validate command (winget)

The validate command of the winget tool validates a manifest for submitting software to the Microsoft Community Package Manifest Repository on GitHub.

A few different tools are available to help you author a manifest, including Windows Package Manager Manifest Creator, YamlCreate.ps1, and tools authored by the user community. See Authoring a Manifest in the winget-pkgs repo on GitHub.

Usage

winget validate [--manifest] <manifest> [<options>]

Arguments

The following arguments are available.

Argument	Description
--manifest	The path to the manifest to be validated.

Options

The options allow you to customize the validate experience to meet your needs.

Option	Description
-?, --help	Shows help about the selected command.
--wait	Prompts the user to press any key before exiting.
--logs, --open-logs	Open the default logs location.
--verbose, --verbose-logs	Used to override the logging setting and create a verbose log.
--nowarn, --ignore-warnings	Suppresses warning outputs.
--disable-interactivity	Disable interactive prompts.
--proxy	Set a proxy to use for this execution.
--no-proxy	Disable the use of proxy for this execution.

Related topics

• Use the winget tool to install and manage applications
• Submit packages to Windows Package Manager