Sync-Package (Package Manager Console in Visual Studio)
Version 3.0+; available only within the Package Manager Console in Visual Studio on Windows.
Gets the version of installed package from specified (or default) project and synchronizes the version to the rest of projects in the solution.
Syntax
Sync-Package [-Id] <string> [-IgnoreDependencies] [-ProjectName <string>] [[-Version] <string>]
[[-Source] <string>] [-IncludePrerelease] [-FileConflictAction] [-DependencyVersion]
[-WhatIf] [<CommonParameters>]
Parameters
Parameter | Description |
---|---|
Id | (Required) The identifier of the package to sync. The -Id switch itself is optional. |
IgnoreDependencies | Install only this package and not its dependencies. |
ProjectName | The project to sync the package from, defaulting to the default project. |
Version | The version of the package to sync, defaulting to the currently installed version. |
Source | The URL or folder path for the package source to search. Local folder paths can be absolute, or relative to the current folder. If omitted, Sync-Package searches the currently selected package source. |
IncludePrerelease | Includes prerelease packages in the sync. |
FileConflictAction | The action to take when asked to overwrite or ignore existing files referenced by the project. Possible values are Overwrite, Ignore, None, OverwriteAll, and (3.0+) IgnoreAll. |
DependencyVersion | The version of the dependency packages to use, which can be one of the following:
dependencyVersion setting in the Nuget.Config file. |
WhatIf | Shows what would happen when running the command without actually performing the sync. |
None of these parameters accept pipeline input or wildcard characters.
Common Parameters
Sync-Package
supports the following common PowerShell parameters: Debug, Error Action, ErrorVariable, OutBuffer, OutVariable, PipelineVariable, Verbose, WarningAction, and WarningVariable.
Examples
# Sync the Elmah package installed in the default project into the other projects in the solution
Sync-Package Elmah
# Sync the Elmah package installed in the ClassLibrary1 project into other projects in the solution
Sync-Package Elmah -ProjectName ClassLibrary1
# Sync Microsoft.Aspnet.package but not its dependencies into the other projects in the solution
Sync-Package Microsoft.Aspnet.Mvc -IgnoreDependencies
# Sync jQuery.Validation and install the highest version of jQuery (a dependency) from the package source
Sync-Package jQuery.Validation -DependencyVersion highest