- Package Copy / Package Downloader
- Package Internalizer
- Usage
- Examples
- See It In Action
- Options and Switches
Chocolatey Professional and up (Pro+) starting in version 1.7.1.
Downloads a package from a source and unpacks it.
Chocolatey for Business (C4B) starting at licensed version 1.5.0. Chocolatey for Managed Service Providers (MSP) starting in 1.12.1.
Downloads a package from a source, optionally downloading remote resources and recompiling the package to use internal resources. This takes an existing package and makes it available without any internet requirement.
See https://chocolatey.org/docs/features-automatically-recompile-packages
choco download <pkg> [<options/switches>] [install_script_variable=value]
Install script variables are values that are discovered in the
chocolateyInstall.ps1 (or a script it calls). When you find values
there maybe don't get found and replaced or they use a default
value and you want to provide a value for them to use instead, you
can find them and then provide the value you want to pass instead.
For example, in the Firefox package, it uses a default value of
'en-US' for `$locale`. If you want to change that, you can add
`locale` and a value, which will replace `$locale` in the script,
e.g. `choco download firefox --internalize locale=en-GB`.
choco download sysinternals
#### [Chocolatey for Business](https://chocolatey.org/compare) / Chocolatey for MSP
choco download notepadplusplus --internalize
choco download notepadplusplus.install --internalize --resources-location \\server\share
choco download notepadplusplus.install --internalize --resources-location http://somewhere/internal --append-useoriginallocation
choco download KB3033929 --internalize -internalize-all-urls --append-useoriginallocation
choco download firefox --internalize locale=es-AR
Coming soon
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).
downloading multiple packages, and you use `--version=1.0.0`, it is
going to look for and try to download version 1.0.0 of every package
-?, --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+.
-s, --source=VALUE
Source - The source to find the package(s) to download. Defaults to
default feeds.
--version=VALUE
Version - A specific version to download. Defaults to unspecified.
--pre, --prerelease
Prerelease - Include Prereleases? Defaults to false.
-u, --user=VALUE
User - used with authenticated feeds. Defaults to empty.
-p, --password=VALUE
Password - the user's password to the source. Defaults to empty.
--cert=VALUE
Client certificate - PFX pathname for an x509 authenticated feeds.
Defaults to empty.
--cp, --certpassword=VALUE
Certificate Password - the client certificate's password to the source.
Defaults to empty.
--out, --outdir, --outputdirectory, --output-directory=VALUE
OutputDirectory - Specifies the directory for the downloaded Chocolatey
package file. If not specified, uses the current directory.
-i, --ignoredependencies, --ignore-dependencies
IgnoreDependencies - Ignore dependencies when installing package(s).
[Licensed editions](https://chocolatey.org/compare) v1.9.0+ Defaults to false.
--recompile, --internalize
Recompile / Internalize - Download all external resources and recompile
the package to use the local resources instead. Business editions only
(licensed version 1.5.0+).
--resources-location=VALUE
Resources Location - When internalizing, use this location for resources
instead of embedding the downloaded resources into the package. Can be a
file share or an internal url location. When it is a file share, it will
attempt to download to that location. When it is an internal url, it
will download locally and give further instructions on where it should
be uploaded to match package edits. Business editions only (licensed
version 1.5.1+).
--download-location=VALUE
Download Location - OPTIONAL - When internalizing, download the
resources to this location. Used with Resources Location (and defaults
to Resources Location when not set). Business editions only (licensed
version 1.8.3+).
-a, --all-urls, --internalize-all, --internalize-all-urls
All Urls - OPTIONAL - When internalizing, Chocolatey would normally only
internalize packages with known helpers. Add this switch to make it
download anytime a URL is found. Business editions only (licensed
version 1.12.0+).
--append-useoriginallocation, --append-use-original-location
Append -UseOriginalLocation - When `Install-ChocolateyPackage` is
internalized, append the `-UseOriginalLocation` parameter to the
function. Business editions only (licensed version 1.7.0+). Requires at
least Chocolatey v0.10.1 for `Install-ChocolateyPackage` to recognize
the switch appropriately. Overrides the feature
'internalizeAppendUseOriginalLocation' set to by default to 'True'.
--sdc, --skipdownloadcache, --skip-download-cache
Skip Download Cache - Use the original download url even if a private
CDN cache is available for a package. Overrides the default feature
'downloadCache' set to 'True'. Business editions only (licensed version
1.12.2+). See https://chocolatey.org/docs/features-private-cdn
--dc, --downloadcache, --download-cache, --use-download-cache
Use Download Cache - Use private CDN cache if available for a package.
Overrides the default feature 'downloadCache' set to 'True'. Business
editions only (licensed version 1.12.2+). See https://chocolate-
y.org/docs/features-private-cdn
[[Command Reference|CommandsReference]]
NOTE: This documentation has been automatically generated from choco download -h
.