1fwupdtool(1) standalone firmware update utility man page fwupdtool(1)
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6 fwupdtool — standalone firmware update utility
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9 fwupdtool [CMD]
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12 This tool allows an administrator to use fwupd plugins directly without
13 using the daemon process, which may be faster or easier to use when
14 creating or debugging specific plugins. For most end-users, fwupdmgr
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17 Additionally fwupdtool can be used to convert firmware from various
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19 tainer firmware file. For example, you can convert DFU or Intel HEX
20 firmware into the vendor-specific format.
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23 The fwupdtool command takes various options depending on the action.
24 Run fwupdtool --help for the full list. Note that some runtimes fail‐
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28 Commands that successfully execute will return “0”, with generic fail‐
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36 See GitHub Issues: <https://github.com/fwupd/fwupd/issues>
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39 fwupdmgr(1) fwupd.conf(5)
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