fwupdmgr man page

fwupdmgr [OPTION?]

activate [DEVICE-ID]

Activate devices

clear-history

Erase all firmware update history

clear-offline

Clears any updates scheduled to be updated offline

clear-results DEVICE_ID

Clears the results from the last update

disable-remote REMOTE-ID

Disables a given remote

downgrade [DEVICE_ID]

Downgrades the firmware on a device

enable-remote REMOTE-ID

Enables a given remote

get-approved-firmware

Gets the list of approved firmware.

get-details FILE

Gets details about a firmware file

get-devices

Get all devices that support firmware updates

get-history

Show history of firmware updates

get-releases [DEVICE_ID]

Gets the releases for a device

get-remotes

Gets the configured remotes

get-results DEVICE_ID

Gets the results from the last update

get-topology

Alias to get-devices

get-updates

Gets the list of updates for connected hardware

get-upgrades

Alias to get-updates

install FILE [ID]

Install a firmware file on this hardware

modify-config KEY,VALUE

Modifies a daemon configuration value.

modify-remote REMOTE-ID KEY VALUE

Modifies a given remote

refresh [FILE FILE_SIG REMOTE_ID]

Refresh metadata from remote server

reinstall [DEVICE-ID]

Reinstall current firmware on the device.

report-history

Share firmware history with the developers

set-approved-firmware CHECKSUM1[,CHECKSUM2][,CHECKSUM3]

Sets the list of approved firmware.

unlock DEVICE_ID

Unlocks the device for firmware access

update

Updates all firmware to latest versions available

upgrade

Alias to update

verify [DEVICE_ID]

Checks cryptographic hash matches firmware

verify-update [DEVICE_ID]

Update the stored cryptographic hash with current ROM contents

-h, --help

Show help options

-v, --verbose

Show extra debugging information

--version

Show client and daemon versions

--offline

Schedule installation for next reboot when possible

--allow-reinstall

Allow reinstalling existing firmware versions

--allow-older

Allow downgrading firmware versions

--force

Override warnings and force the action

-y, --assume-yes

Answer yes to all questions

--log

Log output to FILE (typically for scripting use)

--sign

Sign the uploaded data with the client certificate

--no-unreported-check

Do not check for unreported history

--no-metadata-check

Do not check for old metadata

--no-reboot-check

Do not check for reboot after update

--no-safety-check

Do not perform device safety checks

--no-history

Do not write to the history database

--show-all-devices

Show devices that are not updatable

--disable-ssl-strict

Ignore SSL strict checks when downloading files

--filter

Filter with a set of device flags using a ~ prefix to exclude, e.g. 'internal,~needs-reboot'

This tool allows an administrator to query and control the fwupd daemon, allowing them to perform actions such as installing or downgrading firmware.