microsoft / microsoft/winget-cli

--exact results in not finding package even when exact is installed

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Description

Brief description of your issue

If I use "--exact" then no packages are returned even though I am using the exact string for the ID.

Steps to reproduce

winget install nkdAgility.AzureDevOpsMigrationTools.Preview
winget list nkdAgility.AzureDevOpsMigrationTools.Preview --exact

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Expected behavior

I expect a single item to be returned as is without "--exact"

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Actual behavior

No items are returend

Environment
Windows Package Manager v1.8.1791
Copyright (c) Microsoft Corporation. All rights reserved.

Windows: Windows.Desktop v10.0.22635.3858
System Architecture: X64
Package: Microsoft.DesktopAppInstaller v1.23.1791.0

Winget Directories
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Logs                               %LOCALAPPDATA%\Packages\Microsoft.DesktopAppInstaller_8wekyb3d8bbwe\LocalSt…
User Settings                      %LOCALAPPDATA%\Packages\Microsoft.DesktopAppInstaller_8wekyb3d8bbwe\LocalSt…
Portable Links Directory (User)    %LOCALAPPDATA%\Microsoft\WinGet\Links
Portable Links Directory (Machine) C:\Program Files\WinGet\Links
Portable Package Root (User)       %LOCALAPPDATA%\Microsoft\WinGet\Packages
Portable Package Root              C:\Program Files\WinGet\Packages
Portable Package Root (x86)        C:\Program Files (x86)\WinGet\Packages
Installer Downloads                %USERPROFILE%\Downloads

Links
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Privacy Statement   https://aka.ms/winget-privacy
License Agreement   https://aka.ms/winget-license
Third Party Notices https://aka.ms/winget-3rdPartyNotice
Homepage            https://aka.ms/winget
Windows Store Terms https://www.microsoft.com/en-us/storedocs/terms-of-sale

Admin Setting                             State
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LocalManifestFiles                        Enabled
BypassCertificatePinningForMicrosoftStore Disabled
InstallerHashOverride                     Disabled
LocalArchiveMalwareScanOverride           Enabled
ProxyCommandLineOptions                   Disabled
DefaultProxy                              Disabled

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Research direction

Start by reproducing the two commands in the issue on the reported WinGet environment, comparing the result with and without --exact. Trace the CLI's exact-ID matching path and add or update coverage for the installed package ID; done means the exact query returns the single installed package.

Written by the indexing model from the issue text.

Assessment

Tech stack
cpp
Domain
cli
Issue type
Bug
Difficulty
3/5
Estimated time
1-2 days
Activity status
Stale
Clarity
Mostly clear
Newbie friendliness
35/100

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