fwupdmgr - Man Page

fwupdmgr [OPTIONâ.¦]

activate [DEVICE-ID|GUID]

Activate devices

block-firmware [CHECKSUM]

Blocks a specific firmware from being installed

clear-history

Erase all firmware update history

clear-offline

Clears any updates scheduled to be updated offline

clear-results DEVICE-ID|GUID

Clears the results from the last update

disable-remote REMOTE-ID

Disables a given remote

downgrade [DEVICE-ID|GUID]

Downgrades the firmware on a device

enable-remote REMOTE-ID

Enables a given remote

get-approved-firmware

Gets the list of approved firmware

get-blocked-firmware

Gets the list of blocked 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-plugins

Get all enabled plugins registered with the system

get-releases [DEVICE-ID|GUID]

Gets the releases for a device

get-remotes

Gets the configured remotes

get-results DEVICE-ID|GUID

Gets the results from the last update

get-topology

Alias to get-devices

get-updates [DEVICE-ID|GUID]

Gets the list of updates for connected hardware

get-upgrades [DEVICE-ID|GUID]

Alias to get-updates

install FILE [DEVICE-ID|GUID]

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|GUID]

Reinstall current firmware on the device

report-history

Share firmware history with the developers

security

Gets the host security attributes

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

Sets the list of approved firmware

switch-branch [DEVICE-ID|GUID] [BRANCH]

Switch the firmware branch on the device

unblock-firmware [CHECKSUM]

Unblocks a specific firmware from being installed

unlock DEVICE-ID|GUID

Unlocks the device for firmware access

update [DEVICE-ID|GUID]

Updates all firmware to latest versions available

upgrade [DEVICE-ID|GUID]

Alias to update

verify [DEVICE-ID|GUID]

Checks cryptographic hash matches firmware

verify-update [DEVICE-ID|GUID]

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

--allow-branch-switch

Allow switching firmware branch

--force

Force the action by relaxing some runtime checks

-y,  --assume-yes

Answer yes to all questions

--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-remote-check

Do not check if download remotes should be enabled

--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

Show all results

--disable-ssl-strict

Ignore SSL strict checks when downloading files

--ipfs

Only use IPFS when downloading files

--filter

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

--ignore-power

Ignore requirement of external power source

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