The show command of the winget tool displays details for the specified application, including details on the source of the application as well as the metadata associated with the application.
The show command only shows metadata that was submitted with the application. If the submitted application excludes some metadata, then the data will not be displayed.
Usage
winget show [[-q] \<query>] [\<options>]
Arguments
The following arguments are available.
| Argument | Description |
|---|---|
| -q,–query | The query used to search for an application. |
| -?, –help | Gets additional help on this command. |
Note
The query argument is positional. Wild-card style syntax is not supported. This is most often the string of characters you expect to help find the package you are searching for.
Options
The following options are available.
| Option | Description |
|---|---|
| -m,–manifest | The path to the manifest of the application to install. |
| –id | Filter results by ID. |
| –name | Filter results by name. |
| –moniker | Filter results by application moniker. |
| -v,–version | Use the specified version. The default is the latest version. |
| -s,–source | Find the application using the specified source. |
| -e,–exact | Find the application using exact match. |
| –versions | Show available versions of the application. |
| –header | Optional Windows-Package-Manager REST source HTTP header. |
| –accept-source-agreements | Used to accept the source license agreement, and avoid the prompt. |
| –verbose-logs | Used to override the logging setting and create a verbose log. |