Command-Line Arguments

To run Dr.Web Updater, type the following command in the command line:

$ <opt_dir>/bin/drweb-update [options]

Dr.Web Updater can process the following options:

Short form

Long form

Arguments

-h

--help

 

Description: instructs to output short help information about command-line parameters to the console and exit.

 

-v

--version

 

Description: instructs to output information on the component version and exit

Example:

$ /opt/drweb.com/bin/drweb-update --help

This command outputs short help information on Dr.Web Updater.

Notes about startup

The component cannot be run directly from the command line of the operating system in standalone mode. It is run automatically on operating system startup by configuration daemon Dr.Web ConfigD. To receive updates to virus databases and anti-virus engine from the update servers of Doctor Web, you can send a request to use the command-line tool for the solution management Dr.Web Ctl (is started by drweb-ctl command).