microsoft / microsoft/winget-cli
Winget should allow --id to be used multiple times
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Description
Brief description of your issue
Running winget with multiple --id arguments (eg winget install --id yt-dlp.yt-dlp --id gyan.ffmpeg) fails with Argument provided more times than allowed: 'id'. However, if I only include --id once (winget install --id yt-dlp.yt-dlp gyan.ffmpeg) it will fail with No package found matching input criteria. As such, it is impossible to install multiple packages with winget when using the --id argument
Steps to reproduce
Run winget install --id yt-dlp.yt-dlp --id gyan.ffmpeg
Expected behavior
Both packages get installed
Actual behavior
Argument provided more times than allowed: 'id'
Environment
Windows Package Manager v1.10.390
Copyright (c) Microsoft Corporation. All rights reserved.
Windows: Windows.Desktop v10.0.26100.4061
System Architecture: X64
Package: Microsoft.DesktopAppInstaller v1.25.390.0
Winget Directories
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Logs %LOCALAPPDATA%\Packages\Microsoft.DesktopAppInstaller_8wekyb3d8bbwe\LocalState\Diag…
User Settings %LOCALAPPDATA%\Packages\Microsoft.DesktopAppInstaller_8wekyb3d8bbwe\LocalState\sett…
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
Configuration Modules %LOCALAPPDATA%\Microsoft\WinGet\Configuration\Modules
Links
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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 Disabled
BypassCertificatePinningForMicrosoftStore Disabled
InstallerHashOverride Disabled
LocalArchiveMalwareScanOverride Disabled
ProxyCommandLineOptions Disabled
DefaultProxy Disabled
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Research direction
Start by reproducing winget install --id yt-dlp.yt-dlp --id gyan.ffmpeg with the reported WinGet version, then trace the install command's argument parsing and existing install tests. Done means repeated --id arguments are accepted and both packages install, while the existing single---id behavior remains intact.
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Assessment
- Tech stack
- cpp
- Domain
- cli, operating-systems
- Issue type
- Bug
- Difficulty
- 3/5
- Estimated time
- 1-2 days
- Activity status
- Stale
- Clarity
- Clearly specified
- Newbie friendliness
- 42/100