SOFTWAREUPDATE(8) System Manager's Manual
SOFTWAREUPDATE(8)
NAME
softwareupdate - system software update tool
SYNOPSIS
softwareupdate [item ...]
DESCRIPTION
Software Update checks for new and updated versions of your software
based on information about your computer and current software.
If you give no arguments, a list of available software updates is
deter-
mined and displayed. Each entry includes the item name, description,
version, and size.
For each item name you give, the corresponding software update is down-
loaded, unarchived, and installed.
softwareupdate must be run as root.
EXAMPLES
The following example shows how to give items to the shell:
softwareupdate
Software Update found the following new or updated software:
- ExampleUpdate
My Example Software (5.0.2), 1292K
softwareupdate ExampleUpdate
Downloading "My Example Software"... 10% 20% 30% 40% 50%
Unarchiving "My Example Software"... 50%
Installing "My Example Software"... 50% 60% 71% 83% 99%
FILES
/usr/sbin/softwareupdate Software Update tool
Darwin May 2, 2002