DESCRIPTION

update_firmware scans /usr/share/firmware/* for firmware images newer than those present in hardware devices, and writes the newer firmware images into the devices.

OPTIONS

-h Print help text

-c config-file

Use the alternate system wide config-file instead of /etc/firmware/firmware.conf

-o | --over section,key,value

Override values in firmware.conf with new values as section, key, and value.

FILES

/etc/firmware/firmware.conf

The system wide configuration file.

AUTHOR

firmware-tools team <firmware-tools-devel at lists.us.dell.com>

SEE ALSO

bootstrap_firmware(8) inventory_firmware(8) inventory_firmware_gui(8)

Linux DECEMBER 2007 update_firmware(8)