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NuGet spec is a command on the nuget executable. The command is used to generate a .nuspec file for a new package. This .nuspec file is used in the generation of Nuget packages. It can be used to specify meta data about the package, to define a package's dependencies, and to specify which files should be packaged.

spec command (NuGet CLI)

Applies to: package creation • Supported versions: all

Generates a .nuspec file for a new package. If run in the same folder as a project file (.csproj, .vbproj, .fsproj), spec creates a tokenized .nuspec file. For additional information, see Creating a Package.

Usage

nuget spec [<packageID>] [options]

where <packageID> is an optional package identifier to save in the .nuspec file.

Options

Option | Description

AssemblyPath | Specifies the path to the assembly to use for metadata.

Force | Overwrites any existing .nuspec file.

ForceEnglishOutput | (3.5+) Forces nuget.exe to run using an invariant, English-based culture.

Help | Displays help information for the command.

NonInteractive | Suppresses prompts for user input or confirmations.

Verbosity | Specifies the amount of detail displayed in the output: normal, quiet, detailed (2.5+).

Also see Environment variables

Examples

nuget spec

nuget spec MyPackage

nuget spec -a MyAssembly.dll
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NuGet spec command ignoring metadata from project properties

I am generating a NuGet package of a library in .NET Standard 2.0 using Visual Studio 2022. I go to Project properties and edit the project information as shown in the pictures. When i use the command NuGet specto generate the manifest, the…
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add dlls as contgent to a nuget package

I need my package to contain some dlls that should be delivered as content and copied to the output folder. The following configuration should do the trick, but when I am consuming the package I get error messages saying that MyDlls contain binary…
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Nuget resource change from https to http

I try to upload a NuGet package but a receive this error: An error was encountered when fetching 'PUT http://nuget_domain/api/v2/package/'. The request will now be retried. But in the https://nuget_domain/v3/index.json is…
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How to package a single EXE with NuGet

I have a large EXE that my project needs, but I don't want to commit large EXEs into Git. So, seems to me a viable option is to pull it in through NuGet. Easy enough, I created a .nuspec file with my one EXE in it:
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Cannot reference my nuget package namespace

Repro I have created my FIRST nuget package. Package project targets net standard 2.0. It is built and published by azure pipeline: ... - task: VSBuild@1 ... - task: VSTest@2 ... - task: NuGetCommand@2 inputs: command: pack …
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Specifying Nuget Package Platform Target

I want to create a Nuget Package for a C# library that targets .NET Framework 4.0 and higher. If I put my library in a directory named Net40, will this cause issues for projects that target say 4.1 and higher? Should i just publish my library in a…
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edit projectFile.csproj after nuget package installed

I'm creating a package for nuget and I would like to edit the project.csproj file and replace some codes as part of the package installation process. Can this be done with the nuspec file? Or should you use a PowerShell script? If possible give an…
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Packaging content files correctly

Let there be 3 projects. Project #1 is a nuget package consumed by Project #2. Project #2 is a nuget package consumed by Project #3. It needs to perform codegen using codegen utilities provided by Project #1. Project #3 is an application. Project…
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Why is my nuget tag getting overwritten?

I have an issue with incorrect .nuspec data getting overwritten while pulling packages using Chocolatey (Nuget) via the command: choco download. The tag that is not updating correctly is . On my internal Artifactory server, I’ll download a…
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How to get AssemblyInformationalVersion from file in Python 3

I am getting an Invalid AssemblyInformationalVersion error when trying to run nuget spec -Force -a 'path/to/dll.dll' in a python script. Is it possible to manipulate this value from within python?
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Getting the contents files of the nuget package copied to the output directory

Requirement: We've set of pdf files which should be copied to build directory. We're trying to make a nuget package with these files. nuspec file used for generating the nuget package: ` PACKAGE …
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Prevent content files to be added on Nuget restore

We have some executables which we need to create our setups. So we have packed the external dependencies which are some .exe files into a nuget package. But on NuGet restore they are added to project root. How can we achieve this ? Have searched…
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How do you pack a .NET Standard NuGet package without rebuilding it?

How do you pack a .NET Standard NuGet package that has its Nuget specifications in the CSProj file without rebuilding it? I have some automation that needs to run between the build-step and the pack-step that is de-coupled from the build-process…
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Nuget for UI consumption

Is there anyway I can create nuget for the UI? for example I have functionality which uses its own UI, when anyone consumes my package they should have ui integrated with there app with option to customize ui as per there app.
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Automatically add nuget dependencies using VSTS and Nuget Pack

I am using Visual Studio Team Services to run builds for a library that I publish as a Nuget package. The project contains a nuspec file which specifies the name, description, project url and other static info. This nuspec file is referenced on…
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