softwareupdate Command Examples

Update macOS App Store apps. More information: https://keith.github.io/xcode-man-pages/softwareupdate.8.html.

• List all available updates:

softwareupdate --list

• Download and install all updates:

softwareupdate --install --all

• Download and install all [r]ecommended updates:

softwareupdate --install --recommended

• Download and install a specific app:

softwareupdate --install {{update_name}}