NuGet

Package manager for .NET development. Install, restore, and manage NuGet packages across your .NET solutions.

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Getting Started

Quick setup and installation

3commands

Installing

Install packages

11commands

Sources

Package sources

9commands

Publishing

Publish packages

6commands

Packing

Create packages

4commands

Pushing

Push packages

4commands

Cache

Cache management

6commands

Config

NuGet configuration

5commands

Install NuGet CLI (macOS)

$ brew install nuget

Install the NuGet CLI using Homebrew on macOS

Show NuGet help

$ nuget help

Display NuGet CLI help and available commands

Check .NET CLI version

$ dotnet --version

Verify the .NET CLI is installed for dotnet nuget commands

Add package (dotnet)

$ dotnet add package Newtonsoft.Json

Add NuGet package to project.

Add specific version

$ dotnet add package Newtonsoft.Json --version 13.0.1

Add specific package version.

Restore packages

$ dotnet restore

Restore all NuGet packages.

Install (nuget.exe)

$ nuget install Newtonsoft.Json -OutputDirectory packages

Install using nuget.exe.

Remove package

$ dotnet remove package Newtonsoft.Json

Remove package from project.

Add prerelease package

$ dotnet add package Newtonsoft.Json --prerelease

Add latest prerelease version.

List project packages

$ dotnet list package

List all packages in project.

List outdated packages

$ dotnet list package --outdated

Show packages with newer versions available.

List vulnerable packages

$ dotnet list package --vulnerable

Show packages with known vulnerabilities.

Add package from source

$ dotnet add package MyPackage --source https://my-feed.example.com/v3/index.json

Add package from a specific source.

List deprecated packages

$ dotnet list package --deprecated

Show packages marked as deprecated.

List sources

$ dotnet nuget list source

List configured package sources.

Add source

$ dotnet nuget add source https://api.nuget.org/v3/index.json -n nuget.org

Add a package source.

Add private source

$ dotnet nuget add source https://pkgs.dev.azure.com/org/_packaging/feed/nuget/v3/index.json -n Azure -u user -p PAT

Add authenticated private feed.

Remove source

$ dotnet nuget remove source MyFeed

Remove a package source.

Update source credentials

$ dotnet nuget update source MyFeed -u newuser -p newPAT --store-password-in-clear-text

Update credentials for an existing source.

Enable source

$ dotnet nuget enable source MyFeed

Enable a disabled package source.

Disable source

$ dotnet nuget disable source MyFeed

Disable a package source without removing.

Add trusted signer

$ dotnet nuget trust author MyAuthor --fingerprint ABC123

Trust a package author by certificate fingerprint.

List trusted signers

$ dotnet nuget trust list

List all configured trusted signers.

Pack project

$ dotnet pack -c Release

Create NuGet package.

Push to nuget.org

$ dotnet nuget push MyPackage.1.0.0.nupkg -k API_KEY -s https://api.nuget.org/v3/index.json

Push package to NuGet.org.

Push to private feed

$ dotnet nuget push MyPackage.1.0.0.nupkg -s MyFeed -k az

Push to private feed.

Delete package

$ dotnet nuget delete MyPackage 1.0.0 -s https://api.nuget.org/v3/index.json -k API_KEY

Unlist package from feed.

Pack with version

$ dotnet pack -c Release /p:Version=2.0.0

Create package with explicit version.

Pack with symbols

$ dotnet pack -c Release --include-symbols --include-source

Create package with debug symbols and source.

Pack with nuspec

$ nuget pack MyPackage.nuspec

Create package from nuspec file.

Generate nuspec

$ nuget spec MyProject.csproj

Generate nuspec template from project.

Pack snupkg symbols

$ dotnet pack -c Release /p:SymbolPackageFormat=snupkg

Create .snupkg symbol package for NuGet.org.

Pack to output dir

$ dotnet pack -c Release -o ./nupkgs

Create package in specific output directory.

Push all packages

$ dotnet nuget push *.nupkg -s https://api.nuget.org/v3/index.json -k API_KEY

Push all .nupkg files in directory.

Push with skip duplicates

$ dotnet nuget push MyPackage.1.0.0.nupkg -s https://api.nuget.org/v3/index.json -k API_KEY --skip-duplicate

Push and skip if version already exists.

Sign package

$ dotnet nuget sign MyPackage.1.0.0.nupkg --certificate-path cert.pfx --timestamper http://timestamp.digicert.com

Sign a NuGet package with a certificate.

Verify package signature

$ dotnet nuget verify MyPackage.1.0.0.nupkg

Verify the signature of a NuGet package.

List cache locations

$ dotnet nuget locals all -l

Show all cache locations.

Clear all caches

$ dotnet nuget locals all -c

Clear all NuGet caches.

Clear http cache

$ dotnet nuget locals http-cache -c

Clear HTTP cache only.

Clear global packages

$ dotnet nuget locals global-packages -c

Clear global packages cache.

Clear temp cache

$ dotnet nuget locals temp -c

Clear temporary cache folder.

Show global packages path

$ dotnet nuget locals global-packages -l

Show global packages folder location.

Set config value

$ nuget config -set defaultPushSource=https://api.nuget.org/v3/index.json

Set a NuGet configuration value.

Get config value

$ dotnet nuget config get defaultPushSource

Get a specific NuGet configuration value.

Set NUGET_PACKAGES env

$ set NUGET_PACKAGES=D:\custom\packages

Override global packages folder location.

Restore with locked mode

$ dotnet restore --locked-mode

Restore packages using lock file for reproducibility.

Generate packages lock

$ dotnet restore --use-lock-file

Generate packages.lock.json for deterministic restores.

