https://github.com/eisnstein/packcheck
Check for newer versions of installed NuGet Packages in your Terminal.
https://github.com/eisnstein/packcheck
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Check for newer versions of installed NuGet Packages in your Terminal.
- Host: GitHub
- URL: https://github.com/eisnstein/packcheck
- Owner: eisnstein
- License: mit
- Created: 2021-02-28T17:34:45.000Z (over 5 years ago)
- Default Branch: main
- Last Pushed: 2026-01-29T20:24:22.000Z (4 months ago)
- Last Synced: 2026-01-30T08:57:41.687Z (4 months ago)
- Topics: csharp, dotnet, dotnet-tool, nuget
- Language: C#
- Homepage:
- Size: 373 KB
- Stars: 6
- Watchers: 1
- Forks: 4
- Open Issues: 0
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Metadata Files:
- Readme: README.md
- Changelog: CHANGELOG.md
- License: LICENSE
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# PackCheck
[](https://nuget.org/packages/PackCheck)
[](https://github.com/eisnstein/PackCheck/blob/main/LICENSE)
Check for newer versions of installed NuGet Packages in your Terminal.
---
PackCheck is a dotnet tool for checking versions of installed NuGet packages in your .NET projects in your terminal.
The `check` command (default) shows you all NuGet packages in a nice table with the _current_, _latest stable_ and _latest_ versions of each package.
You can upgrade the .csproj (or Directory.Packages.props if you use Central Package Management) file with the `upgrade` command to your desired target versions. Whether to the _latest stable_ or _latest_ version, only a specific
package or all at once.
## Installation
You can install PackCheck as a dotnet tool via NuGet:
```sh
# Install
dotnet tool install --global PackCheck
# Update
dotnet tool update --global PackCheck
```
## Usage
In your terminal `cd` into a .NET project or .NET solution and run:
```sh
packcheck
# or
packcheck c
# or
packcheck check
```
This should give you something like this:
If you also want to see the _latest version_, which includes prereleases, use the `--pre` flag:
```sh
packcheck --pre
```
This should give you something like this:
To check versions of a file-based app you need to provide the path to the file:
```sh
packcheck --fbaFile app.cs
```
After that you can upgrade the package versions in the _.csproj_ file (or _.csproj_ files in a solution, the _Directory.Packages.props_ file or the given file-based app file) to their corresponding stable versions by running:
> This changes your **.csproj** file(s) or the **Directory.Packages.props** or the provided **file-based app file**!
```sh
packcheck upgrade
# or
packcheck u
# For file-based app you need to provide the path to the file
packcheck u --fbaFile app.cs
```
To upgrade to the latest versions run:
```shell
packcheck upgrade --target latest
# or
packcheck u --target latest
```
For a dry-run, which outputs the _.csproj_ file (or the _Directory.Packages.props_, or the changes of a _file-based app file_) into the terminal without actually changing the file, run:
```sh
packcheck upgrade --dry-run
# or
packcheck u --dry-run
```
To use interactive mode, where you can select each package you want to upgrade, run:
```sh
packcheck upgrade -i
# or
packcheck u -i
# or to upgrade to the latest versions
packcheck u --target latest -i
```
To select packages which should be checked or upgraded, run:
```sh
packcheck --filter "NuGet.Version" -f "Microsoft.Logging"
```
To exclude packages which should not be checked or upgraded, run:
```sh
packcheck --exclude "NuGet.Version" -x "Microsoft.Logging"
```
To format the output of the `check` command, use the `--format` option. Currently only `group` is supported, which groups the packages by _patch_, _minor_ and _major_ versions.
```shell
packcheck --format group
```
To show the _latest_ versions in the output of the `check` command, use the `--pre` option, otherwise only the _current_ and _latest stable_ columns will be shown.
```shell
packcheck --pre
```
## Configuration
You can configure PackCheck via a `.packcheckrc.{json}` file. Example:
```json
{
"CsProjFile": "path/to/Project.csproj",
"SlnFile": "path/to/Project.sln",
"SlnxFile": "path/to/Project.slnx",
"CpmFile": "path/to/Directory.Packages.props",
"FbaFile": "path/to/file-based-app.cs",
"Filter": ["NuGet.Version"],
"Exclude": ["Microsoft.Logging"],
"Format": "group",
"Pre": true
}
```
For help run:
```sh
packcheck -h
```
## Color Highlighting
| Color | Description |
| ------ | ---------------------------------------------- |
| red | Major (Breaking changes) |
| yellow | Minor (New features, but backwards compatible) |
| green | Patch (Backwards compatible bug fixes only) |
## LICENSE
MIT