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softwareupdate | |
usage: softwareupdate <cmd> [<args> ...] | |
** Manage Updates: | |
-l | --list List all appropriate update labels (options: --no-scan, --product-types) | |
-d | --download Download Only | |
-i | --install Install | |
<label> ... specific updates | |
-a | --all All appropriate updates | |
-R | --restart Automatically restart (or shut down) if required to complete installation. | |
-r | --recommended Only recommended updates | |
--os-only Only OS updates | |
--safari-only Only Safari updates | |
--stdinpass Password to authenticate as an owner. Apple Silicon only. | |
--user Local username to authenticate as an owner. Apple Silicon only. | |
--list-full-installers List the available macOS Installers | |
--fetch-full-installer Install the latest recommended macOS Installer | |
--full-installer-version The version of macOS to install. Ex: --full-installer-version 10.15 | |
--install-rosetta Install Rosetta 2 | |
--background Trigger a background scan and update operation | |
** Other Tools: | |
--dump-state Log the internal state of the SU daemon to /var/log/install.log | |
--evaluate-products Evaluate a list of product keys specified by the --products option | |
--history Show the install history. By default, only displays updates installed by softwareupdate. | |
--all Include all processes in history (including App installs) | |
** Options: | |
--no-scan Do not scan when listing or installing updates (use available updates previously scanned) | |
--product-types <type> Limit a scan to a particular product type only - ignoring all others | |
Ex: --product-types macOS || --product-types macOS,Safari | |
--products A comma-separated (no spaces) list of product keys to operate on. | |
--force Force an operation to complete. Use with --background to trigger a background scan regardless of "Automatically check" pref | |
--agree-to-license Agree to the software license agreement without user interaction. | |
--verbose Enable verbose output | |
--help Print this help |
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