microsoft / microsoft/winget-cli
Add ability to list installed packages by `--installer-type` with `winget list`
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Description
Description of the new feature / enhancement
Just now I wondered what portable packages I've installed with Winget, and found that winget list doesn't really have such filtering capabilities.
Here's the current options with winget list:
- https://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/windows/package-manager/winget/list
- https://github.com/microsoft/winget-cli/blob/master/doc/windows/package-manager/winget/list.md
Here's the supported installer types:
Here's an example portable package:
Proposed technical implementation details
Add option to specify --installer-type with winget list.
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Research direction
Start with the linked winget list documentation and the supported installer types, then trace the winget list command implementation and its existing option handling. Use the linked Gyan.FFmpeg installer manifest as a portable-package example; done means --installer-type filters listed installed packages by installer type and the command documentation reflects the new option.
Written by the indexing model from the issue text.
Assessment
- Tech stack
- cpp
- Domain
- cli
- Issue type
- Feature
- Difficulty
- 4/5
- Estimated time
- 3-5 days
- Activity status
- Stale
- Clarity
- Mostly clear
- Newbie friendliness
- 45/100