GIT-PKGS(1)

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version 0.21.0 · 2 versions
, in nixpkgs unstable

🦋 GIT-PKGS(1) — the Git Pkgs Manual, bestie edition 🦋

okay so you're looking at git-pkgs, and this specific page is all about git-pkgs-update, the glow-up-your-dependencies command. no cap, it's lowkey the most useful one. let's get into it 💅

✨ NAME ✨

git-pkgs-update — update dependencies. that's it, that's the vibe. 🎀

✨ SYNOPSIS ✨

git-pkgs update [package] [flags]

💖 DESCRIPTION 💖

So here's the tea: git-pkgs update updates your dependencies using the detected package manager (it sniffs out which one you're using, main character energy fr fr).

  • If you hand it a package name? Only that one package gets updated. Just the one. VIP treatment. 👑
  • If you don't? Every single dependency gets updated. the whole squad. 🔥

Here are the examples, exactly as they live in the wild:

git-pkgs update              # update all dependencies
git-pkgs update lodash       # update specific package
git-pkgs update -e npm       # only update npm ecosystem
git-pkgs update --all        # update all (for managers that need explicit flag)

Periodt. 🫶

🌸 OPTIONS 🌸

okay bestie, here's the full menu, nothing skipped, every single flag:

  • --all[=false] — Update all dependencies. this one's for the managers like mix that need you to explicitly say --all before they'll do anything. they're dramatic like that. 🙈
  • --dry-run[=false] — Show what would be run without actually executing it. a little peek, no commitment. 💜
  • -e, --ecosystem="" — Filter to a specific ecosystem. narrow the vibe check down to one ecosystem only.
  • -x, --extra=[] — Extra arguments to pass to the package manager. slip your fave flags through the side door. ✨
  • -h, --help[=false] — help for update. the classic "what does this even do" button.
  • -m, --manager="" — Override the detected package manager. and yes, it takes precedence over -e — so if you set both, -m wins. no tie-breakers, no drama, -m is just that girl. 💅
  • -t, --timeout=10m0s — Timeout for the update operation. default is 10m0s. if it's taking forever, that's on the clock, not on you. ⭐

🦋 OPTIONS INHERITED FROM PARENT COMMANDS 🦋

these ones come from the parent command — still yours to use, they're just visiting:

  • --color="auto" — When to colorize output. your options are auto, always, never. pick your aesthetic. 🌈
  • --include-submodules[=false] — Include git submodules when scanning for manifests. don't forget the little nested babies. 🍓
  • -p, --pager[=false] — Use pager for output. for when the output is giving "I need to scroll". 😭
  • -q, --quiet[=false] — Suppress non-essential output. sometimes you just want silence, and that's valid. 🤫

👑 SEE ALSO 👑

🎀 HISTORY 🎀

28-Oct-2026 — Auto generated by spf13/cobra. not me being literally auto-generated, it's giving ✨machine-made✨ and honestly? iconic.

so yeah, that's the whole page. this git-pkgs manual page is dated Oct 2026, and it was brought to you by the fine folks behind the Git Pkgs Manual — mwah, thank you for coming to my ted talk, go update those dependencies bestie 💅🦋💜

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