Examples (7)
Update all TeX Live packages
sudo tlmgr update --allUpdate tlmgr itself
sudo tlmgr update --selfUpdate a specific package
sudo tlmgr update packageUpdate all except a specific package
sudo tlmgr update --all --exclude packageUpdate all packages, making a backup of the current packages
sudo tlmgr update --all --backupUpdate a specific package without updating its dependencies
sudo tlmgr update --no-depends packageSimulate updating all packages without making any changes
sudo tlmgr update --all --dry-runmade by @shridhargupta | data from tldr-pages