---
title: "update"
description: "Upgrade installed packages through one native package manager."
---

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# update

`update` upgrades already-installed packages through one native package manager. It does not install missing declarations or prune packages. Use [`apply`](/docs/cli/apply/) for declared package presence and [`nix`](/docs/cli/nix/) for Nix builds and activation.

## macOS

**Syntax:** `outfitting-manager update [--no-push]`

Upgrades installed Homebrew packages and publishes the observed Homebrew inventory unless `--no-push` is set.

## Linux

**Syntax:** `outfitting-manager update [--package-manager <apt|pacman>] [--offline]`

Upgrades installed native packages. The manager is detected from the host unless selected explicitly. `--offline` refuses to run because network-free package resolution cannot be guaranteed.

| Option | Description |
| --- | --- |
| `--package-manager` | Override package-manager detection with `apt` or `pacman`. |
| `--offline` | Refuse the update because network-free package resolution cannot be guaranteed. |

## Windows

**Syntax:** `outfitting-manager update --package-manager <winget|scoop> [--no-push]`

Upgrades installed packages through exactly one selected manager. A package manager must be specified. Successful package operations are recorded; `--no-push` keeps the update state local.

| Option | Description |
| --- | --- |
| `--package-manager` | Select `winget` or `scoop`. Required. |
| `--no-push` | Write local update state without uploading `windows.lock.json`. |

Source: https://outfitting.jfa.dev/docs/cli/update/index.mdx