Users Guide

Dell Command | Update command-line
interface
Dell Command | Update provides a command-line version of the application that 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 executed using the GUI version of Dell
Command | Update.
To run the CLI: Launch the command prompt as an Administrator, then navigate 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:
● 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.
NOTE: If the files or folder paths contain spaces, then the Option values must be double quoted.
Table 4. 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
/version
Displays the version.
NOTE: Any other command that is
specified with this command is ignored.
dcu-cli.exe /
version
Not Applicable
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