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NuGet

Package manager for .NET development. Install, restore, and manage NuGet packages across your .NET solutions.

48 commands

Browse by Topic

Getting Started

Quick setup and installation

3commands

Installing

Install packages

11commands

Sources

Package sources

9commands

Publishing

Publish packages

6commands

Packing

Create packages

4commands

Pushing

Push packages

4commands

Cache

Cache management

6commands

Config

NuGet configuration

5commands

Install NuGet CLI (macOS)

$ brew install nuget

Install the NuGet CLI using Homebrew on macOS

Show NuGet help

$ nuget help

Display NuGet CLI help and available commands

Check .NET CLI version

$ dotnet --version

Verify the .NET CLI is installed for dotnet nuget commands

Add package (dotnet)

$ dotnet add package Newtonsoft.Json

Add NuGet package to project.

Add specific version

$ dotnet add package Newtonsoft.Json --version 13.0.1

Add specific package version.

Restore packages

$ dotnet restore

Restore all NuGet packages.

Install (nuget.exe)

$ nuget install Newtonsoft.Json -OutputDirectory packages

Install using nuget.exe.

Remove package

$ dotnet remove package Newtonsoft.Json

Remove package from project.

Add prerelease package

$ dotnet add package Newtonsoft.Json --prerelease

Add latest prerelease version.

List project packages

$ dotnet list package

List all packages in project.

List outdated packages

$ dotnet list package --outdated

Show packages with newer versions available.

List vulnerable packages

$ dotnet list package --vulnerable

Show packages with known vulnerabilities.

Add package from source

$ dotnet add package MyPackage --source https://my-feed.example.com/v3/index.json

Add package from a specific source.

List deprecated packages

$ dotnet list package --deprecated

Show packages marked as deprecated.

List sources

$ dotnet nuget list source

List configured package sources.

Add source

$ dotnet nuget add source https://api.nuget.org/v3/index.json -n nuget.org

Add a package source.

Add private source

$ dotnet nuget add source https://pkgs.dev.azure.com/org/_packaging/feed/nuget/v3/index.json -n Azure -u user -p PAT

Add authenticated private feed.

Remove source

$ dotnet nuget remove source MyFeed

Remove a package source.

Update source credentials

$ dotnet nuget update source MyFeed -u newuser -p newPAT --store-password-in-clear-text

Update credentials for an existing source.

Enable source

$ dotnet nuget enable source MyFeed

Enable a disabled package source.

Disable source

$ dotnet nuget disable source MyFeed

Disable a package source without removing.

Add trusted signer

$ dotnet nuget trust author MyAuthor --fingerprint ABC123

Trust a package author by certificate fingerprint.

List trusted signers

$ dotnet nuget trust list

List all configured trusted signers.

Pack project

$ dotnet pack -c Release

Create NuGet package.

Push to nuget.org

$ dotnet nuget push MyPackage.1.0.0.nupkg -k API_KEY -s https://api.nuget.org/v3/index.json

Push package to NuGet.org.

Push to private feed

$ dotnet nuget push MyPackage.1.0.0.nupkg -s MyFeed -k az

Push to private feed.

Delete package

$ dotnet nuget delete MyPackage 1.0.0 -s https://api.nuget.org/v3/index.json -k API_KEY

Unlist package from feed.

Pack with version

$ dotnet pack -c Release /p:Version=2.0.0

Create package with explicit version.

Pack with symbols

$ dotnet pack -c Release --include-symbols --include-source

Create package with debug symbols and source.

Pack with nuspec

$ nuget pack MyPackage.nuspec

Create package from nuspec file.

Generate nuspec

$ nuget spec MyProject.csproj

Generate nuspec template from project.

Pack snupkg symbols

$ dotnet pack -c Release /p:SymbolPackageFormat=snupkg

Create .snupkg symbol package for NuGet.org.

Pack to output dir

$ dotnet pack -c Release -o ./nupkgs

Create package in specific output directory.

Push all packages

$ dotnet nuget push *.nupkg -s https://api.nuget.org/v3/index.json -k API_KEY

Push all .nupkg files in directory.

Push with skip duplicates

$ dotnet nuget push MyPackage.1.0.0.nupkg -s https://api.nuget.org/v3/index.json -k API_KEY --skip-duplicate

Push and skip if version already exists.

Sign package

$ dotnet nuget sign MyPackage.1.0.0.nupkg --certificate-path cert.pfx --timestamper http://timestamp.digicert.com

Sign a NuGet package with a certificate.

Verify package signature

$ dotnet nuget verify MyPackage.1.0.0.nupkg

Verify the signature of a NuGet package.

List cache locations

$ dotnet nuget locals all -l

Show all cache locations.

Clear all caches

$ dotnet nuget locals all -c

Clear all NuGet caches.

Clear http cache

$ dotnet nuget locals http-cache -c

Clear HTTP cache only.

Clear global packages

$ dotnet nuget locals global-packages -c

Clear global packages cache.

Clear temp cache

$ dotnet nuget locals temp -c

Clear temporary cache folder.

Show global packages path

$ dotnet nuget locals global-packages -l

Show global packages folder location.

Set config value

$ nuget config -set defaultPushSource=https://api.nuget.org/v3/index.json

Set a NuGet configuration value.

Get config value

$ dotnet nuget config get defaultPushSource

Get a specific NuGet configuration value.

Set NUGET_PACKAGES env

$ set NUGET_PACKAGES=D:\custom\packages

Override global packages folder location.

Restore with locked mode

$ dotnet restore --locked-mode

Restore packages using lock file for reproducibility.

Generate packages lock

$ dotnet restore --use-lock-file

Generate packages.lock.json for deterministic restores.

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