Cli
Cli Check-Update
wp cli check-update
Checks to see if there is a newer version of WP-CLI available.
Queries the Github releases API. Returns available versions if there are updates available, or success message if using the latest release.
OPTIONS
[--patch] : Only list patch updates.
[--minor] : Only list minor updates.
[--major] : Only list major updates.
[--field=<field>] : Prints the value of a single field for each update.
[--fields=<fields>] : Limit the output to specific object fields. Defaults to version,update_type,package_url.
[--format=<format>] : Render output in a particular format. --- default: table options:
- table
- csv
- json
- count
- yaml ---
EXAMPLES
# Check for update.
$ wp cli check-update
Success: WP-CLI is at the latest version.
# Check for update and new version is available.
$ wp cli check-update
+---------+-------------+-------------------------------------------------------------------------------+
| version | update_type | package_url |
+---------+-------------+-------------------------------------------------------------------------------+
| 0.24.1 | patch | https://github.com/wp-cli/wp-cli/releases/download/v0.24.1/wp-cli-0.24.1.phar |
+---------+-------------+-------------------------------------------------------------------------------+
GLOBAL PARAMETERS
These global parameters have the same behavior across all commands and affect how WP-CLI interacts with WordPress.
| Argument | Description |
|---|---|
--path=<path> | Path to the WordPress files. |
--url=<url> | Pretend request came from given URL. In multisite, this argument is how the target site is specified. |
--ssh=[<scheme>:][<user>@]<host|container>[:<port>][<path>] | Perform operation against a remote server over SSH (or a container using scheme of "docker", "docker-compose", "docker-compose-run", "vagrant"). |
--http=<http> | Perform operation against a remote WordPress installation over HTTP. |
--user=<id|login|email> | Set the WordPress user. |
--skip-plugins[=<plugins>] | Skip loading all plugins, or a comma-separated list of plugins. Note: mu-plugins are still loaded. |
--skip-themes[=<themes>] | Skip loading all themes, or a comma-separated list of themes. |
--skip-packages | Skip loading all installed packages. |
--require=<path> | Load PHP file before running the command (may be used more than once). |
--exec=<php-code> | Execute PHP code before running the command (may be used more than once). |
--context=<context> | Load WordPress in a given context. |
--[no-]color | Whether to colorize the output. |
--debug[=<group>] | Show all PHP errors and add verbosity to WP-CLI output. Built-in groups include: bootstrap, commandfactory, and help. |
--prompt[=<assoc>] | Prompt the user to enter values for all command arguments, or a subset specified as comma-separated values. |
--quiet | Suppress informational messages. |