Reference Guide

Dell Command | Update command-line
interface
Dell Command | Update provides a command-line version of the application which can be used for batch and scripting setups.
The CLI enables administrators to use an automated remote deployment infrastructure for updates. It provides basic options
with no interactive user prompts, and does not include all the features that can be performed using the Graphical User Interface
(user interface) version of Dell Command | Update.
To run the CLI: Launch the command prompt as an Administrator, then go to %PROGRAMFILES%\Dell\CommandUpdate
and run the dcu-cli.exe command in the command prompt.
To view additional information about the commands and options available in Dell Command | Update: Run dcu-cli.exe /
help.
NOTE: If some updates require a restart to complete the installation, the system does not restart automatically. Some
updates cannot be installed unless the power adapter is plugged into the system.
For more information about command-line interface for Dell Command | Update, see Dell Command | Update Version 4.x
Reference Guide.
Topics:
• Dell Command | Update CLI commands
• Command Line Interface Error codes
Dell Command | Update CLI commands
This section provides information about the CLI commands available in Dell Command | Update.
The CLI syntax is as follows:
/<command> -option1=value1 -option2=value2 -option3=value3...
NOTE: When entering the command, ensure that you do not enter a space after the forward slash.
NOTE: If the files or folder paths contain spaces, then use double quotes for the option values.
Table 1. Dell Command | Update CLI commands
CLI options Description Syntax Supported Options
/help or -help Displays usage information.
NOTE: Any other command that
is specified with this command is
ignored.
dcu-cli.exe /help
Not Applicable
/?
Displays usage information.
NOTE: Any other command that
is specified with this command is
ignored.
dcu-cli.exe /?
Not Applicable
-?
Displays usage information.
NOTE: Any other command that
is specified with this command is
ignored.
dcu-cli.exe -?
Not Applicable
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