Program names seem to be case sensitive

[IngoBoe]

Brief description of your issue

It is possible to upload program manifests that include names that are case sensitive.

Steps to reproduce

Run
winget install gimp

Expected behavior

Latest version of Gimp is being installed.

Actual behavior

Multiple apps found matching input criteria. Please refine the input.
Name Id        Version Matched
------------------------------------
GIMP Gimp.Gimp 2.10.0  Moniker: gimp
GIMP gimp.gimp 2.10.18 Moniker: gimp

Environment

Windows: Windows.Desktop v10.0.19628.1
Package: Microsoft.DesktopAppInstaller v1.0.41331.0

[jdhitsolutions]

I found that I had to use syntax like this:

winget show -e gimp.gimp

And despite what the help says, I could never use the --version switch.

[IngoBoe]

Yes, --version seems not to help.

PS C:\Users\ingo> winget install gimp --version 2.10.18
Multiple apps found matching input criteria. Please refine the input.
Name Id        Version Matched
------------------------------------
GIMP Gimp.Gimp 2.10.0  Moniker: gimp
GIMP gimp.gimp 2.10.18 Moniker: gimp

[denelon]

I see the confusion here. We need to do a better job with examples and possibly commands/syntax. The current behavior 0.1.41331 has -v or --version as a "command" to tell you what version of the winget client is installed, and an "option" to specify a version of a package.

winget --version"`v0.1.41331 Preview'"

'winget show git.git --version 2.25.1` Shows some metadata for the specified version of the manifest

winget install git.git -v 2.24.1.2 installs the specified version of git

In the "install" command, the same --version or -v does something different.

[IngoBoe]

Okay, but in this issue -v doesn't work either.

PS C:\Users\ingo> winget install gimp.gimp -v 2.10.18
Multiple apps found matching input criteria. Please refine the input.
Name Id        Version
----------------------
GIMP gimp.gimp 2.10.18
GIMP Gimp.Gimp 2.10.0

[cwoolum]

It's not possible to specify an id in this case either

PS C:\Users\Chris> winget install --id gimp.gimp -v 2.10.18
Multiple apps found matching input criteria. Please refine the input.
Name Id        Version
----------------------
GIMP gimp.gimp 2.10.18
GIMP Gimp.Gimp 2.10.0

[deepdvd]

This worked for me.
winget install -e gimp.gimp

[doctordns]

Surely the right answer is to make the tool obey Windows defaults, and be case insensitive. OR make another tool called LinuxGet or Linget.exe.