[REQUEST] Verbosity on `winget search`

[firinael]

Description of the new feature / enhancement

Add extra information to search OR add a verbose option. Possible additions are:

• short description
• release/update date
• version check (showing whether you have an older/newer/same build)
• clickable link if source is msstore

[denelon]

You may not be aware of winget show. Some of the metadata in the manifest (including the installer that would be selected based on the machine and settings).

PS C:\Users\denelon> winget show vscode
Found Microsoft Visual Studio Code [Microsoft.VisualStudioCode]
Version: 1.66.0
Publisher: Microsoft Corporation
Publisher Url: https://www.microsoft.com/
Moniker: vscode
Description: Microsoft Visual Studio Code is a code editor redefined and optimized for building and debugging modern web and cloud applications. Microsoft Visual Studio Code is free and available on your favorite platform - Linux, macOS, and Windows.
Homepage: https://code.visualstudio.com
License: Microsoft Software License
License Url: https://code.visualstudio.com/license
Privacy Url: https://privacy.microsoft.com/
Installer:
  Type: inno
  Download Url: https://az764295.vo.msecnd.net/stable/e18005f0f1b33c29e81d732535d8c0e47cafb0b5/VSCodeUserSetup-x64-1.66.0.exe
  SHA256: a49b6a0fb8702256dae3bcb0e649180d2e204b4a994ec1428cd2d57b02a7c949

PS C:\Users\denelon> winget show sysinternals
Found Sysinternals Suite [9P7KNL5RWT25]
Version: Unknown
Publisher: Microsoft Corporation
Publisher Url: https://www.sysinternals.com
Description: Sysinternals Suite is a bundle of the Sysinternals utilities including Process Explorer, Process Monitor, Sysmon, Autoruns, ProcDump, all of the PsTools, and many more.

The Sysinternals website was created in 1996 by Mark Russinovich to host his advanced system utilities and technical information. Whether you’re an IT pro or a developer, you’ll find Sysinternals utilities to help you manage, troubleshoot, and diagnose your Windows systems and applications.

The suite includes AccessChk, AccessEnum, ADExplorer, ADInsight, ADRestore, Autologon, Autoruns, BGInfo, CacheSet, ClockRes, Contig, Coreinfo, CPU Stress, DebugView, Desktops, Disk2vhd, DiskExt, DiskMon, DiskView, DU (Disk Usage), EFSDump, FindLinks, Handle, Hex2dec, Junction, ListDLLs, LiveKd, LoadOrder, LogonSessions, MoveFile, NotMyFault, NTFSInfo, PendMoves, PipeList, ProcDump, Process Explorer, Process Monitor, PsExec, PsFile, PsGetSid, PsInfo, PsKill, PsList, PsLoggedOn, PsLogList, PsPasswd, PsPing, PsService, PsShutdown, PsSuspend, RamMap, RDCMan, RegDelNull, Regjump, RU (Registry Usage), SDelete, ShareEnum, ShellRunas, Sigcheck, Streams, Strings, Sync, Sysmon, TCPView, Testlimit, VMMap, VolumeID, WhoIs, WinObj, and ZoomIt.
License: https://live.sysinternals.com/Eula.txt
Privacy Url: https://privacy.microsoft.com/privacystatement
Agreements:
Category: Utilities & tools
Pricing: Free
Free Trial: No
Terms of Transaction: https://aka.ms/microsoft-store-terms-of-transaction
Seizure Warning: https://aka.ms/microsoft-store-seizure-warning
Store License Terms: https://aka.ms/microsoft-store-license

Installer:
  Type: msstore
  Store Product Id: 9P7KNL5RWT25

[firinael]

I'm aware of winget show, and I think the search should present more information.

[Trenly]

[Policy] Command-Search [Policy] Area-Output