microsoft / microsoft/winget-cli
Add argument for "silent with progress" installation
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Description
Relevant area(s)
WinGet CLI
Description of the new feature / enhancement
The argument would be used if the default "preference / requirement" for installation was not "silent with progress".
Proposed technical implementation details
-p, --progress Request silent with progress installation
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Research direction
Start in the WinGet CLI installation argument parsing and follow how installation preferences are passed to the installer. Confirm the proposed -p/--progress option requests silent installation with progress when that is not already the default, then run the relevant CLI tests or manual installation checks to verify the behavior.
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Assessment
- Tech stack
- cpp
- Domain
- cli
- Issue type
- Feature
- Difficulty
- 3/5
- Estimated time
- 1-2 days
- Activity status
- Quiet
- Clarity
- Mostly clear
- Newbie friendliness
- 62/100