microsoft / microsoft/winget-cli
Add the option "Filter results by scope" on the search command.
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Description
Description of the new feature / enhancement
As a user of a workstation without elevated rights I would like to search only from the packages which supported to be installed with "scope: user"
Proposed technical implementation details
Add the --scope option to winget search .
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Research direction
Start at the winget search command entry point and inspect how existing command options filter results. Determine how --scope should identify packages supporting scope:user, then verify that filtered search output matches the requested behavior without elevated rights.
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Assessment
- Tech stack
- cpp
- Domain
- cli
- Issue type
- Feature
- Difficulty
- 3/5
- Estimated time
- 1-2 days
- Activity status
- Stale
- Clarity
- Mostly clear
- Newbie friendliness
- 32/100