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.TH man 8 "11 April 2021" "1.7.1" "fwupdtool man page"
.SH NAME
fwupdtool \- standalone firmware update utility
.SH SYNOPSIS
fwupdtool [CMD]
.SH DESCRIPTION
This tool allows an administrator to use the fwupd plugins without being
installed on the host system.
.PP
Additionally \fBdfu-tool\fR can be used to convert firmware from various different formats,
or to modify the images contained inside the container firmware file.
For example, you can convert DFU or Intel HEX firmware into the vendor-specific format.
.SH OPTIONS
The fwupdtool command takes various options depending on the action.
Run \fBfwupdtool --help\fR for the full list.
.SH EXIT STATUS
Commands that successfully execute will return "0", but commands that have no
actions but successfully execute will return "2".
.SH SEE ALSO
fwupdagent(1), fwupdmgr(1)
.SH BUGS
No known bugs.
.SH AUTHOR
Richard Hughes (richard@hughsie.com)