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FWGET(8)		     System Manager's Manual			FWGET(8)

NAME
     fwget -- install firmware packages for the running system

SYNOPSIS
     fwget [-n] [-v] [subsystem]

DESCRIPTION
     The  fwget  utility can be used to detect and install firmware packages for
     devices present on a running system.

     The options are as follows:

     -n 	 Dry run, only show needed packages

     -v 	 Be more verbose

     subsystem	 Hardware subsystem(s), default  is  all  supported  subsystems.
		 Space separated hardware subsystems, accepts pci and usb

SEE ALSO
     firmware(9)

HISTORY
     The fwget utility first appeared in FreeBSD 14.0.

AUTHORS
     The  fwget  utility  and  this  manual  page were written by Emmanuel Vadot
     <manu@FreeBSD.org> for Beckhoff Automation GmbH & Co. KG.

CAVEATS
     This utility currently only supports the pci(4) and usb(4) subsystems.

FreeBSD ports 15.quarterly	  July 7, 2025				FWGET(8)

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