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FWUPDATE(1) User Commands FWUPDATE(1)

fwupdate - update system firmware

fwupdate [OPTION...]

Apply firmware updates. <guid> and <firmware.cap> have to be separates arguments; don't do --apply="<guid> <firmware.cap>" but --apply=<guid> <firmware.cap>
List supported firmware updates
Query for firmware update support
Show the information of firmware update status
Enable firmware update support on supported systems (will require a reboot)
Set or unset the persistent debugging verbosity flag used when running updates. This state is persistent until changed.
Work quietly
Forces flash even if GUID isn't in ESRT (EFI System Resource Table)
Directory where the ESP (EFI System Partition) is currently mounted. By default the fwupdate assume the ESP is mounted in /boot/efi/.
By default when you apply a firmware update, fwupdate check the current EFI firmware <guid> and recorded file path (use --info to get those informations). If the current EFI firmware <guid> is the same as the update, fwupdate will try to use the same recorded file path. This can be a problem if, for example, you want to change the ESP subdirectory[1] used by fwupdate.

This option makes fwupdate behave as if there wasn't any recorded file path.

Be more verbose on errors

-?, --help
Show this help message
Display brief usage message

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ESP subdirectory
http://www.uefi.org/registry
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