Getmtc, Goto, Help – HP Unified Extensible Firmware Interface User Manual
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Description
This command updates the system BIOS firmware. Optionally, specify an NVRAM reset, a reboot
after the flash, or both. If no options are specified, none are assumed.
Example
To update the system BIOS, reset NVRAM to its default configuration, and execute a reboot:
Shell> fwupdate YourFlashImage.BIN -r
getmtc
Gets the MTC from BootServices and displays it.
Syntax
getmtc
This command displays the current monotonic counter value. The lower 32 bits increment every
time this command is executed. Every time the system is reset, the upper 32 bits is incremented
and the lower 32 bits is reset to 0.
goto
Goes to a label in a script.
Syntax
goto label
help
Displays the list of commands that are built into the UEFI Shell.
Syntax
help
[ cmd | pattern | special ] [-usage] [-v] [-section sectionname] [-b]
Options
cmd
Specifies the command for which to display help.
pattern
Specifies the pattern to use for displaying command help.
special
Displays a list of the special characters used in the shell command
line.
-usage
Displays usage information for the command. This results in the
same display as specifying –section:NAME and
–section:SYNOPSIS .
-v
Displays verbose information.
-section sectionname
Displays the specified section of the help information.
-b
Displays the help output one screen at a time.
Description
This command displays information about one or more shell commands.
If no other options are specified, each command is displayed along with a brief description of its
function. If–v is specified, then all help information for the specified commands appears. If
–section
is specified, only the help section specified appears (see below). If –usage is specified,
then the command, a brief description and the usage appears.
The help text is gathered from UCS-2 text files found in the directory where the shell or shell
command executable is located. The files have the name command-name.man where
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