Is your feature request related to a problem? Please describe.
dotnet tool install really needs a --force switch to say "do it regardless of what's installed.
Despite the old thread about this, separate install and update commands for dotnet tool aren't useful on CI agents where a particular version - or none - are installed. As a pipeline author, you always have to either scaffold and manage a .config/dotnet-tools.json file - particular problematic in a monorepo - or have your pipeline conditionally run dotnet tool install or dotnet tool update in case an older version (or even newer) is present. This is a huge burden when getting and keeping pipelines working is one of the hardest duties in modern development (no practical dev loop rather than try and try again).
Describe the solution you'd like
dotnet tool install --force should install whatever version (or latest) you specify regardless of whether a tool is installed.
Additional context
See thread for more context. A dotnet tool upgrade does not sufficiently supersede dotnet tool install --force.
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Is your feature request related to a problem? Please describe.
dotnet tool installreally needs a--forceswitch to say "do it regardless of what's installed.Despite the old thread about this, separate
installandupdatecommands fordotnet toolaren't useful on CI agents where a particular version - or none - are installed. As a pipeline author, you always have to either scaffold and manage a .config/dotnet-tools.json file - particular problematic in a monorepo - or have your pipeline conditionally rundotnet tool installordotnet tool updatein case an older version (or even newer) is present. This is a huge burden when getting and keeping pipelines working is one of the hardest duties in modern development (no practical dev loop rather than try and try again).Describe the solution you'd like
dotnet tool install --forceshould install whatever version (or latest) you specify regardless of whether a tool is installed.Additional context
See thread for more context. A
dotnet tool upgradedoes not sufficiently supersededotnet tool install --force.