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The validate command of the winget tool validates a manifest for submitting software to the Microsoft Community Package Manifest Repository on GitHub.
A few different tools are available to help you author a manifest, including Windows Package Manager Manifest Creator, YamlCreate.ps1, and tools authored by the user community. See Authoring a Manifest in the winget-pkgs repo on GitHub.
Usage
winget validate [--manifest] <manifest> [<options>]
Arguments
The following arguments are available.
| Argument | Description |
|---|---|
| --manifest | The path to the manifest to be validated. |
Options
The options allow you to customize the validate experience to meet your needs.
| Option | Description |
|---|---|
| -?,--help | Shows help about the selected command. |
| --wait | Prompts the user to press any key before exiting. |
| --logs,--open-logs | Open the default logs location. |
| --verbose, --verbose-logs | Used to override the logging setting and create a verbose log. |
| --nowarn,--ignore-warnings | Suppresses warning outputs. |
| --disable-interactivity | Disable interactive prompts. |
| --proxy | Set a proxy to use for this execution. |
| --no-proxy | Disable the use of proxy for this execution. |
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