Section 1 · User commands

dotnet-tool-search.1

Package: dotnet-host

dotnet-tool-search

dotnet tool search
NAME
SYNOPSIS
DESCRIPTION
OPTIONS
EXAMPLES
SEE ALSO

dotnet tool search

This article applies to: ✔️ .NET 5 SDK and later versions

NAME

dotnet-tool-search - Searches all .NET tools that are published to NuGet.

SYNOPSIS

dotnet tool search [--detail]  [--prerelease]
    [--skip <NUMBER>] [--take <NUMBER>] <SEARCH TERM>

dotnet tool search -h|--help

DESCRIPTION

The dotnet tool search command provides a way for you to search NuGet for tools that can be used as .NET global, tool-path, or local tools. The command searches the tool names and metadata such as titles, descriptions, and tags.

The command uses the NuGet Search API. It filters on packageType=dotnettool to select only .NET tool packages.

OPTIONS


	•		—detail

Shows detailed results from the query.


	•		—prerelease

Includes pre-release packages.


	•		—skip <NUMBER>

Specifies the number of query results to skip. Used for pagination.


	•		—take <NUMBER>

Specifies the number of query results to show. Used for pagination.


	•		-?\|-h\|—help

Prints out a description of how to use the command.

EXAMPLES


	•		Search NuGet.org for .NET tools that have “format” in their package name or description:

dotnet tool search format

The output looks like the following example:

Package ID                              Latest Version      Authors                                                                     Downloads      Verified
---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
dotnet-format                           4.1.131201          Microsoft                                                                   496746
bsoa.generator                          1.0.0               Microsoft                                                                   533


	•		Search NuGet.org for .NET tools that have “format” in their package name or metadata, show only the first result, and show a detailed view.

dotnet tool search format --take 1 --detail

The output looks like the following example:

----------------
dotnet-format
Latest Version: 4.1.131201
Authors: Microsoft
Tags:
Downloads: 496746
Verified: False
Description: Command line tool for formatting C# and Visual Basic code files based on .editorconfig settings.
Versions:
        3.0.2 Downloads: 1973
        3.0.4 Downloads: 9064
        3.1.37601 Downloads: 114730
        3.2.107702 Downloads: 13423
        3.3.111304 Downloads: 131195
        4.0.130203 Downloads: 78610
        4.1.131201 Downloads: 145927


	•		.NET tools
	•		Tutorial: Install and use a .NET global tool using the .NET CLI
	•		Tutorial: Install and use a .NET local tool using the .NET CLI