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dotnet tool list

This article applies to: ✔️ .NET 6 SDK and later versions

Name

dotnet tool list - Lists all .NET tools of the specified type currently installed on your machine.

Synopsis

dotnet tool list -g|--global

dotnet tool list --tool-path <PATH>

dotnet tool list --local

dotnet tool list [<PACKAGE_ID>]

dotnet tool list

dotnet tool list -h|--help

Description

The dotnet tool list command provides a way for you to list .NET global, tool-path, or local tools installed on your machine. The command lists the package name, version installed, and the tool command. To use the command, you specify one of the following:

  • To list global tools installed in the default location, use the --global option
  • To list global tools installed in a custom location, use the --tool-path option.
  • To list local tools, use the --local option or omit the --global, --tool-path, and --local options.
  • To list a specific tool, use the optional PACKAGE_ID argument.

Arguments

  • PACKAGE_ID

    Lists the tool that has the supplied package ID if the tool is installed. Can be used in conjunction with options. Provides a way to check if a specific tool was installed. If no tool with the specified package ID is found, the command lists headings with no detail rows. The command always returns 0.

Options

  • -g|--global

    Lists user-wide global tools. Can't be combined with the --tool-path option. Omitting both --global and --tool-path lists local tools.

  • -?|-h|--help

    Prints out a description of how to use the command.

  • --local

    Lists local tools for the current directory. Can't be combined with the --global or --tool-path options. Omitting both --global and --tool-path lists local tools even if --local is not specified.

  • --tool-path <PATH>

    Specifies a custom location where to find global tools. PATH can be absolute or relative. Can't be combined with the --global option. Omitting both --global and --tool-path lists local tools.

Examples

  • dotnet tool list -g

    Lists all global tools installed user-wide on your machine (current user profile).

  • dotnet tool list --tool-path c:\global-tools

    Lists the global tools from a specific Windows directory.

  • dotnet tool list --tool-path ~/bin

    Lists the global tools from a specific Linux/macOS directory.

  • dotnet tool list or dotnet tool list --local

    Lists all local tools available in the current directory.

  • dotnet tool list -g dotnetsay

    Lists the global tool with the package ID dotnetsay

  • dotnet tool list dotnetsay

    Lists the local tool with the package ID dotnetsay

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