Chocolatey will attempt to package a nuspec into a compiled nupkg. Some
may prefer to use cpack as a shortcut for choco pack.
NOTE: 100% compatible with older chocolatey client (0.9.8.32 and below)
with options and switches. In most cases you can still pass options
and switches with one dash (-). For more details, see
[[how to pass arguments|CommandsReference#how-to-pass-options--switches]] (choco -?).
NOTE: You can pass arbitrary property value pairs through to nuspecs.
These will replace variables formatted as $property$ with the value passed.
NOTE: cpack has been deprecated as it has a name collision with CMake. Please
use choco pack instead. The shortcut will be removed in v1.
choco pack [<path to nuspec>] [<options/switches>] [<property=value>]
cpack [<path to nuspec>] [<options/switches>] (DEPRECATED)
choco pack
choco pack --version 1.2.3 configuration=release
choco pack path/to/nuspec
choco pack --outputdirectory build
NOTE: See scripting in [[how to pass arguments|CommandsReference#how-to-pass-options--switches]] (choco -?) for how to
write proper scripts and integrations.
Exit codes that normally result from running this command.
Normal:
- 0: operation was successful, no issues detected
- -1 or 1: an error has occurred
If you find other exit codes that we have not yet documented, please file a ticket so we can document it at https://github.com/chocolatey/choco/issues/new/choose.
NOTE: Options and switches apply to all items passed, so if you are
running a command like install that allows installing multiple
packages, and you use --version=1.0.0, it is going to look for and
try to install version 1.0.0 of every package passed. So please split
out multiple package calls when wanting to pass specific options.
Includes [[default options/switches|CommandsReference#default-options-and-switches]] (included below for completeness).
-?, --help, -h
Prints out the help menu.
-d, --debug
Debug - Show debug messaging.
-v, --verbose
Verbose - Show verbose messaging. Very verbose messaging, avoid using
under normal circumstances.
--trace
Trace - Show trace messaging. Very, very verbose trace messaging. Avoid
except when needing super low-level .NET Framework debugging. Available
in 0.10.4+.
--nocolor, --no-color
No Color - Do not show colorization in logging output. This overrides
the feature 'logWithoutColor', set to 'False'. Available in 0.10.9+.
--acceptlicense, --accept-license
AcceptLicense - Accept license dialogs automatically. Reserved for
future use.
-y, --yes, --confirm
Confirm all prompts - Chooses affirmative answer instead of prompting.
Implies --accept-license
-f, --force
Force - force the behavior. Do not use force during normal operation -
it subverts some of the smart behavior for commands.
--noop, --whatif, --what-if
NoOp / WhatIf - Don't actually do anything.
-r, --limitoutput, --limit-output
LimitOutput - Limit the output to essential information
--timeout, --execution-timeout=VALUE
CommandExecutionTimeout (in seconds) - The time to allow a command to
finish before timing out. Overrides the default execution timeout in the
configuration of 2700 seconds. '0' for infinite starting in 0.10.4.
-c, --cache, --cachelocation, --cache-location=VALUE
CacheLocation - Location for download cache, defaults to %TEMP% or value
in chocolatey.config file.
--allowunofficial, --allow-unofficial, --allowunofficialbuild, --allow-unofficial-build
AllowUnofficialBuild - When not using the official build you must set
this flag for choco to continue.
--failstderr, --failonstderr, --fail-on-stderr, --fail-on-standard-error, --fail-on-error-output
FailOnStandardError - Fail on standard error output (stderr), typically
received when running external commands during install providers. This
overrides the feature failOnStandardError.
--use-system-powershell
UseSystemPowerShell - Execute PowerShell using an external process
instead of the built-in PowerShell host. Should only be used when
internal host is failing. Available in 0.9.10+.
--no-progress
Do Not Show Progress - Do not show download progress percentages.
Available in 0.10.4+.
--proxy=VALUE
Proxy Location - Explicit proxy location. Overrides the default proxy
location of ''. Available for config settings in 0.9.9.9+, this CLI
option available in 0.10.4+.
--proxy-user=VALUE
Proxy User Name - Explicit proxy user (optional). Requires explicity
proxy (`--proxy` or config setting). Overrides the default proxy user of
'123'. Available for config settings in 0.9.9.9+, this CLI option
available in 0.10.4+.
--proxy-password=VALUE
Proxy Password - Explicit proxy password (optional) to be used with
username. Requires explicity proxy (`--proxy` or config setting) and
user name. Overrides the default proxy password (encrypted in settings
if set). Available for config settings in 0.9.9.9+, this CLI option
available in 0.10.4+.
--proxy-bypass-list=VALUE
ProxyBypassList - Comma separated list of regex locations to bypass on
proxy. Requires explicity proxy (`--proxy` or config setting). Overrides
the default proxy bypass list of ''. Available in 0.10.4+.
--proxy-bypass-on-local
Proxy Bypass On Local - Bypass proxy for local connections. Requires
explicity proxy (`--proxy` or config setting). Overrides the default
proxy bypass on local setting of 'True'. Available in 0.10.4+.
--log-file=VALUE
Log File to output to in addition to regular loggers. Available in 0.1-
0.8+.
--version=VALUE
Version - The version you would like to insert into the package.
--out, --outdir, --outputdirectory, --output-directory=VALUE
OutputDirectory - Specifies the directory for the created Chocolatey
package file. If not specified, uses the current directory.
[[Command Reference|CommandsReference]]
NOTE: This documentation has been automatically generated from choco pack -h.