User's Manual

Table 3. 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.
packagename.exe /s /r /l=c:\pkg.log
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