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Azure Functions Core Tools

The Azure Functions runtime (runtime for short) is part of Azure Functions Core Tools, a set of Command-Line Interface (CLI) tools that allow you to run, test, and deploy your functions and that you can install on your PC or server.

There are two versions of Azure Function Core Tools:

Version 1.x: This version can run only on Windows and supports version 1.x of the Azure Functions runtime. It supports .NET Framework 4.7.1 only.
Version 2.x: This version can run on Windows, macOS, and Linux and supports the 2.x version of the Azure Functions runtime.

The 2.x version of the tool contains the 2.x version of the Azure Functions runtime. It is based on .NET Core and can run on all platforms that support .NET Core 2.x ...

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