dotnet tool search

       This article applies to: ✔️ .NET 5 SDK and later versions

NAME

       dotnet-tool-search - Searches all .NET tools that are published to NuGet.

SYNOPSIS

              dotnet tool search [--detail]  [--prerelease]
                  [--skip <NUMBER>] [--take <NUMBER>] <SEARCH TERM>

              dotnet tool search -h|--help

DESCRIPTION

       The  dotnet tool search command provides a way for you to search NuGet for tools that can be used as .NET
       global, tool-path, or local tools.  The command searches the tool names and metadata such as titles,  de‐
       scriptions, and tags.

       The  command  uses  the  NuGet Search API.  It filters on packageType=dotnettool to select only .NET tool
       packages.

OPTIONS

       • --detail

         Shows detailed results from the query.

       • --prerelease

         Includes pre-release packages.

       • --skip <NUMBER>

         Specifies the number of query results to skip.  Used for pagination.

       • --take <NUMBER>

         Specifies the number of query results to show.  Used for pagination.

       • -?|-h|--help

         Prints out a description of how to use the command.

EXAMPLES

       • Search NuGet.org for .NET tools that have “format” in their package name or description:

                dotnet tool search format

         The output looks like the following example:

                Package ID                              Latest Version      Authors                                                                     Downloads      Verified
                ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
                dotnet-format                           4.1.131201          Microsoft                                                                   496746
                bsoa.generator                          1.0.0               Microsoft                                                                   533

       • Search NuGet.org for .NET tools that have “format” in their package name or  metadata,  show  only  the
         first result, and show a detailed view.

                dotnet tool search format --take 1 --detail

         The output looks like the following example:

                ----------------
                dotnet-format
                Latest Version: 4.1.131201
                Authors: Microsoft
                Tags:
                Downloads: 496746
                Verified: False
                Description: Command line tool for formatting C# and Visual Basic code files based on .editorconfig settings.
                Versions:
                        3.0.2 Downloads: 1973
                        3.0.4 Downloads: 9064
                        3.1.37601 Downloads: 114730
                        3.2.107702 Downloads: 13423
                        3.3.111304 Downloads: 131195
                        4.0.130203 Downloads: 78610
                        4.1.131201 Downloads: 145927

SEE ALSO

       • .NET tools

       • Tutorial: Install and use a .NET global tool using the .NET CLI

       • Tutorial: Install and use a .NET local tool using the .NET CLI

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