1FWUPDTOOL(1) User Commands FWUPDTOOL(1)
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6 fwupdtool - Standalone firmware update utility
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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]
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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
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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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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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100 -h, --help
101 Show help options
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103 --help-all
104 Show all help options
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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,
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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
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167fwupdtool 1.4.1 April 2020 FWUPDTOOL(1)