Is there a way to get the FULL description of a package from the Package Manager console

Question

When running the command

Get-Package -Remote StructureMap-MVC3 

In the Package Manager Console for NuGet, it returns the following with the des

Answer 1

You can get the standard output, with the first column sized to fit like this:

Get-Package | ft -AutoSize

It will ensure all the information you need is visible.

Answer 2

Yes you can if you write something like this:

Get-Package -Remote StructureMap-MVC3 | fl

By default we show results in a concise way so more things fit in a smaller space fl (short for format list) will show the properties in a details view.