Dell Update Packages User's Guide

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Windows CLI Options

For a list of the CLI options for systems running Windows, a description of each option, and the command syntax see the following table.

NOTE: DUPs for Microsoft Windows operating systems cannot display output at the command line because they are Windows GUI applications. All output information is written to a log file. For information on log files, see DUP Message Logs.

Table 1. Windows CLI Options: Usage
CLI Option	CLI Task Description	Command Syntax
/? or /h Help option	Displays command line options and help information.	packagename.exe /? packagename.exe /h
/c Check option	Determines if the update can be applied to the target system. The /s option is required with this option. Options /f, /e, and /r are not valid with this option. When you click Install in the graphical user interface (GUI) mode, the same checking process is performed.	packagename.exe /s /c /l=c:\pkg.log
/e=<path> Extract option	Extracts all files contained in the DUP to the path you specify. If the directory specified in the path does not exist, it is created. If the path contains spaces, use quotation marks around the < path> value. The /s option is required with this option. Options /f, /c, and /r are not valid with this option.	packagename.exe /s /e=c:\update packagename.exe /s /e="c:\update files"
/f Force option	Allows downgrade of the software to a previous (older) version. The /s option is required with this option. Options /e and /c are not valid with this option. NOTE: Before downgrading the software to a previous version, see the documentation for the previous version.	packagename.exe /s /f /l=c:\pkg.log
/l=<filename> Log option	Appends logged messages to a specified ASCII file; creates a new file if one does not exist. NOTE: If the file name contains spaces, use quotation marks around the < filename> value. The /s option is required with this option.	packagename.exe /s /l=c:\pkg.log packagename.exe /s /l="c:\Update Log\pkg.log"
/r Reboot option	Reboots the system, if required, after performing the update. The reboot does not occur: If the DUP fails or is not applicable to the target system. If the DUP does not require a reboot. The /s option is required with this option. Options /e and /c are not valid with this option.	packagename.exe /s /r /l=c:\pkg.log
/s Silent option	Executes the update silently without user intervention. When /s is not specified, the DUP is launched in GUI (interactive) mode. The /s option is required when using the /e, /f, /c, /l, and /u options. NOTE: Using the /s option causes all output to be written to log files.	packagename.exe /s /l=c:\pkg.log
/u=<filename> Unicode Log option	Appends logged messages to a specified Unicode file; creates a new file if one does not exist. If the file name contains spaces, use quotation marks around the < filename> value. The /s option is required with this option.	packagename.exe /s /u=c:\pkg.log packagename.exe /s /u="c:\Update Log\pkg.log"