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Get-PackageProvider

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NAME Get-PackageProvider



SYNOPSIS

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





SYNTAX

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





PARAMETERS

-Force [<SwitchParameter>]

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.



Required? false

Position? named

Default value False

Accept pipeline input? False

Accept wildcard characters? false



-ForceBootstrap [<SwitchParameter>]

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



Required? false

Position? named

Default value False

Accept pipeline input? False

Accept wildcard characters? false



-ListAvailable [<SwitchParameter>]

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.



Required? false

Position? named

Default value False

Accept pipeline input? False

Accept wildcard characters? false



-Name <String[]>

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.



Required? false

Position? 0

Default value None

Accept pipeline input? False

Accept wildcard characters? false



<CommonParameters>

This cmdlet supports the common parameters: Verbose, Debug,

ErrorAction, ErrorVariable, WarningAction, WarningVariable,

OutBuffer, PipelineVariable, and OutVariable. For more information, see

about_CommonParameters (https:/go.microsoft.com/fwlink/?LinkID=113216).



INPUTS



OUTPUTS

PackageProvider[]







NOTES









Example 1: Get all currently loaded package providers



PS C:\\>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



PS C:\\>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



PS C:\\>Get-PackageProvider -Name "Chocolatey" -ForceBootstrap



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

installed.



RELATED LINKS

Online Version: http://go.microsoft.com/fwlink/?LinkID=517136

about_PackageManagement

Get-PackageSource

Register-PackageSource

Unregister-PackageSource