Other Slick Commands

Other common tasks you can perform with the Patch CLT:

# Compare the installed version of Firefox with the Patch Catalog and exit abnormally if
# the installed version is out-of-date
sudo patch compare mozilla-firefox --fail

# Cache the install media for Slack, show progress of the download, and reveal in Finder
sudo patch cache slack --progress --reveal

# Update every app from the Patch Catalog that is installed and out-of-date
sudo patch update-all

# Install four apps as part of Mac Onboarding, preserving install order
# (--preserve-order is the default for `patch onboard install`;
# already-completed apps are skipped on subsequent invocations)
sudo patch onboard install setup-manager dockutil google-chrome slack

# List all of the software titles in the Patch Catalog
sudo patch list

tip

Run patch help <subcommand> to see all the options for the the specified subcommand.