OSX software updates via command line

Just use the following command:

softwareupdate -i -a

This installs all available updates, but doesn’t restart, so that might need to be done manually.

The blurb:

usage: softwareupdate [ ...]


        -l | --list             List all appropriate updates

        -d | --download         Download Only

        -i | --install          Install

                 ...       specific updates

                -a | --all              all appropriate updates

                -r | --recommended      only recommended updates
        Per-user preferences:

        --ignore  ...      Ignore specific updates

        --reset-ignored         Clear all ignored updates

        --schedule (on | off)   Set automatic checking

-v | --verbose Enable verbose output -h | --help Print this help

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