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.TH FWUPDTOOL "1" "May 2021" "fwupdtool 1.5.7" "User Commands"
.SH NAME
fwupdtool \- Standalone firmware update utility
.SH DESCRIPTION
.SS "Usage:"
.IP
fwupdtool [OPTION?]
.TP
activate [DEVICE\-ID|GUID]
Activate pending devices
.TP
attach DEVICE\-ID|GUID
Attach to firmware mode
.TP
bind\-driver SUBSYSTEM DRIVER [DEVICE\-ID|GUID]
Bind new kernel driver
.TP
build\-firmware FILE\-IN FILE\-OUT [SCRIPT] [OUTPUT]
Build firmware using a sandbox
.TP
detach DEVICE\-ID|GUID
Detach to bootloader mode
.TP
esp\-list
Lists files on the ESP
.TP
esp\-mount
Mounts the ESP
.TP
esp\-unmount
Unmounts the ESP
.TP
export\-hwids HWIDS\-FILE
Save a file that allows generation of hardware IDs
.TP
firmware\-build BUILDER\-XML FILENAME\-DST
Build a firmware file
.TP
firmware\-convert FILENAME\-SRC FILENAME\-DST [FIRMWARE\-TYPE\-SRC] [FIRMWARE\-TYPE\-DST]
Convert a firmware file
.TP
firmware\-dump FILENAME [DEVICE\-ID|GUID]
Read a firmware blob from a device
.TP
firmware\-extract FILENAME [FIRMWARE\-TYPE]
Extract a firmware blob to images
.TP
firmware\-parse FILENAME [FIRMWARE\-TYPE]
Parse and show details about a firmware file
.TP
get\-details
Gets details about a firmware file
.TP
get\-device\-flags
Get all device flags supported by fwupd
.TP
get\-devices
Get all devices that support firmware updates
.TP
get\-firmware\-types
List the available firmware types
.TP
get\-history
Show history of firmware updates
.TP
get\-plugins
Get all enabled plugins registered with the system
.TP
get\-remotes
Gets the configured remotes
.TP
get\-topology
Alias to get\-devices
.TP
get\-updates [DEVICE\-ID|GUID]
Gets the list of updates for connected hardware
.TP
get\-upgrades [DEVICE\-ID|GUID]
Alias to get\-updates
.TP
hwids [SMBIOS\-FILE|HWIDS\-FILE]
Return all the hardware IDs for the machine
.TP
install FILE [DEVICE\-ID|GUID]
Install a firmware file on this hardware
.TP
install\-blob FILENAME DEVICE\-ID
Install a firmware blob on a device
.TP
monitor
Monitor the daemon for events
.TP
refresh
Refresh metadata from remote server
.TP
reinstall DEVICE\-ID|GUID
Reinstall firmware on a device
.TP
security
Gets the host security attributes
.TP
self\-sign TEXT
Sign data using the client certificate
.TP
smbios\-dump FILE
Dump SMBIOS data from a file
.TP
switch\-branch [DEVICE\-ID|GUID] [BRANCH]
Switch the firmware branch on the device
.TP
unbind\-driver [DEVICE\-ID|GUID]
Unbind current driver
.TP
update [DEVICE\-ID|GUID]
Update all devices that match local metadata
.TP
upgrade [DEVICE\-ID|GUID]
Alias to update
.TP
verify\-update [DEVICE\-ID|GUID]
Update the stored metadata with current contents
.TP
watch
Watch for hardware changes
.SS "Help Options:"
.TP
\fB\-h\fR, \fB\-\-help\fR
Show help options
.TP
\fB\-\-help\-all\fR
Show all help options
.SS "Application Options:"
.TP
\fB\-\-version\fR
Show client and daemon versions
.TP
\fB\-\-allow\-reinstall\fR
Allow reinstalling existing firmware versions
.TP
\fB\-\-allow\-older\fR
Allow downgrading firmware versions
.TP
\fB\-\-allow\-branch\-switch\fR
Allow switching firmware branch
.TP
\fB\-\-force\fR
Force the action by relaxing some runtime checks
.TP
\fB\-\-ignore\-checksum\fR
Ignore firmware checksum failures
.TP
\fB\-\-ignore\-vid\-pid\fR
Ignore firmware hardware mismatch failures
.TP
\fB\-\-ignore\-power\fR
Ignore requirement of external power source
.TP
\fB\-\-no\-reboot\-check\fR
Do not check for reboot after update
.TP
\fB\-\-no\-safety\-check\fR
Do not perform device safety checks
.TP
\fB\-\-show\-all\fR
Show all results
.TP
\fB\-\-plugins\fR
Manually enable specific plugins
.TP
\fB\-\-prepare\fR
Run the plugin composite prepare routine when using install\-blob
.TP
\fB\-\-cleanup\fR
Run the plugin composite cleanup routine when using install\-blob
.TP
\fB\-\-enable\-json\-state\fR
Save device state into a JSON file between executions
.TP
\fB\-\-disable\-ssl\-strict\fR
Ignore SSL strict checks when downloading files
.TP
\fB\-\-filter\fR
Filter with a set of device flags using a ~ prefix to exclude, e.g. 'internal,~needs\-reboot'
.TP
\fB\-v\fR, \fB\-\-verbose\fR
Show debugging information for all domains
.TP
\fB\-\-no\-timestamp\fR
Do not include timestamp prefix
.TP
\fB\-\-no\-domain\fR
Do not include log domain prefix
.TP
\fB\-\-plugin\-verbose\fR=\fI\,PLUGIN\-NAME\/\fR
Show plugin verbose information
.TP
\fB\-\-daemon\-verbose\fR=\fI\,DOMAIN\/\fR
Show daemon verbose information for a particular domain
.PP
This tool allows an administrator to use the fwupd plugins without being installed on the host system.