Windows: winget: List of Frequently Used Commands

Introduction

I have explored winget in various ways, so I will explain each winget command and option here as a memorandum.

Command List

Install/Uninstall

• install
  winget install <package>
  Installs the specified package. You can specify the package by name, ID, or moniker.

• uninstall
  winget uninstall <package>
  Uninstalls the specified package. If the name is correct, you can also uninstall apps that were not installed via winget.

• upgrade
  winget upgrade
  Displays a list of packages that can be upgraded.

  PS> winget upgrade
   名前           ID             バージョン  利用可能    ソース
  ------------------------------------------------------------
  Microsoft Edge Microsoft.Edge 91.0.864.59 91.0.864.64 winget
  
  

• upgrade <package>
  winget upgrade <package>
  Upgrades the specified package.

• upgrade --all
  winget upgrade --all
  Upgrades all packages that can be upgraded.

Package-related

• search
  winget search <query>
  Displays a list of packages that match the specified query. For details on how to write queries, refer to How to specify packages in winget.

• list
  winget list <query>
  Displays a list of apps installed on Windows. This list includes apps installed via winget.
  Apps displayed in the list can be uninstalled using winget.

  /workspaces > winget list
  名前                                     ID                                        バージョン        利用可能    ソース
  -----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
  sMedio TV Suite                          0E3921EB.sMedioTVSuite_agwrg61xdd7p4      1.1.0.29
  Bitwarden                                Bitwarden.Bitwarden                       1.27.0
  Tweeten                                  MehediHassan.Tweeten                      5.3.0
  Doki Doki Mod Manager 4.3.0              383f299c-84d5-5662-9125-2abaa1144a56      4.3.0
  7-Zip 21.00 alpha (x64)                  7-Zip                                     21.00 alpha
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• show
  winget show <package>
  Outputs information for the specified package.

  PS> winget show python
  見つかりました Python 3 [Python.Python.3]
  
  Version: 3.9.6150.0
  Publisher: Python Software Foundation
  Author: Python Software Foundation
  Moniker: python3
  Description: Python is a programming language that lets you work more quickly and integrate your systems more effectively.
  Homepage: https://www.python.org
  License: PSF LICENSE AGREEMENT FOR PYTHON
  License Url: https://docs.python.org/3/license.html
  Installer:
    Type: Exe
    Locale: en-US
    Download Url: https://www.python.org/ftp/python/3.9.6/python-3.9.6-amd64.exe
    SHA256: 3924caa094f70fd3ea667a27ad494d57941a487aa72d8b6b79ce60e81f1e497c
  
  

Import / Export

• import
  winget import <applistfile>
  Installs the packages specified in the file to Windows all at once. Detailed specifications such as installation location cannot be selected.

  PS> winget import .\winget-apps.json
  No applicable update found.
  Package is already installed: Google.Chrome
  Found  [vim.vim]
  This application is licensed to you by its owner.
  Microsoft is not responsible for, nor does it grant any licenses to, third-party packages.
  Downloading https://github.com/vim/vim-win32-installer/releases/download/v8.2.3113/gvim_8.2.3113_x64_signed.exe
    ██████████████████████████████  9.22 MB / 9.22 MB
  Successfully verified installer hash
  Starting package install...
  Successfully installed
  Found  [stack.stack]
  This application is licensed to you by its owner.
  Microsoft is not responsible for, nor does it grant any licenses to, third-party packages.
  Downloading https://binaries.getstack.app/builds/prod/win/x64/Stack%20Setup%203.30.4-x64.exe
    ██████████████████████████████  57.3 MB / 57.3 MB
  Successfully verified installer hash
  Starting package install...
  Successfully installed
  
  

• export
  winget export <applist>
  Exports a list of installed apps to the specified file in JSON format. For apps and packages that cannot be installed via winget, alert messages will be output.

  PS> winget export out.json
  The installed package version is not available from any source: sMedio TV Suite
  The installed package version is not available from any source: Doki Doki Mod Manager 4.3.0
  The installed package version is not available from any source: 7-Zip 21.00 alpha (x64)
  The installed package version is not available from any source: Adobe Photoshop Express : Image Editor, Adjustments, Filters, Effects, Borders
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• applist file format
  The exported file will be a JSON file in the following format. Importing this file allows you to install the specified packages all at once.

  {
  "$schema" : "https://aka.ms/winget-packages.schema.2.0.json",
  "CreationDate" : "2021-07-07T02:53:18.991-00:00",
  "Sources" : 
    [
      {
        "Packages" : 
        [
          {
            "PackageIdentifier" : "Bitwarden.Bitwarden"
          },
          {
            "PackageIdentifier" : "vim.vim"
          },
          {
            "PackageIdentifier" : "stack.stack"
          },
          {
            "PackageIdentifier" : "Google.Chrome"
          },
           .
           .
           .
          {
            "PackageIdentifier" : "Microsoft.PowerShell"
          }
        ],
        "SourceDetails" : 
        {
          "Argument" : "https://winget.azureedge.net/cache",
          "Identifier" : "Microsoft.Winget.Source_8wekyb3d8bbwe",
          "Name" : "winget",
          "Type" : "Microsoft.PreIndexed.Package"
        }
      }
    ],
    "WinGetVersion" : "1.0.11694"
  }