update-macos-software-from-the-command-line.md

Update MacOS Software From The Command Line

Category: Mac

You can update software installed on macOS from the command line.

To show a list of available software updates, run the following command:

softwareupdate --list

To select and specific application to install updates for, identify the name of the update that was displayed from the output of the --list command.

Install software updates with the following command:

softwareupdate --install [product-name]

For example, to update to Safari v17:

softwareupdate --install Safari17.0VenturaAuto-17.0

To install all software updates:

softwareupdate --install -all

Note: You may be prompted to close applications prior to installing updates.