How to get tf.exe (TFS command line client)?

Question

What\'s the minimum amount of software I need to install to get the \'tf.exe\' program?

Answer 1

For reference: these are the required DLLs for Visual Studio 2017 (as did @ijprest for the VS 2010)

TF.exe
TF.exe.config
Microsoft.TeamFoundation.Client.dll
Microsoft.TeamFoundation.Common.dll
Microsoft.TeamFoundation.Core.WebApi.dll
Microsoft.TeamFoundation.VersionControl.Client.dll
Microsoft.TeamFoundation.VersionControl.Common.dll
Microsoft.TeamFoundation.VersionControl.Controls.dll
Microsoft.VisualStudio.Services.Client.Interactive.dll
Microsoft.VisualStudio.Services.Common.dll
Microsoft.VisualStudio.Services.WebApi.dll

They will be in my base VM image. I'm going to use it to pull the latest deployment scripts from VC to a temporary local workspace folder when installing a new server.

tf workspace /new ... 
tf workfold /map ...
tf get "%WorkSpaceLocalFolder%" /recursive
tf workfold /unmap 
tf workspace /delete



rmdir "%WorkSpaceLocalFolder%"

(Sorry to post this as an answer, but I don't have enough reputation to comment, which I believe it should have been)