Find-Package (Package Manager Console in Visual Studio)
Version 3.0+; this topic describes the command within the Package Manager Console in Visual Studio on Windows. For the generic PowerShell Find-Package command, see the PowerShell PackageManagement reference.
Gets the set of remote packages with specified ID or keywords from the package source.
Syntax
Find-Package [-Id] <keywords> -Source <string> [-AllVersions] [-First [<int>]]
[-Skip <int>] [-IncludePrerelease] [-ExactMatch] [-StartWith] [<CommonParameters>]
Parameters
| Parameter | Description |
|---|---|
| Id <keywords> | (Required) Keywords to use when searching the package source. Use -ExactMatch to return only those packages whose package ID matches the keywords. If no keywords are given, Find-Package returns a list of the top 20 packages by downloads, or the number specified by -First. Note that -Id is optional and a no-op. |
| Source | The URL or folder path for the package source to search. Local folder paths can be absolute, or relative to the current folder. If omitted, Find-Package searches the currently selected package source. |
| AllVersions | Displays all available versions of each package instead of only the latest version. |
| First | The number of packages to return from the beginning of the list; the default is 20. |
| Skip | Omits the first <int> packages from the displayed list. |
| IncludePrerelease | Includes prerelease packages in the results. |
| ExactMatch | Specified to use <keywords> as a case-sensitive package ID. |
| StartWith | Returns packages whose package ID begins with <keywords>. |
None of these parameters accept pipeline input or wildcard characters.
Common Parameters
Find-Package supports the following common PowerShell parameters: Debug, Error Action, ErrorVariable, OutBuffer, OutVariable, PipelineVariable, Verbose, WarningAction, and WarningVariable.
Examples
# Find packages containing keywords
Find-Package elmah
Find-Package logging
# List packages whose ID begins with Elmah
Find-Package Elmah -StartWith
# By default, Get-Package returns a list of 20 packages; use -First to show more
Find-Package logging -First 100
# List all versions of the package with the ID of "jquery"
Find-Package jquery -AllVersions -ExactMatch