About the Patch Command Line Tool

The Patch command line tool (CLT) is the workhorse of Alectrona Patch that performs software installations and updates on a Mac. Using the Patch CLT is completely optional as typically this process is controlled by the Patch Agent. However, you can use this powerful tool manually in Terminal or in scripted workflows by your MDM.

The Patch CLT can be easily accessed at the following path:

Symlink

/usr/local/bin/patch

Full Path

/Library/Application Support/Alectrona/Patch/patch

tip

The Patch CLT has an extensive help subcommand which we encourage you to check out using patch help or patch help <subcommand>.