Update Command

The update command updates the godyl application itself to the latest version or a specified version.

Syntax

godyl [flags] update [flags]

Aliases

• upgrade
• u

Description

The update command allows you to keep your godyl installation up to date by downloading and installing the latest version from GitHub.

Flags

Flag	Environment Variable	Default	Description
--version, -v	GODYL_UPDATE_VERSION	""	Version to download (empty means latest)
--pre	GODYL_UPDATE_PRE	false	Include pre-releases
--check	GODYL_UPDATE_CHECK	false	Check for updates
--cleanup	GODYL_UPDATE_CLEANUP	false	Cleanup old versions (Windows only; see Platform-Specific Considerations)
--force	GODYL_UPDATE_FORCE	false	Force update even if the current version is the latest

Examples

Update to the latest stable version

godyl update

This will download and install the latest stable version of godyl.

Update to a specific version

godyl update --version v0.1.0

This will download and install version 0.1.0 of godyl.

Include pre-releases when updating

godyl update --pre

This will include pre-release versions when determining the latest version to install.

Platform-Specific Considerations

Windows

On Windows, the running binary cannot be directly replaced. Use the --cleanup flag/option to launch a background process to remove the old version.