Updating Zowe CLI

Zowe CLI is updated continuously. You can update Zowe CLI to a more recent version using online registry method or the local package method. However, you can only update Zowe CLI using the method that you used to install Zowe CLI.

• (Optional) Identify the currently installed version of Zowe CLI
• (Optional) Identify the currently installed versions of Zowe CLI plug-ins
• Update Zowe CLI from the online registry
• Update or revert Zowe CLI to a specific version
• Update Zowe CLI from a local package

(Optional) Identify the currently installed version of Zowe CLI

Issue the following command:

zowe -V 

(Optional) Identify the currently installed versions of Zowe CLI plug-ins

Issue the following command:

zowe plugins list

Update Zowe CLI from the online registry

You can update Zowe CLI to the latest version from the online registry on Windows, Mac, and Linux computers.

Note: The following steps assume that you set the npm registries for the @brightside scopes as described in Installing Zowe CLI from an online registry.

Follow these steps:

1. Issue the following command to update Zowe CLI to the most recent @lts-incremental version:

   npm install -g @brightside/core@lts-incremental

2. Reinstall the plug-ins and update existing plug-ins using the following command:

   zowe plugins install @brightside/cics@lts-incremental @brightside/db2@lts-incremental

3. Recreate any user profiles that you created before you updated to the latest version of Zowe CLI.

Update or revert Zowe CLI to a specific version

Optionally, you can update Zowe CLI (or revert) to a known version. The following example illustrates the syntax to update Zowe CLI to version 3.3.1:

npm install -g @brightside/core@3.3.1

Update Zowe CLI from a local package

To update Zowe CLI from an offline (.tgz), local package, uninstall your current package then reinstall from a new package using the Install CA Brightside from a Local Package instructions. For more information, see Uninstalling Zowe CLI from the desktop and Installing Zowe CLI from a local package.

Important! Recreate any user profiles that you created before the update.