fwupdate(1)

Debugging utility for UEFI firmware updates

NAME

fwupdate - Debugging utility for UEFI firmware updates

DESCRIPTION

Usage:

: fwupdate [OPTION?]

Help Options:

-h, --help: Show help options

Application Options:

-v, --verbose: Show extra debugging information

--version: Display version

-L, --log: Show the debug log from the last attempted update

-l, --list: List supported firmware updates

-s, --supported: Query for firmware update support

-i, --info: Show the information of firmware update status

-e, --enable: Enable firmware update support on supported systems

-p, --esp-path=PATH: Override the default ESP path

-d, --set-debug: Set the debugging flag during update

-D, --unset-debug: Unset the debugging flag during update

-a, --apply=GUID: Apply firmware updates

-f, --flags: Use quirk flags when installing firmware

This tool allows an administrator to debug UpdateCapsule operation.

History

Debian 11 (Bullseye): the text shown here
Debian 10 (Buster)
Debian 9 (Stretch)

--apply since Debian 11 (Bullseye); --enable since Debian 10 (Buster); --esp-path since Debian 10 (Buster); --flags since Debian 11 (Bullseye); --log since Debian 11 (Bullseye); --set-debug since Debian 11 (Bullseye); --unset-debug since Debian 11 (Bullseye); --verbose since Debian 10 (Buster); --version since Debian 11 (Bullseye); -D since Debian 11 (Bullseye); -L since Debian 11 (Bullseye); -a since Debian 11 (Bullseye); -d since Debian 11 (Bullseye); -e since Debian 10 (Buster); -f since Debian 11 (Bullseye); -h since Debian 11 (Bullseye); -p since Debian 10 (Buster); -v since Debian 10 (Buster).

--dont-use-existing-media-path until Debian 10 (Buster); --force until Debian 10 (Buster); --quiet until Debian 10 (Buster); --usage until Debian 10 (Buster); -? until Debian 10 (Buster); -F until Debian 10 (Buster); -q until Debian 10 (Buster).