The Package Manager Console is a PowerShell console within Visual Studio used to interact with NuGet and
automate Visual Studio. Note that for more detailed help, you can run the Get-Help CommandName
from within the NuGet Package Manager Console in Visual Studio.
Adds binding redirects to the config file.
Add-BindingRedirect [-ProjectName] <string>
Examines all assemblies within the output path for a project and adds binding redirects to the application (or web) configuration file where necessary. NOTE: As of NuGet 1.2, NuGet automatically runs this command when installing a package.
PARAMETERS
-ProjectName
Specifies the project to analyze and add binding redirects to.
Required: true
PM> Add-BindingRedirect MyProjectName
Adds binding redirects to the specified project, MyProjectName.
Gets the set of packages available from the package source. Use the -ListAvailable flag to list packages available from the package source.
Get-Package -Source <string> [-ListAvailable] [-Updates] [-ProjectName] [-Filter <string>] [-First <int>] [-Skip <int>] [-AllVersions]
Gets the set of packages available from the package source. Defaults to only showing the list of installed packages. Use the -ListAvailable flag to list packages available from the package source.
PARAMETERS
-Source
Specifies the URL or directory path for the package source containing the package to install.
If omitted, looks in the currently selected package source to find the corresponding package URL.
Required: false
-ListAvailable
Gets packages available from the online package source.
Required: false
-Updates
Gets packages that have an update available from the package source.
Required: false
-ProjectName
Specifies the project to get installed packages from. If omitted, the command will return installed projects for the entire solution.
Required: false
-Filter
Specifies a filter string used to narrow down the list of packages returned. The filter is searched
for in the package Id, the description and tags.
Required: false
-First
Specifies the number of packages to return from the beginning of the list.
Required: false
-Skip
Skips (does not return) the specified number of packages, counting from the beginning of the list.
Required: false
-AllVersions
Displays all available versions of a package. The latest version of each package is listed by default.
Required: false
-IncludePrerelease
Indicates whether to include prerelease packages in the returned results.
Required: false
PM> Get-Package
Returns the packages installed in the default project.
PM> Get-Package -ListAvailable
Returns a list of packages available online in the current package source.
PM> Get-Package -ListAvailable -Filter Ninject
Returns a list of packages available online using "Ninject" as a search term.
PS> Get-Package -Updates
Returns a list of packages installed in the default project that have updates available in the current package source.
PM> Get-Package -Recent
Returns a list of recently installed packages.
Gets the specified project. If none is specified, returns the default project.
Get-Project [[-Name] <string>] [-All]
Returns a reference to the DTE (Development Tools Environment) for the specified project. If none is specified, returns the default project selected in the Package Manager Console.
PARAMETERS
-Name
Specifies the project to return. If omitted, the default project selected in the Package Manager Console is returned.
Required: false
-All
Returns every project in the solution.
Required: false
PM> Get-Project
Returns a reference to the default project.
PM> Get-Project MyProjectName
Returns a reference to the specified project, MyProjectName.
PM> Get-Project -All
Returns a reference to every project in the solution.
Installs a package.
Install-Package [-Id] <string> [-IgnoreDependencies] [-ProjectName <string>] [-Version <string>] [-Source <string>]
Installs a package and its dependencies into the project.
PARAMETERS
-Id
Specifies the package ID of the package to install.
Required: true
-IgnoreDependencies
Installs only this package and not its dependencies.
Required: false
-ProjectName
Specifies the project to install the package into. If omitted, the default project is chosen.
Required: false
-Source
Specifies the URL or directory path for the package source containing the package to install. If omitted,
looks in the currently selected package source
to find the corresponding package URL.
Required: false
-Version
Specifies the version of the package to install. If omitted, defaults to the latest version.
Required: false
-IncludePrerelease
Indicates whether this command will consider prerelease packages. If omitted, only
stable packages are considered.
Required: false
PM> Install-Package Elmah
Installs the latest version of the Elmah package from the current package source into the default project.
PM> Install-Package Glimpse -Version 1.0.0 -Project MvcApplication1
Installs version 1.0.0 of Glimpse into the project named MvcApplication1
PM> Install-Package Ninject.Mvc3 -IgnoreDependencies -Source c:\temp\packages
Installs the package, Ninject.Mvc3, but not its dependencies. It looks in the directory, c:\temp\packages to find the package.
