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FWUPDMGR(1) FWUPDMGR(1)

NAME

fwupdmgr - fwupd client tool

SYNOPSIS

fwupdmgr [ options ] [ COMMAND ]

DESCRIPTION

This manual page documents briefly the fwupdmgr command.

fwupdmgr allows an administrator to update firmware.

OPTIONS

This program follows the usual GNU command line syntax, with long options starting with two dashes (`-'). A summary of options is included below.
--help
Show summary of options.
--verbose
Show extra debugging information.
--allow-reinstall
Allow re-installing existing firmware versions.
--allow-older
Allow downgrading firmware versions.
--offline
Perform the installation offline where possible.
--force
Override provider warning.

COMMANDS

This program takes commands with a variable number of arguments.
get-details
Gets details about a firmware file.
get-devices
Get the list of hardware that supports firmware updates.
get-updates
Gets the list of updates for connected hardware.
update
Updates all firmware to latest versions available.
install
Install a firmware file on this hardware.
install-prepared
Install prepared updates now.
clear-results
Clears the results from the last update.
dump-rom
Dump the ROM checksum.
monitor
Monitor the daemon for events.
unlock
Unlocks the devicefor firmware access.
verify
Gets the cryptographic hash of the dumped firmware.
verify-update
Update the stored metadata with current ROM contents.
refresh
Refresh metadata from remote server.
get-results
Gets the results from the last update.

AUTHOR

This manual page was written by Richard Hughes <richard@hughsie.com>.
26 February,2015