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Add‑ChocolateyPin

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SYNOPSIS

Add a Pin to a Chocolatey Package

SYNTAX

Add-ChocolateyPin [-Name] <String> [[-Version] <String>] [-WhatIf]
 [-Confirm] [<CommonParameters>]

DESCRIPTION

Allows you to pin a Chocolatey Package like choco pin add -n=packagename

EXAMPLES

EXAMPLE 1

Add-ChocolateyPin -Name 'PackageName'

EXAMPLE 2

Add-ChocolateyPin -Name 'PackageName' -Version '1.0.0'

PARAMETERS

-Name

Name of the Chocolatey Package to pin. The Package must be installed beforehand.

Type: String
Parameter Sets: (All)
Aliases: Package

Required: True
Position: 1
Default value: None
Accept pipeline input: True (ByPropertyName)
Accept wildcard characters: False

-Version

This allows to pin a specific Version of a Chocolatey Package. The Package with the Version to pin must be installed beforehand.

Type: String
Parameter Sets: (All)
Aliases:

Required: False
Position: 2
Default value: None
Accept pipeline input: True (ByPropertyName)
Accept wildcard characters: False

-Confirm

Prompts you for confirmation before running the cmdlet.

Type: SwitchParameter
Parameter Sets: (All)
Aliases: cf

Required: False
Position: Named
Default value: None
Accept pipeline input: False
Accept wildcard characters: False

-WhatIf

Shows what would happen if the cmdlet runs. The cmdlet is not run.

Type: SwitchParameter
Parameter Sets: (All)
Aliases: wi

Required: False
Position: Named
Default value: None
Accept pipeline input: False
Accept wildcard characters: False

CommonParameters

This cmdlet supports the common parameters: -Debug, -ErrorAction, -ErrorVariable, -InformationAction, -InformationVariable, -OutVariable, -OutBuffer, -PipelineVariable, -Verbose, -WarningAction, and -WarningVariable. For more information, see about_CommonParameters.

INPUTS

OUTPUTS

System.Void

NOTES

https://chocolatey.org/docs/commands-pin

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