Users Guide

Dell Command | Update command line
interface
Dell Command | Update provides a command line version of the application form that can be used for batch and scripting
setups. The CLI is fully automatic and has no interactive user prompts. The CLI enables administrators to use automated remote
deployment infrastructure for further updates. At this point, the command line interface provides basic options and does not
include all features that can be executed using the UI version of the application.
To run the CLI: Launch the command prompt as an Administrator, then navigate to %PROGRAMFILES%\Dell
\CommandUpdate and then run the dcu-cli.exe command in command prompt.
To view additional information about the commands and options available in Dell Command | Update: Run dcu-cli.exe /
help.
NOTE:
● Some updates cannot be installed unless the power adapter is plugged into the system.
● If some updates require a restart to complete the installation, system does not restart automatically.
Topics:
• Command line interface reference
• Command line interface Error codes
Command line interface reference
The following table lists information about the CLI options available in Dell Command | Update:
The CLI syntax is as follows:
/<command> -option1=value1 -option2=value2 -option3=value3...
NOTE: There should not be any space after the forward slash when you are providing the command.
Table 4. Dell Command | Update CLI Commands
CLI options Description Syntax Supported Options
/help
Displays usage information.
NOTE: Any other command specified
with this command is ignored.
dcu-cli.exe /help
Not Applicable
/version
Displays the version.
NOTE: Any other command specified
with this command is ignored.
dcu-cli.exe /
version
Not Applicable
/configure
Allows configuration of Dell Command |
Update based on settings provided in the
supported options.
NOTE: Options passed here are
persistent, available through the life of
the application on the system.
dcu-cli.exe /
configure -
<option>=<value>
Examples:
dcu-cli.exe /
configure -
userConsent=disab
le
-importSettings
-exportSettings
-lockSettings
-
advancedDriverR
estore
-
driverLibraryLo
cation
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