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  <refentryinfo>
    <pubdate>$Date: 2020-08-11 11:03:42 +0000 (Tue, 11 Aug 2020) $</pubdate>
    <title>VBoxManage updatecheck</title>
  </refentryinfo>

  <refmeta>
    <refentrytitle>VBoxManage-updatecheck</refentrytitle>
    <manvolnum>1</manvolnum>
  </refmeta>

  <refnamediv>
    <refname>VBoxManage-updatecheck</refname>
    <refpurpose>Check for a newer version of VirtualBox</refpurpose>
    <refclass>Oracle VM VirtualBox</refclass>
  </refnamediv>

  <refsynopsisdiv>
    <cmdsynopsis id="synopsis-vboxmanage-updatecheck"> <!-- The 'id' is mandatory and must start with 'synopsis-'. -->
      <command>VBoxManage updatecheck perform</command>
    </cmdsynopsis>
    <cmdsynopsis id="synopsis-vboxmanage-updatecheck-getsettings">
      <command>VBoxManage updatecheck getsettings</command>
    </cmdsynopsis>
    <cmdsynopsis id="synopsis-vboxmanage-updatecheck-modifysettings">
      <command>VBoxManage updatecheck modifysettings</command>
      <group>
        <arg choice="plain">--disable</arg>
        <arg choice="plain">--enable</arg>
      </group>
      <arg>--branch=<replaceable>stable | withbetas | allreleases</replaceable></arg>
      <arg>--frequency=<replaceable>days</replaceable></arg>
    </cmdsynopsis>
  </refsynopsisdiv>

  <refsect1>
    <title>Description</title>

    <para>The <command>updatecheck</command> subcommand is used to check if a newer
    version of VirtualBox is available.  The two subcommand options of <command>updatecheck</command>
    are used for modifying or viewing the settings associated with checking for a newer version
    of VirtualBox.</para>

    <refsect2 id="vboxmanage-updatecheck">
      <title>updatecheck</title>
      <remark role="help-copy-synopsis"/>
      <para>
        Check if a newer version of VirtualBox is available.
      </para>
    </refsect2>

    <refsect2 id="vboxmanage-updatecheck-getsettings">
      <title>updatecheck getsettings</title>
      <remark role="help-copy-synopsis"/>
      <para>
        Display the current settings used for specifying when to check for a newer version of VirtualBox.
      </para>
    </refsect2>

    <refsect2 id="vboxmanage-updatecheck-modifysettings">
      <title>updatecheck modifysettings</title>
      <remark role="help-copy-synopsis"/>
      <para>
        Modify the settings used for specifying when to check for a newer version of VirtaulBox.
      </para>
      <variablelist>
        <varlistentry>
          <term><option>--enable</option></term><listitem><para>Enable the update check service.</para></listitem>
        </varlistentry>
        <varlistentry>
          <term><option>--disable</option></term><listitem><para>Disable the update check service.</para></listitem>
        </varlistentry>
        <varlistentry>
          <term><option>--target=stable | withbetas | allreleases</option></term>
          <listitem><para>The preferred release type used for determining whether a newer version of VirtualBox is available.  The default is 'stable'.</para>
          <variablelist>
            <varlistentry>
             <term><option>stable</option></term>
             <listitem><para>Check for newer stable releases (maintenance and minor releases within the same major release) of VirtualBox.</para> </listitem>
            </varlistentry>
            <varlistentry>
             <term><option>allreleases</option></term>
             <listitem><para>Check for newer stable releases (maintenance and minor releases within the same major release) and major releases of VirtualBox.</para></listitem>
            </varlistentry>
            <varlistentry>
             <term><option>withbetas</option></term>
             <listitem><para>Check for newer stable releases (maintenance and minor releases within the same major release), major releases, and beta releases of VirtualBox.</para></listitem>
            </varlistentry>
          </variablelist>
          </listitem>
        </varlistentry>
        <varlistentry>
          <term><option>--frequency=days</option></term>
          <listitem><para>Specify how often in days to check for a newer version of VirtualBox.</para></listitem>
        </varlistentry>
      </variablelist>
    </refsect2>

  </refsect1>

</refentry>