The WiX Toolset lets developers create installers for Windows. This package contains the WiX Toolset command-line interface.
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wix - the WiX Toolset from the command-line
The wix package provides the WiX Toolset as a .NET Tool, perfect for your command-line packaging pleasure (even if we recommend using the WixToolset.Sdk).
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Before we begin
For most users, we recommend using the WixToolset.Sdk to build your installation packages instead of this command-line tool. The Sdk provides a better development experience than the command-line, especially as your project grows. The following is a quick example.
Example project file: QuickStart.wixproj
<Project Sdk="WixToolset.Sdk/7.0.0">
</Project>
Example source code: QuickStart.wxs
<Wix xmlns="http://wixtoolset.org/schemas/v4/wxs">
<Package Id="AcmeCorp.QuickStart" Name="QuickStart Example" Manufacturer="ACME Corp" Version="0.0.1">
<File Source="example.txt" />
</Package>
</Wix>
Build your MSI from the command-line:
dotnet build
Getting started
If you still decide to use this command-line tool instead of the WixToolset.Sdk, install the latest version with:
dotnet tool install --global wix
Verify it was successfully installed with:
wix --version
For more information, see https://docs.firegiant.com/wix/using-wix/#command-line-net-tool. To read about available commands and switches, see https://docs.firegiant.com/wix/tools/wixexe/.