PackageUpdate

A dotnet tool that updates packages for all solutions in a directory.

See Milestones for release notes.

NuGet package

https://nuget.org/packages/PackageUpdate/

Installation

dotnet tool install -g PackageUpdate

Usage

packageupdate C:\Code\TargetDirectory

If no directory is passed the current directory will be used.

Arguments

Target Directory

packageupdate C:\Code\TargetDirectory

packageupdate -t C:\Code\TargetDirectory

packageupdate --target-directory C:\Code\TargetDirectory

Package

The package name to update. If not specified, all packages will be updated.

packageupdate -p packageName

packageupdate --package packageName

Build

Build the solution after the update

packageupdate -b

packageupdate --build

Behavior

Recursively scan the target directory for all directories containing a .sln file.
Perform a dotnet restore on the directory.
Recursively scan the directory for *.csproj files.
Call dotnet list package to get the list of pending packages.
Call dotnet add package with the package and version.

PackageUpdateIgnores

When processing multiple directories, it is sometimes desirable to "always ignore" certain directories. This can be done by adding a PackageUpdateIgnores environment variable:

setx PackageUpdateIgnores "AspNetCore,EntityFrameworkCore"

The value is comma separated.

Add to Windows Explorer

Use context-menu.reg to add PackageUpdate to the Windows Explorer context menu.

Windows Registry Editor Version 5.00
[HKEY_CLASSES_ROOT\Directory\Shell]
@="none"
[HKEY_CLASSES_ROOT\Directory\shell\packageupdate]
"MUIVerb"="run packageupdate"
"Position"="bottom"
[HKEY_CLASSES_ROOT\Directory\Background\shell\packageupdate]
"MUIVerb"="run packageupdate"
"Position"="bottom"
[HKEY_CLASSES_ROOT\Directory\shell\packageupdate\command]
@="cmd.exe /c packageupdate \"%V\""
[HKEY_CLASSES_ROOT\Directory\Background\shell\packageupdate\command]
@="cmd.exe /c packageupdate \"%V\""

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Authenticated feed

To use authenticated feed, add the packageSourceCredentials to the global nuget config:

<packageSourceCredentials>
<feedName>
    <add key="Username" value="username" />
    <add key="ClearTextPassword" value="api key" />
</feedName>
</packageSourceCredentials>

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Update by Andy Miranda from The Noun Project.

SimonCropp/PackageUpdate