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dotnet tool install

       This article applies to: ✔️ .NET Core 3.1 SDK and later versions

NAME

       dotnet-tool-install - Installs the specified .NET tool on your machine.

SYNOPSIS

              dotnet tool install <PACKAGE_NAME> -g|--global
                  [-a|--arch <ARCHITECTURE>]
                  [--add-source <SOURCE>] [--configfile <FILE>] [--disable-parallel]
                  [--framework <FRAMEWORK>] [--ignore-failed-sources] [--interactive]
                  [--no-cache] [--prerelease]
                  [--tool-manifest <PATH>] [-v|--verbosity <LEVEL>]
                  [--version <VERSION_NUMBER>]

              dotnet tool install <PACKAGE_NAME> --tool-path <PATH>
                  [-a|--arch <ARCHITECTURE>]
                  [--add-source <SOURCE>] [--configfile <FILE>] [--disable-parallel]
                  [--framework <FRAMEWORK>] [--ignore-failed-sources] [--interactive]
                  [--no-cache] [--prerelease]
                  [--tool-manifest <PATH>] [-v|--verbosity <LEVEL>]
                  [--version <VERSION_NUMBER>]

              dotnet tool install <PACKAGE_NAME> [--local]
                  [-a|--arch <ARCHITECTURE>]
                  [--add-source <SOURCE>] [--configfile <FILE>]
                  [--create-manifest-if-needed] [--disable-parallel]
                  [--framework <FRAMEWORK>] [--ignore-failed-sources] [--interactive]
                  [--no-cache] [--prerelease]
                  [--tool-manifest <PATH>] [-v|--verbosity <LEVEL>]
                  [--version <VERSION_NUMBER>]

              dotnet tool install -h|--help

DESCRIPTION

The dotnet tool install command provides a way for you to install .NET tools on your
machine. To use the command, you specify one of the following installation options:

• To install a global tool in the default location, use the --global option.

• To install a global tool in a custom location, use the --tool-path option.

• To install a local tool, omit the --global and --tool-path options.

Installation locations
Global tools
Global tools are installed in the following directories by default when you specify the -g
or --global option:

OS Path
──────────────────────────────────────────
Linux/macOS $HOME/.dotnet/tools
Windows %USERPROFILE%\.dotnet\tools

Executables are generated in these folders for each globally installed tool, although the
actual tool binaries are nested deep into the sibling .store directory.

--tool-path tools
Local tools with explicit tool paths are stored wherever you specified the --tool-path
parameter to point to. They’re stored in the same way as global tools: an executable
binary with the actual binaries in a sibling .store directory.

Local tools
Local tools are stored in the NuGet global directory, whatever you’ve set that to be.
There are shim files in $HOME/.dotnet/toolResolverCache for each local tool that point to
where the tools are within that location.

References to local tools are added to a dotnet-tools.json file in a .config directory
under the current directory. If a manifest file doesn’t exist yet, create it by using the
--create-manifest-if-needed option or by running the following command:

dotnet new tool-manifest

For more information, see Install a local tool.

ARGUMENTS

       • PACKAGE_NAME

         Name/ID of the NuGet package that contains the .NET tool to install.

OPTIONS

       • -a|--arch <ARCHITECTURE>

         Specifies the target architecture.  This is a shorthand syntax for setting  the  Runtime
         Identifier  (RID),  where  the  provided  value  is  combined with the default RID.  For
         example, on a win-x64 machine, specifying --arch x86 sets the RID to win-x86.

       • --add-source <SOURCE>

         Adds an additional NuGet package source to use during installation.  Feeds are  accessed
         in  parallel,  not  sequentially  in  some order of precedence.  If the same package and
         version is in multiple feeds, the fastest feed wins.  For  more  information,  see  What
         happens when a NuGet package is installed?.

       • --configfile <FILE>

         The  NuGet  configuration  file  (nuget.config) to use.  If specified, only the settings
         from this file will be used.  If not specified, the  hierarchy  of  configuration  files
         from  the  current  directory  will  be  used.   For  more information, see Common NuGet
         Configurations.

       • --create-manifest-if-needed

         Applies to local tools.  To find a  manifest,  the  search  algorithm  searches  up  the
         directory  tree  for  dotnet-tools.json  or  a  .config  folder  that contains a dotnet-
         tools.json file.

         If a tool-manifest can’t be found and the --create-manifest-if-needed option is  set  to
         false, the CannotFindAManifestFile error occurs.

         If  a  tool-manifest can’t be found and the --create-manifest-if-needed option is set to
         true, the tool creates a manifest automatically.  It chooses a folder for  the  manifest
         as follows:

         • Walk  up  the  directory tree searching for a directory that has a .git subfolder.  If
           one is found, create the manifest in that directory.

         • If the previous step doesn’t find a directory, walk up the  directory  tree  searching
           for  a  directory  that  has a .sln/git file.  If one is found, create the manifest in
           that directory.

         • If neither of the previous two steps finds a directory, create  the  manifest  in  the
           current working directory.

       • --disable-parallel

         Prevent restoring multiple projects in parallel.

       • --framework <FRAMEWORK>

         Specifies  the target framework to install the tool for.  By default, the .NET SDK tries
         to choose the most appropriate target framework.

       • -g|--global

         Specifies that the installation is user wide.  Can’t be combined  with  the  --tool-path
         option.  Omitting both --global and --tool-path specifies a local tool installation.

       • -?|-h|--help

         Prints out a description of how to use the command.

       • --ignore-failed-sources

         Treat package source failures as warnings.

       • --interactive

         Allows  the command to stop and wait for user input or action.  For example, to complete
         authentication.

       • --local

         Update the tool and the local tool manifest.  Can’t be combined with the --global option
         or the --tool-path option.

       • --no-cache

         Don’t cache packages and HTTP requests.

       • --prerelease

         Include prerelease packages.

       • --tool-manifest <PATH>

         Path to the manifest file.

       • --tool-path <PATH>

         Specifies  the  location  where  to  install  the  Global Tool.  PATH can be absolute or
         relative.  If PATH doesn’t exist,  the  command  tries  to  create  it.   Omitting  both
         --global and --tool-path specifies a local tool installation.

       • -v|--verbosity <LEVEL>

         Sets  the  verbosity  level  of  the  command.   Allowed  values are q[uiet], m[inimal],
         n[ormal],    d[etailed],    and    diag[nostic].     For    more    information,     see
         <xref:Microsoft.Build.Framework.LoggerVerbosity>.

       • --version <VERSION_NUMBER>

         The  version  of  the tool to install.  By default, the latest stable package version is
         installed.  Use this option to install preview or older versions of the tool.

EXAMPLES

       • dotnet tool install -g dotnetsay

         Installs dotnetsay (https://www.nuget.org/packages/dotnetsay/) as a global tool  in  the
         default location.

       • dotnet tool install dotnetsay --tool-path c:\global-tools

         Installs  dotnetsay  (https://www.nuget.org/packages/dotnetsay/)  as  a global tool in a
         specific Windows directory.

       • dotnet tool install dotnetsay --tool-path ~/bin

         Installs dotnetsay (https://www.nuget.org/packages/dotnetsay/) as a  global  tool  in  a
         specific Linux/macOS directory.

       • dotnet tool install -g dotnetsay --version 2.0.0

         Installs  version  2.0.0  of  dotnetsay (https://www.nuget.org/packages/dotnetsay/) as a
         global tool.

       • dotnet tool install dotnetsay

         Installs dotnetsay (https://www.nuget.org/packages/dotnetsay/) as a local tool  for  the
         current directory.