needrestart

linux

Check which daemons need to be restarted after library upgrades.

Examples (8)

List outdated processes

needrestart

Interactively restart services

sudo needrestart

List outdated processes in [v]erbose or [q]uiet mode

needrestart -v|q

Check if the [k]ernel is outdated

needrestart -k

Check if the CPU microcode is outdated

needrestart -w

List outdated processes in [b]atch mode

needrestart -b

List outdated processed using a specific [c]onfiguration file

needrestart -c path/to/config

Display help

needrestart --help