Additional option for list command

[pjaj]

Add an additional "--upgradeable / --updateable" option to the list command so that it only shows those packages that are both out of date and known to winget.
I may be just me , but it seems rather pointless showing dozens of programs that winget knows nothing about and/or can't update. Particularly as a list of all installed packages is already available via Settings > Apps & features.

An additional filter that only displays a package for which

• Winget has a record and therefore could upgrade it.
• The installed package either has a down-level version or an unknown version

This new feature would have the additional benefit of showing which packages would likely be affected should the user issue the "upgrade --all" command. For example a program that would move from freeware to paid for if updated.

[denelon]

@pjaj I believe winget upgrade does exactly what you are looking for.

We are looking at other improvements with winget list as well.
#977
#964

[pjaj]

@denelon Maybe I'm mistaken, but I thought that winget upgrade actually performs an upgrade on as many packages as it could. What I'm suggesting is a way of listing those packages, but without actually doing anything to them. That is a list of the packages that would be upgraded by winget upgrade. One advantage of this is that upgrading some packages changes them from freeware to paid for and a user might not want to do that. Or there may be compatibility problems between newer versions and other legacy programs.

[denelon]

winget upgrade lists all packages with possible upgrades.
winget upgrade -all executes the upgrades for all possible packages with upgrades.

[pjaj]

Mea culpa, I'm new to winget. I'll close this suggestion as already implemented.

[denelon]

@pjaj, no worries. Thanks for making the suggestion 😊

I know how hard it is to find duplicate issues.