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Sync-Package (Package Manager Console in Visual Studio)

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Version 3.0+; available only within the Package Manager Console in Visual Studio on Windows.

Gets the version of installed package from specified (or default) project and synchronizes the version to the rest of projects in the solution.

Syntax

Sync-Package [-Id] <string> [-IgnoreDependencies] [-ProjectName <string>] [[-Version] <string>]
    [[-Source] <string>] [-IncludePrerelease] [-FileConflictAction] [-DependencyVersion]
    [-WhatIf] [<CommonParameters>]

Parameters

Parameter Description
Id (Required) The identifier of the package to sync. The -Id switch itself is optional.
IgnoreDependencies Install only this package and not its dependencies.
ProjectName The project to sync the package from, defaulting to the default project.
Version The version of the package to sync, defaulting to the currently installed version.
Source The URL or folder path for the package source to search. Local folder paths can be absolute, or relative to the current folder. If omitted, Sync-Package searches the currently selected package source.
IncludePrerelease Includes prerelease packages in the sync.
FileConflictAction The action to take when asked to overwrite or ignore existing files referenced by the project. Possible values are Overwrite, Ignore, None, OverwriteAll, and (3.0+) IgnoreAll.
DependencyVersion The version of the dependency packages to use, which can be one of the following:
  • Lowest (default): the lowest version
  • HighestPatch: the version with the lowest major, lowest minor, highest patch
  • HighestMinor: the version with the lowest major, highest minor, highest patch
  • Highest (default for Update-Package with no parameters): the highest version
You can set the default value using the dependencyVersion setting in the Nuget.Config file.
WhatIf Shows what would happen when running the command without actually performing the sync.

None of these parameters accept pipeline input or wildcard characters.

Common Parameters

Sync-Package supports the following common PowerShell parameters: Debug, Error Action, ErrorVariable, OutBuffer, OutVariable, PipelineVariable, Verbose, WarningAction, and WarningVariable.

Examples

# Sync the Elmah package installed in the default project into the other projects in the solution
Sync-Package Elmah

# Sync the Elmah package installed in the ClassLibrary1 project into other projects in the solution
Sync-Package Elmah -ProjectName ClassLibrary1

# Sync Microsoft.Aspnet.package but not its dependencies into the other projects in the solution
Sync-Package Microsoft.Aspnet.Mvc -IgnoreDependencies

# Sync jQuery.Validation and install the highest version of jQuery (a dependency) from the package source    
Sync-Package jQuery.Validation -DependencyVersion highest