microsoft / microsoft/winget-cli
`winget export -o -` creates a file named `-` instead of writing to stdout
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Description
Brief description of your issue
Trying out the winget export command and whether it'd be usable for inventorying / fact reporting purposes, I noticed this issue on my first attempt at running it.
Specifying - for the output file unexpectedly creates a text file literally named - instead of writing to consoles' stdout stream.
Steps to reproduce
Run winget export -o -
Expected behavior
winget writes the package information JSON to stdout.
Actual behavior
winget writes the package information JSON to a file named -.
Environment
Windows-Paket-Manager v1.7.10582
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Windows: Windows.Desktop v10.0.19045.4046
Systemarchitektur: X64
Paket: Microsoft.DesktopAppInstaller v1.22.10582.0
WinGet-Verzeichnisse
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Protokolle %LOCALAPPDATA%\Packages\Microsoft.DesktopAppInstaller_8wekyb3d8bbwe\LocalState\DiagOutputDir
Benutzereinstellungen %LOCALAPPDATA%\Packages\Microsoft.DesktopAppInstaller_8wekyb3d8bbwe\LocalState\settings.json
Verzeichnis für portierbare Links (Benutzer) %LOCALAPPDATA%\Microsoft\WinGet\Links
Portables Linkverzeichnis (Computer) C:\Program Files\WinGet\Links
Portierbarer Paketstamm (Benutzer) %LOCALAPPDATA%\Microsoft\WinGet\Packages
Portierbarer Paketstamm C:\Program Files\WinGet\Packages
Portierbares Paketstamm (x86) C:\Program Files (x86)\WinGet\Packages
Installationsprogrammdownloads %USERPROFILE%\Downloads
Links
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Administratoreinstellung Status
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BypassCertificatePinningForMicrosoftStore Deaktiviert
InstallerHashOverride Deaktiviert
LocalArchiveMalwareScanOverride Deaktiviert
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Research direction
Start with the winget export command's handling of the -o output argument and trace how a value of - is interpreted. Verify the behavior by running winget export -o -; done means the package information JSON is written to stdout rather than a file named -.
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Assessment
- Tech stack
- cpp
- Domain
- cli
- Issue type
- Bug
- Difficulty
- 3/5
- Estimated time
- 1-2 days
- Activity status
- Stale
- Clarity
- Clearly specified
- Newbie friendliness
- 50/100