| external help file | Microsoft.PowerShell.PackageManagement.dll-Help.xml |
|---|---|
| Locale | en-US |
| Module Name | PackageManagement |
| ms.date | 12/12/2022 |
| online version | https://learn.microsoft.com/powershell/module/packagemanagement/get-packageprovider?view=powershellget-1.x&WT.mc_id=ps-gethelp |
| schema | 2.0.0 |
| title | Get-PackageProvider |
Returns a list of package providers that are connected to Package Management.
Get-PackageProvider [[-Name] <String[]>] [-ListAvailable] [-Force] [-ForceBootstrap]
[<CommonParameters>]
The Get-PackageProvider cmdlet returns a list of package providers that are connected to Package
Management. Examples of these providers include PSModule, NuGet, and Chocolatey. You can filter the
results based on all or part of one or more provider names.
Get-PackageProviderThis command gets a list of all the package providers that are currently loaded on the local computer.
Get-PackageProvider -ListAvailableThis command gets a list of all package providers that are available on the local computer.
Get-PackageProvider -Name "Chocolatey" -ForceBootstrapThis command automatically installs the Chocolatey provider if your computer does not have the Chocolatey provider installed.
Indicates that this cmdlet forces all other actions with this cmdlet that can be forced. In
Get-PackageProvider, this means the Force parameter acts the same as the ForceBootstrap
parameter.
Type: System.Management.Automation.SwitchParameter
Parameter Sets: (All)
Aliases:
Required: False
Position: Named
Default value: False
Accept pipeline input: False
Accept wildcard characters: FalseIndicates that this cmdlet forces Package Management to automatically install the package provider.
Type: System.Management.Automation.SwitchParameter
Parameter Sets: (All)
Aliases:
Required: False
Position: Named
Default value: False
Accept pipeline input: False
Accept wildcard characters: FalseGets all installed providers. Get-PackageProvider gets provider in paths listed in the
PSModulePath environment variable as well as the package provider assembly folders:
$env:ProgramFiles\PackageManagement\ProviderAssemblies$env:LOCALAPPDATA\PackageManagement\ProviderAssemblies
Without this parameter, Get-PackageProvider gets only the providers loaded in the current session.
Type: System.Management.Automation.SwitchParameter
Parameter Sets: (All)
Aliases:
Required: False
Position: Named
Default value: False
Accept pipeline input: False
Accept wildcard characters: FalseSpecifies one or more provider names, or partial provider names. Separate multiple provider names with commas. Valid values for this parameter include names of providers that you have installed with packages; PackageManagement ships with a set of default providers, including the PSModule and MSI providers.
Type: System.String[]
Parameter Sets: (All)
Aliases:
Required: False
Position: 0
Default value: None
Accept pipeline input: False
Accept wildcard characters: FalseThis cmdlet supports the common parameters: -Debug, -ErrorAction, -ErrorVariable, -InformationAction, -InformationVariable, -OutVariable, -OutBuffer, -PipelineVariable, -Verbose, -WarningAction, and -WarningVariable. For more information, see about_CommonParameters.
This cmdlet returns a PackageProvider object for each installed package provider matching the parameters. By default, it returns every installed package provider.
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