Winget should allow --id to be used multiple times

[gamer191]

Brief description of your issue

Running winget with multiple --id arguments (eg winget install --id yt-dlp.yt-dlp --id gyan.ffmpeg) fails with Argument provided more times than allowed: 'id'. However, if I only include --id once (winget install --id yt-dlp.yt-dlp gyan.ffmpeg) it will fail with No package found matching input criteria. As such, it is impossible to install multiple packages with winget when using the --id argument

Steps to reproduce

Run winget install --id yt-dlp.yt-dlp --id gyan.ffmpeg

Expected behavior

Both packages get installed

Actual behavior

Argument provided more times than allowed: 'id'

Environment

Windows Package Manager v1.10.390
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Windows: Windows.Desktop v10.0.26100.4061
System Architecture: X64
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[mdanish-kh]

You can provide multiple "queries" without the ID param, and it should have the desired result that you want as:

winget install yt-dlp.yt-dlp gyan.ffmpeg

[gamer191]

You can provide multiple "queries" without the ID param, and it should have the desired result that you want as:

Thanks. I'd argue that this is still a bug though, given the --id parameter exists for a reason

[denelon]

@gamer191, The "--id" argument is used to specify that the is to be compared to the "ID" parameter. Having more than one of those would be problematic. If you're looking to install a collection of packages, I'd suggest using winget export <json output file> and winget import <json input file>, or a WinGet Configuration file.

[github-account1111]

Related: #1855

I more or less asked for the same functionality toward the end but didn't get a conclusive response. Should've probably created an issue instead.

[JasonCraneAdkins]

Related: #5553

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