This would be consistent with the behavior of dotnet add package and dotnet add reference when called with no other args.
Steps to reproduce
Expected behavior
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.NET Add Command
Usage: dotnet add [arguments] [options] [command]
Arguments:
<PROJECT> The project file to operate on. If a file is not specified, the command will search the current directory for one.
Options:
-h|--help Show help information
Commands:
package Command to add package reference
reference Command to add project to project reference
Use "dotnet add [command] --help" for more information about a command.
Actual behavior
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Environment data
dotnet --info output:
.NET Command Line Tools (1.0.0-rc4-004530)
Product Information:
Version: 1.0.0-rc4-004530
Commit SHA-1 hash: 4f0b7bd
Runtime Environment:
OS Name: Windows
OS Version: 10.0.15007
OS Platform: Windows
RID: win10-x64
Base Path: C:\Program Files\dotnet\sdk\1.0.0-rc4-004530