Open the browser pointing to ProjectUrl, LicenseUrl or ReportAbuseUrl of the specified package.
Open-PackagePage -Id <string> [-Version] [-Source] [-License] [-ReportAbuse] [-PassThru]
Open the browser pointing to ProjectUrl, LicenseUrl or ReportAbuseUrl of the specified package.
PARAMETERS
-Id
Specifies the Id of the package to search for.
Required: false
-Version
Specifies the version of the package to search for. If omitted, defaults to the latest version.
Required: false
-Source
Specifies the source of the repository to search for package. If omitted, defaults to the selected source in
the package source dropdown control.
Required: false
-License
Indicates the cmdlet should open the LicenseUrl of the specified package. If neither LicenseUrl nor ReportAbuseUrl
is set, the cmdlet will open the Proje
ctUrl by default.
Required: false
-ReportAbuse
Indicates the cmdlet should open the ReportAbuseUrl of the specified package. If neither LicenseUrl nor ReportAbuseUrl
is set, the cmdlet will open the P
rojectUrl by default.
Required: false
-PassThru
If specified, the cmdlet will return the value of the requested URL.
Required: false
PM> Open-PackagePage Ninject
Opens a browser to the project URL specified in the Ninject package.
PM> Open-PackagePage Ninject -License
Opens a browser to the license URL specified in the Ninject package.
PM> Open-PackagePage Ninject -ReportAbuse
Opens a browser to the URL at the current package source used to report abuse for the specified package.
PM> $url = Open-PackagePage Ninject -License -WhatIf -PassThru
Assigns the license URL to the variable, $url, without opening the URL in a browser.
Uninstalls a package.
Uninstall-Package [-Id] <string> [-RemoveDependencies] [-Force] [-Version <string>]
Uninstalls a package. If other packages depend on this package, the command will fail unless the –Force option is specified.
PARAMETERS
-Id
Specifies the package ID of the package to uninstall.
Required: true
-RemoveDependencies
Uninstalls the package and its unused dependencies.
Required: false
-ProjectName
Specifies the project to uninstall the package from. If omitted, the default project is chosen.
Required: false
-Version
The version of the package to uninstall. If omitted, defaults to the latest version.
Required: false
PM> Uninstall-Package Elmah
Uninstalls the Elmah package from the default project.
PM> Uninstall-Package Elmah -RemoveDependencies
Uninstalls the Elmah package as well as all its dependencies. If any dependency has another package that depends on it, it is skipped.
PM> Uninstall-Package Elmah -Force
Uninstalls the Elmah package even if another package depends on it.
Updates a package.
Update-Package [-Id] <string> [-IgnoreDependencies] [-ProjectName <string>] [-Version <string>] [-Source <string>] [-Safe]
Updates a package and its dependencies to a newer version.
PARAMETERS
-Id
Specifies the package ID of the package to update.
Required: false
-IgnoreDependencies
Updates all of the package’s dependencies to the latest version. False by default.
Required: false
-ProjectName
Specifies the project containing the project to update. If omitted, all projects are updated.
Required: false
-Safe
The `-Safe` flag constrains upgrades to only versions with the same Major and Minor version component.
Required: false
-Source
Specifies the URL or directory path for the package source containing the package to install. If omitted,
looks in the currently selected package source to find the corresponding package URL.
Required: false
-Version
Specifies the version that the package will be upgraded to. If omitted, defaults to the latest version.
Required: false
-IncludePrerelease
Indicates whether to include prereleases when searching for updates. If omitted, only
stable packages are considered.
Required: false
PM> Update-Package Elmah
Updates the Elmah package in every project to the latest version.
PM> Update-Package Elmah -Version 1.1.0
Updates the Elmah package to a specific version in every project.
PM> Update-Package Elmah -Project MvcApplication1
Updates the Elmah package within the MvcApplication1 project.
PM> Update-Package
Updates every package in every project.
PM> Update-Package -Project MvcApplication1
Updates every package in the MvcApplication1 project.
PM> Update-Package Elmah -Safe
Updates Elmah to the highest "safe" version. For example, if Elmah version 1.0.0 of a package
is installed, and versions 1.0.1, 1.0.2, and 1.1 are available in the feed, the -Safe
flag updates the package to 1.0.2 instead of 1.1 as it would without the flag.