Sdk: Add ability to search for and install packages

[jchadwick]

Nobody wants to manually edit MSBuild XML files to add package references. If you can dotnet restore then you should be able to dotnet search [query] to search the NuGet repo or at least dotnet install [package name] to install a package whose name you already know.

cc: @blackdwarf

[blackdwarf]

Thanks for the comment @jchadwick. This issue is tracked as part of the dotnet/sdk#7041 issue. I will close this, but can you please add any comments over on that issue?

Thanks!

[NuclearFishin]

Hi guys, I thought I would just comment on this one since the referenced issue dotnet/sdk#7041 has been closed, but that only pertains to adding packages and does not discuss search? Is a search feature being considered or have I just missed it? Things I checked so far:

• The dotnet command
• Intellisense within the .csproj file in Visual Studio Code
• Google ;)

I think search would be a handy addition to the CLI, as the name of a NuGet package is not always obvious, eg Newtonsoft.Json. It's a common feature among other package managers, eg: npm search, pip search, composer search. Thanks for your time!

[livarcocc]

@jonsequitur Seems like you auto-complete work enables a part of this search feature.

[jchadwick]

Since dotnet/sdk#7041 didn't resolve the issue, can we re-open?

[ti24horas]

@jonsequitur auto-complete only works for official nuget repository. For internal repos, it won't appear.

[billpratt]

Anyone looking for dotnet search please look here: https://github.com/billpratt/dotnet-search

Feedback welcome!