ipc - SWUpdate IPC tool
Contents
Aes
send a new aes key to SWUpdate
Copyright
2013-2024, Stefano Babic
2024.12 Mar 18, 2025 IPC(1)
Description
aes<key><ivt>
AES key to be used for decryption
setversion<min><max><current>
configure the accepted range of versions
hawkbitcfg
configuration for Hawkbit Module
-h help
-p allows one to set the polling time (in seconds)
-e enable suricatta mode
-d disable suricatta mode
swupdate-sendtohawkbit<actionid><status><finished><execution><detail1><detail2>..
Send Acknowledge to Hawkbit server after an update if SWUpdate is set to wait for.
sysrestart
Used with SWU handler, allow one to perform a network restart
-r optionally reboot the target after a successful update
-w waits for a SWUpdate connection instead of exit with error
-s<path>
path to progress IPC socket
Gethawkbit
return status of the connection to Hawkbit.
Name
ipc - SWUpdate IPC tool
swupdate-ipc sends a specific command to SWUpdate. The following commands are enabled:
Sendtohawkbit
send data to the Hawkbit Server. A typical use case is acknowledgement for activation by an application
or operator after a new software has been installed. The tool can forward the result for the activation
to the hawkBit server.
Setversion
sends a range of versions that can be accepted.
Synopsis
swupdate-ipc <cmd> [option]
Where cmd is one of the listed above.
Sysrestart
send a restart command after a network update
