microsoft / microsoft/winget-cli

show the size of the installer of found app at the time of winget search.

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Description

Description of the new feature/enhancement

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At the time of searching it will more prefect and useful if it shows additionally the size of the installer beside version.

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Research direction

Start with the winget search command and trace how search results display the application version. Identify where installer size is available in the returned package metadata and where the result row is formatted. Done means showing the installer size beside the version without disrupting existing search output, with coverage for the new display behavior.

Written by the indexing model from the issue text.

Assessment

Tech stack
cpp
Domain
cli
Issue type
Feature
Difficulty
3/5
Estimated time
1-2 days
Activity status
Quiet
Clarity
Mostly clear
Newbie friendliness
58/100

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