winget doesn't understand some of the commands

[sayedarifuddin]

Tried to install Powershell (Microsoft.Powershell) via winget but it seems like it is confused.

Powershell

Command Prompt

winget version (Microsoft.DesktopAppInstaller v1.0.41331.0)

[megamorf]

Hey @sayedarifuddin, thanks for taking the time to report this. It's a known user experience issue so please use the --exact (-e) switch to make winget treat the search string as literal instead of attempting a substring match.

Since there are already open issues for this problem yours can be considered a duplicate, so please close it and subscribe to the following issues instead:

• Multiple apps found matching input criteria when trying to install PowerShell 7.0.1 #282
• winget should install an app if there is an exact match (eg 'git') #292
• It is difficult to get the app I want if they have the same / similar names. #301

[LoZeno]

Hello, Even using the --exact switch it seems to confuse winget:

[megamorf]

@LoZeno The command is case sensitive. You're searching for Powershell but should be searching for PowerShell instead. The developers are planning to make it case insensitive to fix issues like these.