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upack.exe

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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.

Installation

The upack command-line tool does not require any installation; you can download directly from the GitHub Releases Page or as a Chocolatey Package.

Command Line Reference

upack «command»

Where command is one of the following:

pack

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.

push

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, the UPACK_FEED environment variable is used.
  • user - Credentials to use for servers that require authentication. This can be either «username»:«password» or api:«api-key»

unpack

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.

install

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, the UPACK_FEED environment 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» or api:«api-key». If not specified, the UPACK_USER environment 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.

get

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, the UPACK_FEED environment 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» or api:«api-key». If not specified, the UPACK_USER environment 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.

list

Lists packages installed in the local registry.

upack list [--userregistry]
  • userregistry - List packages in the user registry instead of the machine registry.

repack

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.

verify

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, the UPACK_FEED environment variable is used.
  • user - Credentials to use for servers that require authentication. This can be either «username»:«password» or api:«api-key». If not specified, the UPACK_USER environment variable is used.

hash

Calculates the SHA1 hash of a local package and writes it to standard output.

upack hash «package»
  • package - Path of a valid .upack file.

metadata

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, the UPACK_FEED environment variable is used.
  • user - Credentials to use for servers that require authentication. This can be either «username»:«password» or api:«api-key». If not specified, the UPACK_USER environment variable is used.
  • file - The metadata file to display relative to the .upack root; the default is upack.json.