{"id":3250,"date":"2023-02-04T13:03:51","date_gmt":"2023-02-04T07:33:51","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/trysiteprice.com\/blog\/?p=3250"},"modified":"2023-02-04T13:03:51","modified_gmt":"2023-02-04T07:33:51","slug":"how-to-update-macos-using-command-line-software-update-tool","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/trysiteprice.com\/blog\/how-to-update-macos-using-command-line-software-update-tool\/","title":{"rendered":"How To Update macOS Using Command Line Software Update Tool"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>To update macOS using the command line software update tool, you can use the <code>softwareupdate<\/code> command. 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