1FWUPDTOOL(1)                     User Commands                    FWUPDTOOL(1)
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NAME

6       fwupdtool - Standalone firmware update utility
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DESCRIPTION

9   Usage:
10              fwupdtool [OPTION?]
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12       activate [DEVICE-ID|GUID]
13              Activate pending devices
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15       attach DEVICE-ID|GUID
16              Attach to firmware mode
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18       build-firmware FILE-IN FILE-OUT [SCRIPT] [OUTPUT]
19              Build firmware using a sandbox
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21       detach DEVICE-ID|GUID
22              Detach to bootloader mode
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24       firmware-convert    FILENAME-SRC    FILENAME-DST    [FIRMWARE-TYPE-SRC]
25       [FIRMWARE-TYPE-DST]
26              Convert a firmware file
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28       firmware-parse FILENAME [FIRMWARE-TYPE]
29              Parse and show details about a firmware file
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31       firmware-read FILENAME [DEVICE-ID|GUID]
32              Read a firmware blob from a device
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34       get-details
35              Gets details about a firmware file
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37       get-device-flags
38              Get all device flags supported by fwupd
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40       get-devices
41              Get all devices that support firmware updates
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43       get-firmware-types
44              List the available firmware types
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46       get-history
47              Show history of firmware updates
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49       get-plugins
50              Get all enabled plugins registered with the system
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52       get-remotes
53              Gets the configured remotes
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55       get-topology
56              Alias to get-devices
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58       get-updates
59              Gets the list of updates for connected hardware
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61       get-upgrades
62              Alias to get-updates
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64       hwids [FILE]
65              Return all the hardware IDs for the machine
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67       install FILE [DEVICE-ID|GUID]
68              Install a firmware file on this hardware
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70       install-blob FILENAME DEVICE-ID
71              Install a firmware blob on a device
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73       monitor
74              Monitor the daemon for events
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76       refresh
77              Refresh metadata from remote server
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79       reinstall DEVICE-ID|GUID
80              Reinstall firmware on a device
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82       self-sign TEXT
83              Sign data using the client certificate
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85       smbios-dump FILE
86              Dump SMBIOS data from a file
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88       update [DEVICE-ID|GUID]
89              Update all devices that match local metadata
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91       upgrade [DEVICE-ID|GUID]
92              Alias to update
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94       verify-update [DEVICE-ID|GUID]
95              Update the stored metadata with current contents
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97       watch  Watch for hardware changes
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99   Help Options:
100       -h, --help
101              Show help options
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103       --help-all
104              Show all help options
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106   Application Options:
107       --version
108              Show client and daemon versions
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110       --allow-reinstall
111              Allow reinstalling existing firmware versions
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113       --allow-older
114              Allow downgrading firmware versions
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116       --force
117              Override plugin warning
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119       --no-reboot-check
120              Do not check for reboot after update
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122       --no-safety-check
123              Do not perform device safety checks
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125       --show-all-devices
126              Show devices that are not updatable
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128       --plugin-whitelist
129              Manually whitelist specific plugins
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131       --prepare
132              Run the plugin composite prepare routine when using install-blob
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134       --cleanup
135              Run the plugin composite cleanup routine when using install-blob
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137       --enable-json-state
138              Save device state into a JSON file between executions
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140       --disable-ssl-strict
141              Ignore SSL strict checks when downloading files
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143       --filter
144              Filter with a set of device flags using a ~ prefix  to  exclude,
145              e.g. 'internal,~needs-reboot'
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147       -v, --verbose
148              Show debugging information for all domains
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150       --no-timestamp
151              Do not include timestamp prefix
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153       --no-domain
154              Do not include log domain prefix
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156       --plugin-verbose=PLUGIN-NAME
157              Show plugin verbose information
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159       --daemon-verbose=DOMAIN
160              Show daemon verbose information for a particular domain
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162       This  tool  allows  an  administrator  to use the fwupd plugins without
163       being installed on the host system.
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167fwupdtool 1.4.1                   April 2020                      FWUPDTOOL(1)
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