March 2003
Beginner
432 pages
11h 30m
English
Content preview from Mac OS X HacksBecome an O’Reilly member and get unlimited access to this title plus top books and audiobooks from O’Reilly and nearly 200 top publishers, thousands of courses curated by job role, 150+ live events each month,
O’Reilly covers everything we've got, with content to help us build a world-class technology community, upgrade the capabilities and competencies of our teams, and improve overall team performance as well as their engagement.I wanted to learn C and C++, but it didn't click for me until I picked up an O'Reilly book. When I went on the O’Reilly platform, I was astonished to find all the books there, plus live events and sandboxes so you could play around with the technology.I’ve been on the O’Reilly platform for more than eight years. I use a couple of learning platforms, but I'm on O'Reilly more than anybody else. When you're there, you start learning. I'm never disappointed.I'm always learning. So when I got on to O'Reilly, I was like a kid in a candy store. There are playlists. There are answers. There's on-demand training. It's worth its weight in gold, in terms of what it allows me to do.
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.
As Apple moves onward and upward in
its efforts to synchronize what happens above and below the shiny
Aqua desktop, some previously GUI-only bits have made their way to
the Terminal command line. One such function is Software Update; just
like its pretty GUI counterpart, softwareupdate
(man softwareupdate) checks for updates to OS X
itself and other associated applications, installing them upon
approval.
Aside from simply appealing to Unix jocks, Software Update on the command line affords administrators (especially those with multiple Macs to keep in sync) the ability to log in remotely and perform updates without having to wander physically from machine to machine. A good admin can actually go so far as to automate the process.
Software Update CLI Walk-Through
Let’s take a stroll through
softwareupdate.
Tip
It’s always advisable to close out of all applications except the Finder and Software Update or the Terminal in which you’re doing a software update. This is the best preemptive medicine for avoiding complications and conflicts that might arise from updating the system beneath the feet of running applications.
The first step is to see if any updates are available. Launch the
Terminal
[Hack #48] application and type
softwareupdate at the command-line prompt. Software Update ...
Become an O’Reilly member and get unlimited access to this title plus top books and audiobooks from O’Reilly and nearly 200 top publishers, thousands of courses curated by job role, 150+ live events each month,
and much more.
Read now
Unlock full access
More than 5,000 organizations count on O’Reilly
O’Reilly covers everything we've got, with content to help us build a world-class technology community, upgrade the capabilities and competencies of our teams, and improve overall team performance as well as their engagement.Julian F.
I wanted to learn C and C++, but it didn't click for me until I picked up an O'Reilly book. When I went on the O’Reilly platform, I was astonished to find all the books there, plus live events and sandboxes so you could play around with the technology.Addison B.
I’ve been on the O’Reilly platform for more than eight years. I use a couple of learning platforms, but I'm on O'Reilly more than anybody else. When you're there, you start learning. I'm never disappointed.Amir M.
I'm always learning. So when I got on to O'Reilly, I was like a kid in a candy store. There are playlists. There are answers. There's on-demand training. It's worth its weight in gold, in terms of what it allows me to do.