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Naming Conventions

In addition to the NuGet Package Metadata, there are other places that squirrel pulls naming information from. Here is the logic:

Shortcut name

The shortcut name is selected from the first non-null item below:

1. [assembly: AssemblyProduct("MyApp") (from AssemblyInfo.cs)
2. Squirrel NuGet Package Metadata title property.
3. [assembly: AssemblyDescription("MyApp") (from AssemblyInfo.cs)
4. Filename of the Exe (e.g., MyApp)

Local Install location

The local install location is determined by the id in the NuGet package metadata.

• %LocalAppData%\<NuGet Package ID>

Warning: Using [dots] (i.e., "."'s) in your package id will cause issues (see issue #523).

Program and Features Entry

The entry in the Windows Uninstall is determined as follows:

• Squirrel NuGet Package Metadata title property

Releases Folder

The Squirrel --releasify command will create update packages based on the following:

• <NuGet Package ID>-<NuGet Package Version>-delta.nupkg
• <NuGet Package ID>-<NuGet Package Version>-full.nupkg

See Also

• NuGet Package Metadata - naming from the NuGet Package Metadata perspective.

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