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dotnet new install --help incorrectly suggests :: instead of @ for version #53828

@bradwilson

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@bradwilson

Describe the bug

This is the text from dotnet new install -?:

This is the text when using this syntax:

The help text should be updated to say to use @ instead of ::.

Further technical details

details of dotnet --info
.NET SDK:
 Version:           10.0.201
 Commit:            4d3023de60
 Workload version:  10.0.200-manifests.121cc9e6
 MSBuild version:   18.3.0-release-26153-122+4d3023de6

Runtime Environment:
OS Name: Windows
OS Version: 10.0.26200
OS Platform: Windows
RID: win-x64
Base Path: C:\Program Files\dotnet\sdk\10.0.201\

.NET workloads installed:
There are no installed workloads to display.
Configured to use workload sets when installing new manifests.
No workload sets are installed. Run "dotnet workload restore" to install a workload set.

Host:
Version: 10.0.5
Architecture: x64
Commit: a612c2a105

.NET SDKs installed:
8.0.419 [C:\Program Files\dotnet\sdk]
9.0.312 [C:\Program Files\dotnet\sdk]
10.0.201 [C:\Program Files\dotnet\sdk]

.NET runtimes installed:
Microsoft.AspNetCore.App 6.0.36 [C:\Program Files\dotnet\shared\Microsoft.AspNetCore.App]
Microsoft.AspNetCore.App 8.0.25 [C:\Program Files\dotnet\shared\Microsoft.AspNetCore.App]
Microsoft.AspNetCore.App 9.0.14 [C:\Program Files\dotnet\shared\Microsoft.AspNetCore.App]
Microsoft.AspNetCore.App 10.0.5 [C:\Program Files\dotnet\shared\Microsoft.AspNetCore.App]
Microsoft.NETCore.App 2.0.9 [C:\Program Files\dotnet\shared\Microsoft.NETCore.App]
Microsoft.NETCore.App 6.0.36 [C:\Program Files\dotnet\shared\Microsoft.NETCore.App]
Microsoft.NETCore.App 8.0.25 [C:\Program Files\dotnet\shared\Microsoft.NETCore.App]
Microsoft.NETCore.App 9.0.14 [C:\Program Files\dotnet\shared\Microsoft.NETCore.App]
Microsoft.NETCore.App 10.0.5 [C:\Program Files\dotnet\shared\Microsoft.NETCore.App]
Microsoft.WindowsDesktop.App 6.0.36 [C:\Program Files\dotnet\shared\Microsoft.WindowsDesktop.App]
Microsoft.WindowsDesktop.App 8.0.25 [C:\Program Files\dotnet\shared\Microsoft.WindowsDesktop.App]
Microsoft.WindowsDesktop.App 9.0.14 [C:\Program Files\dotnet\shared\Microsoft.WindowsDesktop.App]
Microsoft.WindowsDesktop.App 10.0.5 [C:\Program Files\dotnet\shared\Microsoft.WindowsDesktop.App]

Other architectures found:
x86 [C:\Program Files (x86)\dotnet]
registered at [HKLM\SOFTWARE\dotnet\Setup\InstalledVersions\x86\InstallLocation]

Environment variables:
DOTNET_CLI_TELEMETRY_OPTOUT [1]
DOTNET_SKIP_FIRST_TIME_EXPERIENCE [1]

global.json file:
C:\Dev\repro\empty\global.json

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