# man > fwupdtool(1)

> **TLDR:** Update device firmware manually or manipulate firmware files.
>
- Display all devices detected by `fwupd`:
  `fwupdtool get-devices`
- Install firmware from a file:
  `fwupdtool install {{path/to/firmware}}`
- Display help:
  `fwupdtool {{-h|--help}}`

*Source: tldr-pages*

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## NAME
       **fwupdtool** - standalone firmware update utility

## SYNOPSIS
       **fwupdtool** [CMD]

## DESCRIPTION
       This  tool  allows  an  administrator  to use fwupd plugins directly without using the daemon
       process, which may be faster or easier to use when creating or  debugging  specific  plugins.
       For most end-users, **fwupdmgr** is a more suitable program to use in almost all cases.

       Additionally  **fwupdtool** can be used to convert firmware from various different formats, or to
       modify the images contained inside the container firmware file.  For example, you can convert
       DFU or Intel HEX firmware into the vendor-specific format.

## OPTIONS
       The  fwupdtool  command  takes various options depending on the action.  Run **fwupdtool** **--help**
       for the full list.  Note that some runtimes failures can be ignored using **--force**.

## EXIT STATUS
       Commands that successfully execute will return “0”, with generic failure as “1”.

       There are also several other exit codes used: A return code of “2” is used for commands  that
       have  no  actions  but  were  successfully  executed, and “3” is used when a resource was not
       found.

## BUGS
       See GitHub Issues: <<https://github.com/fwupd/fwupd/issues>>

## SEE ALSO
       <[fwupdmgr(1)](https://www.chedong.com/phpMan.php/man/fwupdmgr/1/markdown)> <[fwupd.conf(5)](https://www.chedong.com/phpMan.php/man/fwupd.conf/5/markdown)>



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