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Get-PackageProvider

Module:
PackageManagement Module

Returns a list of package providers that are connected to Package Management.

Syntax

Default (Default) 

Get-PackageProvider
    [[-Name] <String[]>]
    [-ListAvailable]
    [-Force]
    [-ForceBootstrap]
    [<CommonParameters>]

Description

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.

Examples

Example 1: Get all currently loaded package providers

Get-PackageProvider

This command gets a list of all the package providers that are currently loaded on the local computer.

Example 2: Get all available package providers

Get-PackageProvider -ListAvailable

This command gets a list of all package providers that are available on the local computer.

Example 3: Dynamically get a package provider

Get-PackageProvider -Name "Chocolatey" -ForceBootstrap

This command automatically installs the Chocolatey provider if your computer does not have the Chocolatey provider installed.

Parameters

-Force

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.

Parameter properties

Type:SwitchParameter
Default value:None
Supports wildcards:False
DontShow:False

Parameter sets

(All)
Position:Named
Mandatory:False
Value from pipeline:False
Value from pipeline by property name:False
Value from remaining arguments:False

-ForceBootstrap

Indicates that this cmdlet forces Package Management to automatically install the package provider.

Parameter properties

Type:SwitchParameter
Default value:None
Supports wildcards:False
DontShow:False

Parameter sets

(All)
Position:Named
Mandatory:False
Value from pipeline:False
Value from pipeline by property name:False
Value from remaining arguments:False

-ListAvailable

Gets 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.

Parameter properties

Type:SwitchParameter
Default value:None
Supports wildcards:False
DontShow:False

Parameter sets

(All)
Position:Named
Mandatory:False
Value from pipeline:False
Value from pipeline by property name:False
Value from remaining arguments:False

-Name

Specifies 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.

Parameter properties

Type:

String[]

Default value:None
Supports wildcards:False
DontShow:False

Parameter sets

(All)
Position:0
Mandatory:False
Value from pipeline:False
Value from pipeline by property name:False
Value from remaining arguments:False

CommonParameters

This cmdlet supports the common parameters: -Debug, -ErrorAction, -ErrorVariable, -InformationAction, -InformationVariable, -OutBuffer, -OutVariable, -PipelineVariable, -ProgressAction, -Verbose, -WarningAction, and -WarningVariable. For more information, see about_CommonParameters.

Outputs

Microsoft.PackageManagement.Implementation.PackageProvider

This cmdlet returns a PackageProvider object for each installed package provider matching the parameters. By default, it returns every installed package provider.

Notes

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