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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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                        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

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