needrestart Command Examples

Check which daemons need to be restarted after library upgrades. More information: https://github.com/liske/needrestart.

• List outdated processes:

needrestart

• Interactively restart services:

sudo needrestart

• List outdated processes in [v]erbose or [q]uiet mode:

needrestart -{{v|q}}

• Check if the [k]ernel is outdated:

needrestart -k

• Check if the CPU microcode is outdated:

needrestart -w

• List outdated processes in [b]atch mode:

needrestart -b

• List outdated processed using a specific [c]onfiguration file:

needrestart -c {{path/to/config}}

• Display help:

needrestart --help