PICOTOOL-REBOOT(1)

📦 version 2.2.0-a4, in ubuntu stonking

✨ PICOTOOL-REBOOT(1) ✨

okay bestie, so this is a page from the User Commands section of the manual, and it's called picotool-reboot. yeah. we're doing device reboots today. 💅

🌸 NAME 🌸

picotool-reboot — reboot the device. that's it. that's the whole job. iconic.

🦋 SYNOPSIS 🦋

picotool reboot [-a] [-u] [-g <partition>] [-c <cpu>] [device-selection]

💖 OPTIONS 💖

🎀 Reboot type

like, which flavour of reboot are we doing bestie. pick one. 💖

  • -a, --application — reboot right back into the application. this is the default, so if you say nothing at all, this is the vibe you're getting. no cap.
  • -u, --usb — reboot back into BOOTSEL mode instead. yes queen, back to bootloader business.
  • -g <partition> — select the diagnostic partition. 👑
  • -c <cpu> — select arm | riscv CPU — but only if possible, okay? it's giving "when the hardware feels like it" energy.

🌈 Selecting the device to reboot 🌈

so like, what if you've got a whole little friend group of USB devices plugged in and you need to pick the right one?? these filters are how you do it. 🫶

  • --bus <bus> — filter devices by USB bus number.
  • --address <addr> — filter devices by USB device address.
  • --vid <vid> — filter by vendor id.
  • --pid <pid> — filter by product id.
  • --ser <ser> — filter by serial number.
  • -f, --force — force a device that is not in BOOTSEL mode but is running compatible code to reset so the command can actually be executed. after executing the command (unless the command itself is a reboot) the device will be rebooted back to application mode. ✨
  • -F, --force-no-reboot — same forcing deal: force a device not in BOOTSEL mode but running compatible code to reset so the command can be executed. BUT — after executing the command (unless the command itself is a reboot) the device will be left connected and accessible to picotool, but without the USB drive mounted. different ending, same dramatic beginning. 💀
slay responsibly bestie — -f and -F are literally forcing a device to reset. that's the whole point, but you asked for it. 🙈

and that's the whole page, no crumbs left. this was picotool version 2.2.0-a4+dfsg, dated December 2025, filed under PICOTOOL-REBOOT(1). mwah. go reboot something. 💜✨

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