocation
+    
+    local remote_path=$1
+    local out_path=${2:-}
+
+    local failed=false
+    if [ -z "$out_path" ]; then
+        curl --fail -s $remote_path || failed=true
+    else
+        curl --fail -s -o $out_path $remote_path || failed=true
+    fi
+    
+    if [ "$failed" = true ]; then
+        say_err "Download failed"
+        return 1
+    fi
+}
+
+calculate_vars() {
+    eval $invocation
+    
+    azure_channel=$(get_azure_channel_from_channel "$channel")
+    say_verbose "azure_channel=$azure_channel"
+    
+    normalized_architecture=$(get_normalized_architecture_from_architecture "$architecture")
+    say_verbose "normalized_architecture=$normalized_architecture"
+    
+    specific_version=$(get_specific_version_from_version $azure_feed $azure_channel $normalized_architecture $version)
+    say_verbose "specific_version=$specific_version"
+    if [ -z "$specific_version" ]; then
+        say_err "Could not get version information."
+        return 1
+    fi
+    
+    download_link=$(construct_download_link $azure_feed $azure_channel $normalized_architecture $specific_version)
+    say_verbose "download_link=$download_link"
+    
+    install_root=$(resolve_installation_path $install_dir)
+    say_verbose "install_root=$install_root"
+}
+
+install_dotnet() {
+    eval $invocation
+    
+    if is_dotnet_package_installed $install_root "sdk" $specific_version; then
+        say ".NET SDK version $specific_version is already installed."
+        return 0
+    fi
+    
+    mkdir -p $install_root
+    zip_path=$(mktemp $temporary_file_template)
+    say_verbose "Zip path: $zip_path"
+    
+    say "Downloading $download_link"
+    download "$download_link" $zip_path
+    say_verbose "Downloaded file exists and readable? $(if [ -r $zip_path ]; then echo "yes"; else echo "no"; fi)"
+    
+    say "Extracting zip"
+    extract_dotnet_package $zip_path $install_root
+    
+    return 0
+}
+
+local_version_file_relative_path="/.version"
+bin_folder_relative_path=""
+temporary_file_template="${TMPDIR:-/tmp}/dotnet.XXXXXXXXX"
+
+channel="preview"
+version="Latest"
+install_dir="<auto>"
+architecture="<auto>"
+debug_symbols=false
+dry_run=false
+no_path=false
+azure_feed="https://dotnetcli.blob.core.windows.net/dotnet"
+verbose=false
+
+while [ $# -ne 0 ]
+do
+    name=$1
+    case $name in
+        -c|--channel|-[Cc]hannel)
+            shift
+            channel=$1
+            ;;
+        -v|--version|-[Vv]ersion)
+            shift
+            version="$1"
+            ;;
+        -i|--install-dir|-[Ii]nstall[Dd]ir)
+            shift
+            install_dir="$1"
+            ;;
+        --arch|--architecture|-[Aa]rch|-[Aa]rchitecture)
+            shift
+            architecture="$1"
+            ;;
+        --debug-symbols|-[Dd]ebug[Ss]ymbols)
+            debug_symbols=true
+            ;;
+        --dry-run|-[Dd]ry[Rr]un)
+            dry_run=true
+            ;;
+        --no-path|-[Nn]o[Pp]ath)
+            no_path=true
+            ;;
+        --verbose|-[Vv]erbose)
+            verbose=true
+            ;;
+        --azure-feed|-[Aa]zure[Ff]eed)
+            shift
+            azure_feed="$1"
+            ;;
+        -?|--?|-h|--help|-[Hh]elp)
+            script_name="$(basename $0)"
+            echo ".NET Tools Installer"
+            echo "Usage: $script_name [-c|--channel <CHANNEL>] [-v|--version <VERSION>] [-p|--prefix <DESTINATION>]"
+            echo "       $script_name -h|-?|--help"
+            echo ""
+            echo "$script_name is a simple command line interface for obtaining dotnet cli."
+            echo ""
+            echo "Options:"
+            echo "  -c,--channel <CHANNEL>         Download from the CHANNEL specified (default: $channel)."
+            echo "      -Channel"
+            echo "  -v,--version <VERSION>         Use specific version, ``latest`` or ``lkg``. Defaults to ``latest``."
+            echo "      -Version"
+            echo "  -i,--install-dir <DIR>         Install under specified location (see Install Location below)"
+            echo "      -InstallDir"
+            echo "  --architecture <ARCHITECTURE>  Architecture of .NET Tools. Currently only x64 is supported."
+            echo "      --arch,-Architecture,-Arch"
+            echo "  --debug-symbols,-DebugSymbols  Specifies if symbols should be included in the installation."
+            echo "  --dry-run,-DryRun              Do not perform installation. Display download link."
+            echo "  --no-path, -NoPath             Do not set PATH for the current process."
+            echo "  --verbose,-Verbose             Display diagnostics information."
+            echo "  --azure-feed,-AzureFeed        Azure feed location. Defaults to $azure_feed"
+            echo "  -?,--?,-h,--help,-Help         Shows this help message"
+            echo ""
+            echo "Install Location:"
+            echo "  Location is chosen in following order:"
+            echo "    - --install-dir option"
+            echo "    - Environmental variable DOTNET_INSTALL_DIR"
+            echo "    - /usr/local/share/dotnet"
+            exit 0
+            ;;
+        *)
+            say_err "Unknown argument \`$name\`"
+            exit 1
+            ;;
+    esac
+
+    shift
+done
+
+check_min_reqs
+calculate_vars
+if [ "$dry_run" = true ]; then
+    say "Payload URL: $download_link"
+    say "Repeatable invocation: ./$(basename $0) --version $specific_version --channel $channel --install-dir $install_dir"
+    return 0
+fi
+
+check_pre_reqs
+install_dotnet
+
+bin_path=$(get_absolute_path $(combine_paths $install_root $bin_folder_relative_path))
+if [ "$no_path" = false ]; then
+    say "Adding to current process PATH: ``$bin_path``. Note: This change will be visible only when sourcing script."
+    export PATH=$PATH:$bin_path
+else
+    say "Binaries of dotnet can be found in $bin_path"
+fi
+
+say "Installation finished successfuly."
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