# View packages in Distributor
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To view packages that are available for installation, you can use the Amazon Systems Manager console or your preferred Amazon command line tool. Distributor is a tool in Amazon Systems Manager. To access Distributor, open the Amazon Systems Manager console and choose **Distributor** in the left navigation pane. You see all of the packages available to you.

The following section describes how you can view Distributor packages using your preferred command line tool.

## View packages using the command line
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This section contains information about how you can use your preferred command line tool to view Distributor packages using the provided commands.

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#### [ Linux & macOS ]

**To view packages using the Amazon CLI on Linux**
+ To view all packages, excluding shared packages, run the following command.

  ```
  aws ssm list-documents \
      --filters Key=DocumentType,Values=Package
  ```
+ To view all packages owned by Amazon, run the following command.

  ```
  aws ssm list-documents \
      --filters Key=DocumentType,Values=Package Key=Owner,Values=Amazon
  ```
+ To view all packages owned by third parties, run the following command.

  ```
  aws ssm list-documents \
      --filters Key=DocumentType,Values=Package Key=Owner,Values=ThirdParty
  ```

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#### [ Windows ]

**To view packages using the Amazon CLI on Windows**
+ To view all packages, excluding shared packages, run the following command.

  ```
  aws ssm list-documents ^
      --filters Key=DocumentType,Values=Package
  ```
+ To view all packages owned by Amazon, run the following command.

  ```
  aws ssm list-documents ^
      --filters Key=DocumentType,Values=Package Key=Owner,Values=Amazon
  ```
+ To view all packages owned by third parties, run the following command.

  ```
  aws ssm list-documents ^
      --filters Key=DocumentType,Values=Package Key=Owner,Values=ThirdParty
  ```

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#### [ PowerShell ]

**To view packages using the Tools for PowerShell**
+ To view all packages, excluding shared packages, run the following command.

  ```
  $filter = New-Object Amazon.SimpleSystemsManagement.Model.DocumentKeyValuesFilter
  $filter.Key = "DocumentType"
  $filter.Values = "Package"
  
  Get-SSMDocumentList `
      -Filters @($filter)
  ```
+ To view all packages owned by Amazon, run the following command.

  ```
  $typeFilter = New-Object Amazon.SimpleSystemsManagement.Model.DocumentKeyValuesFilter
  $typeFilter.Key = "DocumentType"
  $typeFilter.Values = "Package"
  
  $ownerFilter = New-Object Amazon.SimpleSystemsManagement.Model.DocumentKeyValuesFilter
  $ownerFilter.Key = "Owner"
  $ownerFilter.Values = "Amazon"
  
  Get-SSMDocumentList `
      -Filters @($typeFilter,$ownerFilter)
  ```
+ To view all packages owned by third parties, run the following command.

  ```
  $typeFilter = New-Object Amazon.SimpleSystemsManagement.Model.DocumentKeyValuesFilter
  $typeFilter.Key = "DocumentType"
  $typeFilter.Values = "Package"
  
  $ownerFilter = New-Object Amazon.SimpleSystemsManagement.Model.DocumentKeyValuesFilter
  $ownerFilter.Key = "Owner"
  $ownerFilter.Values = "ThirdParty"
  
  Get-SSMDocumentList `
      -Filters @($typeFilter,$ownerFilter)
  ```

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