The hash command of the winget tool generates the SHA256 hash for an installer. This command is used if you need to create a manifest file for submitting software to the Microsoft Community Package Manifest Repository on GitHub. In addition, the hash command also supports generating a SHA256 certificate hash for MSIX files.
Usage
winget hash [--file] \<file> [\<options>]
The hash sub-command can only run on a local file. To use the hash sub-command, download your installer to a known location. Then pass in the file path as an argument to the hash sub-command.
Arguments
The following arguments are available:
| Argument | Description |
|---|---|
| -f,–file | The path to the file to be hashed. |
| -m,–msix | Specifies that the hash command will also create the SHA-256 SignatureSha256 for use with MSIX installers. |
| –verbose-logs | Used to override the logging setting and create a verbose log. |
| -?, –help | Gets additional help on this command. |