Software Update on the Command Line Just like it's pretty GUI
counterpart, the command-line softwareupdate checks for updates to OS
X itself and other associated applications, installing them upon
approval. [Discuss (1) | Link to this hack]
Any idea on any extra options it has - like specifying the software update source (i.e as another machine on the network that has already downloaded the 150 Mb update?)
tried:
bash-2.05a$ man softwareupdate
No manual entry for softwareupdate
and
bash-2.05a$ sudo softwareupdate --help
Password: XXXXX
Software Update Tool
Copyright 2002 Apple Computer, Inc.
tried:
bash-2.05a$ man softwareupdate
No manual entry for softwareupdate
and
bash-2.05a$ sudo softwareupdate --help
Password: XXXXX
Software Update Tool
Copyright 2002 Apple Computer, Inc.
softwareupdate: --help: No such update name