dotnet new install
This article applies to: ✔️ .NET Core 3.1 SDK and later versions
Name
dotnet new install
- installs a template package.
Synopsis
dotnet new install <PATH|NUGET_ID> [--interactive] [--add-source|--nuget-source <SOURCE>] [--force]
[-d|--diagnostics] [--verbosity <LEVEL>] [-h|--help]
Description
The dotnet new install
command installs a template package from the PATH
or NUGET_ID
provided. If you want to install a specific version or prerelease version of a template package, specify the version in the format <package-name>::<package-version>
. By default, dotnet new
passes * for the version, which represents the latest stable package version. For more information, see the Examples section.
If a version of the template package was already installed when you run this command, the template package will be updated to the specified version. If no version is specified, the package is updated to the latest stable version.
Starting with .NET SDK 6.0.100, if the argument specifies the version, and that version of the NuGet package is already installed, it won't be reinstalled.
If the argument is a PATH
and it's already installed, it won't be reinstalled.
Prior to .NET SDK 6.0.100, template packages were managed individually for each .NET SDK version, including patch versions.
For example, if you install the template package using dotnet new --install
in .NET SDK 5.0.100, it will be installed only for .NET SDK 5.0.100. Templates from the package won't be available in other .NET SDK versions installed on your machine.
Starting with .NET SDK 6.0.100, installed template packages are available in later .NET SDK versions installed on your machine. A template package installed in .NET SDK 6.0.100 will also be available in .NET SDK 6.0.101, .NET SDK 6.0.200, and so on. However, these template packages won't be available in .NET SDK versions prior to .NET SDK 6.0.100. To use a template package installed in .NET SDK 6.0.100 or later in earlier .NET SDK versions, you need to install it using dotnet new install
in that .NET SDK version.
Note
Starting with the .NET 7 SDK, the dotnet new
syntax has changed:
- The
--list
,--search
,--install
, and--uninstall
options becamelist
,search
,install
, anduninstall
subcommands. - The
--update-apply
option became theupdate
subcommand. - To use
--update-check
, use theupdate
subcommand with the--check-only
option.
Other options that were available before are still available to use with their respective subcommands.
Separate help for each subcommand is available via the -h
or --help
option: dotnet new <subcommand> --help
lists all supported options for the subcommand.
Additionally, tab completion is now available for dotnet new
. It supports completion for installed template names and for the options a selected template provides.
To activate tab completion for the .NET SDK, see Enable tab completion.
Examples of old syntax:
Install the latest version of Azure web jobs project template package:
dotnet new --install Microsoft.Azure.WebJobs.ProjectTemplates
Arguments
<PATH|NUGET_ID>
The folder on the file system or the NuGet package identifier to install the template package from.
dotnet new
attempts to install the NuGet package from the NuGet sources available for the current working directory and the sources specified via the--add-source
option. If you want to install a specific version or prerelease version of a template package from NuGet source, specify the version in the format<package-name>::<package-version>
.
Options
--add-source|--nuget-source <SOURCE>
By default,
dotnet new install
uses the hierarchy of NuGet configuration files from the current directory to determine the NuGet source the package can be installed from. If--nuget-source
is specified, the source will be added to the list of sources to be checked.
To check the configured sources for the current directory usedotnet nuget list source
. For more information, see Common NuGet ConfigurationsNote
Following NuGet's Https Everywhere initiative,
dotnet new
is phasing outhttp
feeds. If anhttp
feed is passed, it isn't queried for packages and a warning is displayed. The--force
option can be used to override this behavior if necessary.-d|--diagnostics
Enables diagnostic output. Available since .NET SDK 7.0.100.
--force
Allows installing template packages from the specified sources even if they would override a template package from another source. Available since .NET SDK 7.0.100.
-h|--help
Prints out help for the install command. Available since .NET SDK 7.0.100.
--interactive
Allows the command to stop and wait for user input or action. For example, to complete authentication. Available since .NET 5.0 SDK.
-v|--verbosity <LEVEL>
Sets the verbosity level of the command. Allowed values are
q[uiet]
,m[inimal]
,n[ormal]
, anddiag[nostic]
. Available since .NET SDK 7.0.100.
Examples
Install the latest version of SPA templates for ASP.NET Core:
dotnet new install Microsoft.DotNet.Web.Spa.ProjectTemplates
Install version 2.0 of the SPA templates for ASP.NET Core:
dotnet new install Microsoft.DotNet.Web.Spa.ProjectTemplates::2.0.0
Install version 2.0 of the SPA templates for ASP.NET Core from a custom NuGet source using interactive mode:
dotnet new install Microsoft.DotNet.Web.Spa.ProjectTemplates::2.0.0 --add-source "https://api.my-custom-nuget.com/v3/index.json" --interactive