upack.exe is a command-line tool used to create and install universal packages; you can also see which packages are installed on a machine.
The upack command-line tool does not require any installation; you can download directly from the GitHub Releases Page or as a Chocolatey Package.
upack «command»
Where command is one of the following:
Creates a new universal package using specified metadata and source directory.
upack pack «source» [--metadata=«metadata»] [--targetDirectory=«targetDirectory»] [--group=«group»] [--name=«name»] [--version=«version»] [--title=«title»] [--description=«description»] [--icon=«icon»]
source- Directory containing files to add to the package.metadata- Path of a valid upack.json metadata file.targetDirectory- Directory where the .upack file will be created. If not specified, the current working directory is used.group- Package group. If metadata file is provided, value will be ignored.name- Package name. If metadata file is provided, value will be ignored.version- Package version. If metadata file is provided, value will be ignored.title- Package title. If metadata file is provided, value will be ignored.description- Package description. If metadata file is provided, value will be ignored.icon- Icon absolute Url. If metadata file is provided, value will be ignored.
Pushes a universal package to the specified feed.
upack push «package» «target» [--user=«authentication»]
package- Path of a valid .upack file.target- URL of a upack API endpoint. If not specified, theUPACK_FEEDenvironment variable is used.user- Credentials to use for servers that require authentication. This can be either«username»:«password»orapi:«api-key»
Extracts the contents of a universal package to a directory.
upack unpack «package» «target» [--overwrite]
package- Path of a valid .upack file.target- Directory where the contents of the package will be extracted.overwrite- When specified, overwrite files in the target directory.
Downloads the specified universal package and extracts its contents to a directory.
upack install «package» [«version»] --source=«source» --target=«target» [--user=«authentication»] [--comment=«comment»] [--overwrite] [--prerelease] [--userregistry] [--unregistered] [--cache]
package- Package name and group, such as group/name.version- Package version. If not specified, the latest version is retrieved.source- URL of a upack API endpoint. If not specified, theUPACK_FEEDenvironment variable is used.target- Directory where the contents of the package will be extracted.user- Credentials to use for servers that require authentication. This can be either«username»:«password»orapi:«api-key». If not specified, theUPACK_USERenvironment variable is used.overwrite- When specified, Overwrite files in the target directory.prerelease- When version is not specified, will install the latest prerelase version instead of the latest stable version.comment- The reason for installing the package, for the local registry.userregistry- Register the package in the user registry instead of the machine registry.unregistered- Do not register the package in a local registry.cache- Cache the contents of the package in the local registry.
Downloads a universal package from a feed without installing it.
upack get «package» [«version»] --source=«source» --target=«target» [--user=«authentication»] [--overwrite] [--prerelease]
package- Package name and group, such as group/name.version- Package version. If not specified, the latest version is retrieved.source- URL of a upack API endpoint. If not specified, theUPACK_FEEDenvironment variable is used.target- Directory where the contents of the package will be extracted.user- Credentials to use for servers that require authentication. This can be either«username»:«password»orapi:«api-key». If not specified, theUPACK_USERenvironment variable is used.overwrite- When specified, overwrite files in the target directory.prerelease- When version is not specified, will download the latest prerelase version instead of the latest stable version.
Lists packages installed in the local registry.
upack list [--userregistry]
userregistry- List packages in the user registry instead of the machine registry.
Creates a new universal package by repackaging an existing package with a new version number and audit information.
upack repack «source» [--newVersion=«newVersion»] [--targetDirectory=«targetDirectory»] [--note=«auditNote»] [--overwrite]
source- The path of the existing upack file.newVersion- New package version to use.targetDirectory- Directory where the .upack file will be created. If not specified, the current working directory is used.note- A description of the purpose for repackaging that will be entered as the audit note.overwrite- Overwrite existing package file if it already exists.
Verifies that a specified package hash matches the hash stored in a universal feed.
upack verify «package» «source» [--user=«authentication»]
package- Path of a valid .upack file.source- URL of a upack API endpoint. If not specified, theUPACK_FEEDenvironment variable is used.user- Credentials to use for servers that require authentication. This can be either«username»:«password»orapi:«api-key». If not specified, theUPACK_USERenvironment variable is used.
Calculates the SHA1 hash of a local package and writes it to standard output.
upack hash «package»
package- Path of a valid .upack file.
Displays metadata for a remote universal package.
upack metadata «package» [«version»] --source=«source» [--user=«authentication»] [--file=«file»]
package- Package name and group, such as group/name.version- Package version. If not specified, the latest version is retrieved.source- URL of a upack API endpoint. If not specified, theUPACK_FEEDenvironment variable is used.user- Credentials to use for servers that require authentication. This can be either«username»:«password»orapi:«api-key». If not specified, theUPACK_USERenvironment variable is used.file- The metadata file to display relative to the .upack root; the default is upack.json.