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dotnet tool list

This article applies to: ✔️ .NET Core 3.1 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. The command returns 1 if no tool with the specified package ID is found; returns 0 otherwise.

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 (https://www.nuget.org/packages/dotnetsay/)

dotnet tool list dotnetsay

Lists the local tool with the package id dotnetsay (https://www.nuget.org/packages/dotnetsay/)

SEE ALSO

.NET tools
Tutorial: Install and use a .NET global tool using the .NET CLI
Tutorial: Install and use a .NET local tool using the .NET CLI
2023-10-25