chocolatey/choco · error · ApplicationException

Invalid argument {0}. This argument has been removed from th

Error message

Invalid argument {0}. This argument has been removed from the list command and cannot be used.

What it means

The list command (v2+) is local-only and removed several v1 arguments. ParseAdditionalArguments throws when a token matches the unsupported list (_unsupportedArguments: -l, -lo, --lo, -local, --local, -localonly, --localonly, -local-only, --local-only, -a, -all, --all, -allversions, --allversions, -all-versions, --all-versions, -order-by-popularity, --order-by-popularity) or registry-programs (_unsupportedIncludeRegistryProgramsArguments: -li, -il, -lai, etc.) sets AND configuration.RegularOutput is true. In non-regular output mode these are silently ignored/warned instead.

Source

Thrown at src/chocolatey/infrastructure.app/commands/ChocolateyListCommand.cs:165

            config.QuietOutput = true;

            return _packageService.Count(config);
        }

        public virtual void ParseAdditionalArguments(IList<string> unparsedArguments, ChocolateyConfiguration configuration)
        {
            var argumentsWithoutLocalOnly = new List<string>(unparsedArguments.Count);

            foreach (var argument in unparsedArguments)
            {
                var isUnsupportedArgument = _unsupportedArguments.Contains(argument, StringComparer.OrdinalIgnoreCase);
                var isUnsupportedRegistryProgramsArgument = _unsupportedIncludeRegistryProgramsArguments.Contains(argument, StringComparer.OrdinalIgnoreCase);

                if (isUnsupportedArgument || isUnsupportedRegistryProgramsArgument)
                {
                    if (configuration.RegularOutput)
                    {
                        throw new ApplicationException("Invalid argument {0}. This argument has been removed from the list command and cannot be used.".FormatWith(argument));
                    }

                    if (isUnsupportedRegistryProgramsArgument)
                    {
                        configuration.ListCommand.IncludeRegistryPrograms = true;
                    }

                    this.Log().Warn(ChocolateyLoggers.LogFileOnly, "Ignoring the argument {0}. This argument is unsupported for locally installed packages.", argument);
                }
                else
                {
                    argumentsWithoutLocalOnly.Add(argument);
                }
            }

            configuration.Input = string.Join(" ", argumentsWithoutLocalOnly);
        }

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Solutions

1. Drop the removed flag: 'choco list' is already local-only in v2+.
2. For all versions, use 'choco list --by-id-only' patterns or the appropriate v2 options, removing --allversions.
3. For registry programs, use the supported --include-programs equivalent rather than -li.

Example fix

# before
choco list --local-only --allversions

# after
choco list

// Strip/replace removed v1 list flags before invoking v2 'choco list'.
var removed = new[] { "-l","-lo","--lo","-local","--local","-localonly","--localonly",
    "-local-only","--local-only","-a","-all","--all","-allversions","--allversions",
    "-all-versions","--all-versions","-order-by-popularity","--order-by-popularity",
    "-li","-il","-lai","-lia","-ali","-ail","-ial","-ila" };
var clean = tokens.Where(t => !removed.Contains(t, StringComparer.OrdinalIgnoreCase)).ToList();
RunChoco("list " + string.Join(" ", clean));

static bool IsRemovedListFlag(string arg) =>
    removedFlags.Contains(arg, StringComparer.OrdinalIgnoreCase);

When it happens

Trigger: Running 'choco list -lo', 'choco list --allversions', 'choco list -a', 'choco list -order-by-popularity', or 'choco list -li' with regular output (interactive/normal verbosity).

Common situations: Upgrading from Chocolatey v1 scripts that used --local-only or --all-versions; copy-pasting old docs; CI scripts carrying legacy list flags.

Related errors

• A single apikey command must be listed. Please see the help
• A single config command must be listed. Please see the help
• A single feature command must be listed. Please see the help
• A single license command must be listed. Please see the help
• When using the '--source' option with the 'choco list' comma

AI-assisted analysis of chocolatey/choco@0d5abdd10c (2026-08-13). Data as JSON: /api/errors/66cb038ae85135e4. Report an issue: GitHub.