Forrest logo
back to the choco tool

choco-info:tldr:e5ae6

choco-info: Provide a username and password for authentication.
$ choco info ${package} --user ${username} --password ${password}
try on your machine

The command you provided is related to the Chocolatey package manager. Let's break it down:

  • choco info is the command used to get detailed information about a specific package.

  • ${package} is a placeholder representing the name of the package you want to get information about. You need to replace ${package} with the actual name of the package you are interested in.

  • --user ${username} is an option that allows you to specify a username for authentication purposes. ${username} is another placeholder that needs to be replaced with the actual username.

  • --password ${password} is an option used to provide the password for authentication. Similar to the username, ${password} is a placeholder that should be replaced with the actual password.

In summary, the command choco info ${package} --user ${username} --password ${password} is used to fetch detailed information about a specific package using the Chocolatey package manager, providing authentication credentials (username and password) if required.

This explanation was created by an AI. In most cases those are correct. But please always be careful and never run a command you are not sure if it is safe.
back to the choco tool