The Package Manager

The SyncroSim Package Manager is a command line application called SyncroSim.PackageManager.exe. To run the Package Manager, open a command window, navigate to the SyncroSim installation folder, and type:

SyncroSim.PackageManager.exe

Syntax

The Package Manager command-line syntax is:

SyncroSim.PackageManager.exe [argument, argument, ...]

• All arguments are case sensitive
• All arguments begin with two dashes (--)
• If an argument has a value it must be in the format --argument=value
• The value for an argument must be enclosed in quotes if it contains spaces.

Arguments

available

Lists available packages.

installed

Lists installed packages and shows the status of each package (e.g. OK, FAILED).

install={name}

Installs the specified package from the online package repository. Installs the latest version if --version is omitted.

finstall={file}

Installs the specified package file.

xinstall={folder}

Adds an external reference to the specified package folder.

remove={name}

Removes the specified version of a package. Requires --version.

removeall={name}

Removes all versions of the specified package.

create={dir}

Creates a new package from a folder.

metadata={file}

Shows metadata for a package file.

location

Displays the local package repository location.

rlocation

Displays the remote package repository location.

version={version}

The version of the package (e.g. for --install, --remove).

sysdata={dir}

Uses the specified system data location (i.e. local repository, etc.).

file={file}

An optional file name (e.g. for --create.)

force

Continues without prompting (e.g. for --create.)

csv

Output is in CSV format (for --available and --installed only.)

Examples

List the installed packages:

SyncroSim.PackageManager.exe --installed

List the packages that are available from the online package server:

SyncroSim.PackageManager.exe --available

Install the latest version of the stsim package:

SyncroSim.PackageManager.exe --install=stsim

Install a specific version of the stsim package:

SyncroSim.PackageManager.exe --install=stsim --version=1.0.0

Remove a specific version of the stsim package:

SyncroSim.PackageManager.exe --remove=stsim --version=1.0.0

Remove all versions of the stsim package:

SyncroSim.PackageManager.exe --removeall=stsim