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This article applies to: ✔️ .NET 6 SDK and later versions

Name

dotnet workload restore - Installs workloads needed for a project or a solution.

Synopsis

dotnet workload restore [<PROJECT | SOLUTION>]
    [--configfile <FILE>] [--disable-parallel]
    [--ignore-failed-sources] [--include-previews] [--interactive]
    [--no-cache] [--skip-manifest-update] [-s|--source <SOURCE>] 
    [--temp-dir <PATH>] [-v|--verbosity <LEVEL>] [--version <VERSION>]

dotnet workload restore -?|-h|--help

Description

The dotnet workload restore command analyzes a project or solution to determine which workloads it needs, then installs any workloads that are missing.

For more information about the dotnet workload commands, see the dotnet workload install command.

Arguments

  • PROJECT | SOLUTION

    The project or solution file to install workloads for. If a file is not specified, the command searches the current directory for one.

Options

  • --configfile <FILE>

    The NuGet configuration file (nuget.config) to use. If specified, only the settings from this file will be used. If not specified, the hierarchy of configuration files from the current directory will be used. For more information, see Common NuGet Configurations.

  • --disable-parallel

    Prevents restoring multiple projects in parallel.

  • -?|-h|--help

    Prints out a description of how to use the command.

  • --ignore-failed-sources

    Treats package source failures as warnings.

  • --include-previews

    Allows prerelease workload manifests.

  • --interactive

    Allows the command to stop and wait for user input or action. For example, to complete authentication.

  • --no-cache

    Prevents caching of packages and http requests.

  • --skip-manifest-update

    Skip updating the workload manifests. The workload manifests define what assets and versions need to be installed for each workload.

  • -s|--source <SOURCE>

    Specifies the URI of the NuGet package source to use. This setting overrides all of the sources specified in the nuget.config files. Multiple sources can be provided by specifying this option multiple times.

  • --temp-dir <PATH>

    Specify the temporary directory used to download and extract NuGet packages (must be secure).

  • -v|--verbosity <LEVEL>

    Sets the verbosity level of the command. Allowed values are q[uiet], m[inimal], n[ormal], d[etailed], and diag[nostic]. The default is minimal. For more information, see LoggerVerbosity.

  • --version

    The workload set version to install or update to. If you specify the workload-set version in global.json, you can't use the --version option to specify the workload-set version. To make it possible to use the --version option in that case, run the command outside of the path containing the global.json file. Available since 8.0.400 SDK. For more information, see .NET SDK workload sets.

Example

  • Restore workloads needed by MyApp.csproj:

    dotnet workload restore MyApp.csproj