Update an already installed template

What is is the best way to update an already installed template? (NuGet or File distribution) Should the template be uninstalled and then the new version installed again?

There doesn’t seem to be a --update flag

[tillig]

Scenario: We have an internal template published at version 0.3.0. A fix is made, version 0.3.1 gets published.

When 0.3.0 is published, it gets installed with dotnet new -i TemplatePackage --nuget-source https://our.internal.nuget.server.

Now 0.3.1 is published. Running dotnet new --update-check does not find version 0.3.1. Running dotnet new --update-check --nuget-source https://our.internal.nuget.server also does not find version 0.3.1. Trying to install using the above -i command does not find the new version.

To upgrade, you have to flush the NuGet cache and then manually install again, which will pick up the new version and update.

dotnet nuget locals all --clear
dotnet new -i TemplatePackage --nuget-source https://our.internal.nuget.server

It seems like --update-check isn’t doing what it says on the tin; and if you use -i it should logically check the package source first, rather than the cache.

[jstafford5380]

If I try to update by doing dotnet new -i <package name> it does not replace with the newest version

If I try to update by doing `dotnet new -i <package name>::<version> then i get a message saying that it could not find that versions

If I try to update by doing `dotnet new -i <package name>::<version> --nuget-source <source> then I still get a message saying that it could not find that version

If list with nuget list <package> -s <source> then it shows the latest package, so I know it’s there and indexed/available

If uninstall the package, clear the local nuget cache, and then install dotnet new -i <package name> then it installs the correct version.