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softwareupdate -l
softwareupdate -d
softwareupdate -i
softwareupdate --list-full-installers
softwareupdate --fetch-full-installer
softwareupdate --full-installer-version
softwareupdate --install-rosetta
softwareupdate --background
softwareupdate --dump-state
softwareupdate --evaluate-products
softwareupdate --history

softwareupdate --background

Trigger a background scan and update operation

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