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.Dd $Mdocdate: August 2 2011 $
.Dt FW_UPDATE 1
.Os
.Sh NAME
.Nm fw_update
.Nd install and update non-free firmware packages
.Sh SYNOPSIS
.Nm
.Op Fl nv
.Sh DESCRIPTION
The
.Nm
utility checks which firmware are needed on the system and then
installs or updates the relevant packages from the Internet.
Since firmware with acceptable licenses are already present in
.Ox ,
.Nm
exists purely to install and update firmware that may not be freely
distributed with
.Ox .
.Pp
The options are as follows:
.Bl -tag -width Ds
.It Fl n
Pass the
.Fl n
flag to
.Xr pkg_add 1 ,
causing it to not actually install any firmware packages,
just report the steps that would be taken if it was.
.It Fl v
Turn on verbose output and pass the
.Fl v
flag to
.Xr pkg_add 1 .
This flag can be specified multiple times for increased
.Xr pkg_add 1
verbosity.
.El
.Sh SEE ALSO
.Xr pkg_add 1 ,
.Xr dmesg 8
.Sh AUTHORS
.An -nosplit
The
.Nm
program was written by
.An Alexander Hall Aq alexander@beard.se .