---
name: "update-configlets"
section: "1"
platform: "linux"
package: "python-configlet"
version: "1.8"
release: "Debian 3.0 (Woody)"
platforms: ["linux"]
url: "https://new.carta.tech/update-configlets"
---

# update-configlets(1)

Register configlets with any existing front end

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## NAME

update-configlets — Register configlets with any existing front end

## SYNOPSIS

**update-configlets** \[--update  \| --install-all  \| --remove-all  \| --install   \| --remove   \| --reinstall  \]

## DESCRIPTION

This utility manages configlet registration by forwarding the  supplied arguments to front end scripts in  **/etc/configlet.d**.

must be an absolute path to the directory in which the  configlet is located.

## OPTIONS

- **--update**

  Effectively the same as consecutive runs of  **--remove-all** and  **--install-all**. This is the default if no  arguments are provided.

- **--install-all**

  Register all configlets found in

- **--remove-all**

  Unregister all configlets.

- **--install**

  Register the configlet installed in .

- **--remove**

  Unregister the configlet installed in .

## ERRORS

If **/etc/configlet.d** does not exist, the  application will indicate this and terminate.

**update-configlets** will invoke other scripts  provided by the configlet authors; those may report other errors.

## FILES

- **/etc/configlet.d**

  Front ends should place a script here to be invoked by  **update-configlets** for configlet  registration.

## AUTHOR

Jeff Licquia \<jlicquia@progeny.com\>