# softwareupdate

> Interact with the macOS software update service.

A command-line utility for running software updates.

- Page: https://loobins.io/binaries/softwareupdate/
- Author: Jonathan Bar Or (@yo_yo_yo_jbo)
- Created: 2023-04-25
- Tactics: Discovery

## Paths

- `/usr/sbin/softwareupdate`

## Example Use Cases

### Get OS and browser version information

Determine OS and Safari version by enumerating the available software updates.

```bash
softwareupdate --list
```

- Tactics: Discovery
- Tags: system-info

### Get OS update policy

Use the --schedule flag to return the OS update policy.

```bash
softwareupdate --schedule
```

- Tactics: Discovery
- Tags: system-info

## Detections

- No detections at time of publishing

## Resources

- [softwareupdate Man Page](https://ss64.com/osx/softwareupdate.html)