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6       This article applies to: ✔️ .NET 5 SDK and later versions
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NAME

9       dotnet-tool-search  -  Searches  all  .NET  tools that are published to
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SYNOPSIS

13              dotnet tool search [--detail]  [--prerelease]
14                  [--skip <NUMBER>] [--take <NUMBER>] <SEARCH TERM>
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16              dotnet tool search -h|--help
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DESCRIPTION

19       The dotnet tool search command provides a way for you to  search  NuGet
20       for  tools  that can be used as .NET global, tool-path, or local tools.
21       The command searches the tool names and metadata such  as  titles,  de‐
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24       The  command uses the NuGet Search API.  It filters on packageType=dot‐
25       nettool to select only .NET tool packages.
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OPTIONS

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30         Shows detailed results from the query.
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34         Includes pre-release packages.
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38         Specifies the number of query results to skip.  Used for pagination.
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42         Specifies the number of query results to show.  Used for pagination.
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44       • -?|-h|--help
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46         Prints out a description of how to use the command.
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EXAMPLES

49       • Search NuGet.org for .NET tools that have “format” in  their  package
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52                dotnet tool search format
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56                Package ID                              Latest Version      Authors                                                                     Downloads      Verified
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58                dotnet-format                           4.1.131201          Microsoft                                                                   496746
59                bsoa.generator                          1.0.0               Microsoft                                                                   533
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61       • Search  NuGet.org  for .NET tools that have “format” in their package
62         name or metadata, show only the first result,  and  show  a  detailed
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65                dotnet tool search format --take 1 --detail
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67         The output looks like the following example:
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70                dotnet-format
71                Latest Version: 4.1.131201
72                Authors: Microsoft
73                Tags:
74                Downloads: 496746
75                Verified: False
76                Description: Command line tool for formatting C# and Visual Basic code files based on .editorconfig settings.
77                Versions:
78                        3.0.2 Downloads: 1973
79                        3.0.4 Downloads: 9064
80                        3.1.37601 Downloads: 114730
81                        3.2.107702 Downloads: 13423
82                        3.3.111304 Downloads: 131195
83                        4.0.130203 Downloads: 78610
84                        4.1.131201 Downloads: 145927
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SEE ALSO

87       • .NET tools
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89       • Tutorial: Install and use a .NET global tool using the .NET CLI
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91       • Tutorial: Install and use a .NET local tool using the .NET CLI
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