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Import-PackageProvider

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Module:
PackageManagement

Adds Package Management package providers to the current session.

Syntax

Import-PackageProvider
      [-Name] <String[]>
      [-RequiredVersion <String>]
      [-MinimumVersion <String>]
      [-MaximumVersion <String>]
      [-Force]
      [-ForceBootstrap]
      [<CommonParameters>]

Description

The Import-PackageProvider cmdlet adds one or more package providers to the current session. The provider that you import must be installed on the local computer.

To get a list of available providers, run Get-PackageProvider -ListAvailable. Note that a package provider name can be different from its module name.

Due to security reasons, PackageManagement requires C#-based providers to contain a provider.manifest. For more information on how to build a provider with provider.manifest injected, see the .csproj project files on https://github.com/oneget/oneget.

Examples

Example 1: Import a package provider from the local computer

PS C:\> Import-PackageProvider -Name "Nuget"

This command imports the Nuget provider after it has been installed on the local computer.

Example 2: Import a specific version of a package provider

PS C:\> Find-PackageProvider -Name "Nuget" -AllVersions
Install-PackageProvider -Name "Nuget" -RequiredVersion "2.8.5.201" -Force
Get-PackageProvider -ListAvailable
Import-PackageProvider -Name "Nuget" -RequiredVersion "2.8.5.201" -Verbose

This command finds, installs, and imports a specific version of the Nuget package provider.

Parameters

-Force

Forces the command to run without asking for user confirmation. Re-imports a package provider.

Type:SwitchParameter
Position:Named
Default value:None
Required:False
Accept pipeline input:False
Accept wildcard characters:False

-ForceBootstrap

Indicates that this cmdlet forces Package Management to automatically install the package provider.

Type:SwitchParameter
Position:Named
Default value:None
Required:False
Accept pipeline input:False
Accept wildcard characters:False

-MaximumVersion

Specifies the maximum allowed version of the package provider that you want to import. If you do not add this parameter, Import-PackageProvider imports the highest available version of the provider.

Type:String
Position:Named
Default value:None
Required:False
Accept pipeline input:False
Accept wildcard characters:False

-MinimumVersion

Specifies the minimum allowed version of the package provider that you want to import. If you do not add this parameter, Import-PackageProvider imports the highest available version of the package that also satisfies any maximum version that is specified using the MaximumVersion parameter.

Type:String
Position:Named
Default value:None
Required:False
Accept pipeline input:False
Accept wildcard characters:False

-Name

Specifies one or more package provider names. Wildcards are not permitted.

Type:String[]
Position:0
Default value:None
Required:True
Accept pipeline input:True
Accept wildcard characters:False

-RequiredVersion

Specifies the exact version of the package provider that you want to import. If you do not add this parameter, Import-PackageProvider imports the highest available version of the provider that also satisfies any maximum version specified using the MaximumVersion parameter.

Type:String
Position:Named
Default value:None
Required:False
Accept pipeline input:False
Accept wildcard characters:False

Inputs

Microsoft.PackageManagement.Implementation.PackageProvider

You can pipe a PackageProvider object returned by Get-PackageProvider into Import-PackageProvider.

Notes

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