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 [OPTIONâ.¦]
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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       bind-driver SUBSYSTEM DRIVER [DEVICE-ID|GUID]
19              Bind new kernel driver
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21       build-firmware FILE-IN FILE-OUT [SCRIPT] [OUTPUT]
22              Build firmware using a sandbox
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24       detach DEVICE-ID|GUID
25              Detach to bootloader mode
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27       esp-list
28              Lists files on the ESP
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30       esp-mount
31              Mounts the ESP
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33       esp-unmount
34              Unmounts the ESP
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36       export-hwids HWIDS-FILE
37              Save a file that allows generation of hardware IDs
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39       firmware-build BUILDER-XML FILENAME-DST
40              Build a firmware file
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42       firmware-convert    FILENAME-SRC    FILENAME-DST    [FIRMWARE-TYPE-SRC]
43       [FIRMWARE-TYPE-DST]
44              Convert a firmware file
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46       firmware-dump FILENAME [DEVICE-ID|GUID]
47              Read a firmware blob from a device
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49       firmware-extract FILENAME [FIRMWARE-TYPE]
50              Extract a firmware blob to images
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52       firmware-parse FILENAME [FIRMWARE-TYPE]
53              Parse and show details about a firmware file
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55       get-details
56              Gets details about a firmware file
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58       get-device-flags
59              Get all device flags supported by fwupd
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61       get-devices
62              Get all devices that support firmware updates
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64       get-firmware-types
65              List the available firmware types
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67       get-history
68              Show history of firmware updates
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70       get-plugins
71              Get all enabled plugins registered with the system
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73       get-remotes
74              Gets the configured remotes
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76       get-topology
77              Alias to get-devices
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79       get-updates [DEVICE-ID|GUID]
80              Gets the list of updates for connected hardware
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82       get-upgrades [DEVICE-ID|GUID]
83              Alias to get-updates
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85       hwids [SMBIOS-FILE|HWIDS-FILE]
86              Return all the hardware IDs for the machine
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88       install FILE [DEVICE-ID|GUID]
89              Install a firmware file on this hardware
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91       install-blob FILENAME DEVICE-ID
92              Install a firmware blob on a device
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94       monitor
95              Monitor the daemon for events
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97       refresh
98              Refresh metadata from remote server
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100       reinstall DEVICE-ID|GUID
101              Reinstall firmware on a device
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103       security
104              Gets the host security attributes
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106       self-sign TEXT
107              Sign data using the client certificate
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109       smbios-dump FILE
110              Dump SMBIOS data from a file
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112       switch-branch [DEVICE-ID|GUID] [BRANCH]
113              Switch the firmware branch on the device
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115       unbind-driver [DEVICE-ID|GUID]
116              Unbind current driver
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118       update [DEVICE-ID|GUID]
119              Update all devices that match local metadata
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121       upgrade [DEVICE-ID|GUID]
122              Alias to update
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124       verify-update [DEVICE-ID|GUID]
125              Update the stored metadata with current contents
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127       watch  Watch for hardware changes
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129   Help Options:
130       -h, --help
131              Show help options
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133       --help-all
134              Show all help options
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136   Application Options:
137       --version
138              Show client and daemon versions
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140       --allow-reinstall
141              Allow reinstalling existing firmware versions
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143       --allow-older
144              Allow downgrading firmware versions
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146       --allow-branch-switch
147              Allow switching firmware branch
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149       --force
150              Force the action by relaxing some runtime checks
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152       --ignore-checksum
153              Ignore firmware checksum failures
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155       --ignore-vid-pid
156              Ignore firmware hardware mismatch failures
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158       --ignore-power
159              Ignore requirement of external power source
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161       --no-reboot-check
162              Do not check for reboot after update
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164       --no-safety-check
165              Do not perform device safety checks
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167       --show-all
168              Show all results
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170       --plugins
171              Manually enable specific plugins
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173       --prepare
174              Run the plugin composite prepare routine when using install-blob
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176       --cleanup
177              Run the plugin composite cleanup routine when using install-blob
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179       --enable-json-state
180              Save device state into a JSON file between executions
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182       --disable-ssl-strict
183              Ignore SSL strict checks when downloading files
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185       --filter
186              Filter with a set of device flags using a ~ prefix  to  exclude,
187              e.g. 'internal,~needs-reboot'
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189       -v, --verbose
190              Show debugging information for all domains
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192       --no-timestamp
193              Do not include timestamp prefix
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195       --no-domain
196              Do not include log domain prefix
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198       --plugin-verbose=PLUGIN-NAME
199              Show plugin verbose information
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201       --daemon-verbose=DOMAIN
202              Show daemon verbose information for a particular domain
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204       This  tool allows an administrator to use the fwupd plugins without be‐
205       ing installed on the host system.
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209fwupdtool 1.5.9                   April 2021                      FWUPDTOOL(1)