{
"name": "softwareupdate",
"description": "Software Update checks for new and updated versions of your software based on information about your computer and current software",
"subcommands": [
{
"name": "-l",
"aliases": [
"--list"
],
"description": "List all appropriate update labels"
},
{
"name": "-d",
"aliases": [
"--download"
],
"description": "Download Only"
},
{
"name": "-i",
"aliases": [
"--install"
],
"description": "Install",
"options": [
{
"names": [
"-a",
"--all"
],
"description": "All appropriate updates"
},
{
"names": [
"-R",
"--restart"
],
"description": "Automatically restart (or shut down) if required to complete installation"
},
{
"names": [
"-r",
"--recommended"
],
"description": "Only recommended updates"
}
],
"args": [
{
"name": "label",
"is_variadic": true
}
]
},
{
"name": "--list-full-installers",
"description": "List the available macOS Installers"
},
{
"name": "--fetch-full-installer",
"description": "Install the latest recommended macOS Installer"
},
{
"name": "--full-installer-version",
"description": "The version of macOS to install",
"args": [
{
"name": "version"
}
]
},
{
"name": "--install-rosetta",
"description": "Install Rosetta 2"
},
{
"name": "--background",
"description": "Trigger a background scan and update operation"
},
{
"name": "--dump-state",
"description": "Log the internal state of the SU daemon to /var/log/install.log"
},
{
"name": "--evaluate-products",
"description": "Evaluate a list of product keys specified by the --products option"
},
{
"name": "--history",
"description": "Show the install history. By default, only displays updates installed by softwareupdate",
"options": [
{
"names": [
"--all"
],
"description": "Include all processes in history (including App installs)"
}
]
}
],
"options": [
{
"names": [
"--no-scan"
],
"description": "Do not scan when listing or installing updates (use available updates previously scanned)"
},
{
"names": [
"--product-types"
],
"description": "Limit a scan to a particular product type only - ignoring all others",
"takes_arg": true,
"arg": {
"name": "type"
}
},
{
"names": [
"--products"
],
"description": "A comma-separated (no spaces) list of product keys to operate on"
},
{
"names": [
"--force"
],
"description": "Force an operation to complete. Use with --background to trigger a background scan regardless of \"Automatically check\" pref"
},
{
"names": [
"--agree-to-license"
],
"description": "Agree to the software license agreement without user interaction"
},
{
"names": [
"--verbose"
],
"description": "Enable verbose output"
},
{
"names": [
"--help",
"-h"
],
"description": "Show help for softwareupdate"
}
]
}