How to check instantly for new SFK features or bug fixes on the command line, without the need to open a web browser, with the sfk update command for Windows, Mac OS X and Linux.

• Download the free Swiss File Knife Base from Sourceforge.
• Open the Windows CMD command line, Mac OS X Terminal or Linux shell.
• OS X : type mv sfk-mac-64.exe sfk and chmod +x sfk then ./sfk
• Linux: type mv sfk-linux-64.exe sfk and chmod +x sfk then ./sfk. OS X and Linux syntax may differ, check the help within the tool.

sfk update [-get]

check for SFK updates.

options
   -get  download update
 
----- example output: -----
Latest version available: 1.8.1
Summary:
added support for sfk variables, allowing to store data from a command and
Changelist:
- ADD: sfk variables. type "sfk help var" for infos. allows to store data 
- ADD: sfk perline, run sfk commands per text input line. similar to sfk r
- CHG: Syntax Change: sfk call, if: no longer clears chain text after comm
- CHG: Syntax Change: sfk echo ... +call +xex no longer passes text of ech
- CHG: Syntax Change: sfk gettext output changed with text produced by sto
- add: sfk samp http, create an example script for web access automation.
- add: sfk xed, xex, xreplace, simple expressions: [setvar name]...[endvar
- add: sfk xed, simple expressions: keyword [ortext] to search literals OR
- add: sfk xed, simple expressions: keyword [keep] to search text that sho
- add: sfk echo -lines to print every string as one line.
- add: sfk xed: option -firsthit to use only first matching result.
- add: sfk filter: option -line=n to read nth line from input.
- add: sfk web: option -showreq, similar to -status.
- add: sfk find: option -head=n to read only n lines.
- add: sfk batch, alias of sfk samp sfkbat. may also create .sh files unde
- add: sfk xf, alias for xmlform.
- fix: command chaining: unexpected drop of data when chaining to echo, fr
- add: command chaining: +tcall to consume text data and +tend to return t
- fix: sfk script -from begin: if script contained a label begin2 this was
- chg: sfk xex, xed: improved help examples, separate examples for xex and
- chg: sfk samp sfkbat, sfkbash now use %0 or $0 instead of the script fil
- chg: Simple Expressions: now support zero length tokens like in "/[start
- chg: sfk samp: path now allowed in output file with some language types.
- add: sfk xex, xed: option -justrc to just set return code without printi
- add: sfk ... +tovoid to drop current chain text.
- add: sfk stop: optional text to print, info on rc 9 to stop a script fro
- add: sfk call: improved help text.
- FIX: sfk script, call: missing parameters produced errors or even crashe
- fix: sfk ... +run was blocked with http:// url's.
- fix: sfk web -status=... +xex didn't work.
- fix: sfk echo: quoted multi line parms output contained unwanted CR char
- fix: sfk web: always produced rc 9.
- fix: run -stoprc: did not work in a script.
- fix: script: +if ... stop -all didn't work, as "if" misinterpreted optio
- fix: script: +stop no longer requires +then stop.
- fix: gettext: missing linefeeds on terminal output after multiple storet
- fix: sfk version -own +filter didn't work.
- fix: expression part info didn't show # chars.
- chg: sfk samp sfkbat, sfkbash new templates.
- add: sfk knxsend: support for alternative IP group, send of search reque
- add: sfk knxdump: option -verbose to print search response verbosely.
- doc: extended echo help.
- doc: reworked help for sfk script.
- doc: help text for sfk then.
Additional infos:
- Depeche View now also supports http:// text loading.
------------------------------------
A newer version of SFK is available.
------------------------------------
Add option -get to download from:
http://stahlworks.com/sfk.exe

sfk update [-get]

check for SFK updates.

options
   -get  download update
 
----- example output: -----
Latest version available: 1.8.1
Summary:
added support for sfk variables, allowing 
to store data from a command and
Changelist:
- ADD: sfk variables. type "sfk help var" 
       for infos. allows to store data
- ADD: sfk perline, run sfk commands per 
       text input line. similar to sfk r
- CHG: Syntax Change: sfk call, if: no 
                      longer clears chain
                      text after comm
- CHG: Syntax Change: sfk echo ... +call 
                      +xex no longer passes
                      text of ech
- CHG: Syntax Change: sfk gettext output 
                      changed with text
                      produced by sto
- add: sfk samp http, create an example 
       script for web access automation.
- add: sfk xed, xex, xreplace, simple 
       expressions: [setvar name]...[endvar
- add: sfk xed, simple expressions: keyword 
       [ortext] to search literals OR
- add: sfk xed, simple expressions: keyword 
       [keep] to search text that sho
- add: sfk echo -lines to print every 
                 string as one line.
- add: sfk xed: option -firsthit to use 
                        only first matching
                        result.
- add: sfk filter: option -line=n to read 
                           nth line from
                           input.
- add: sfk web: option -showreq, similar to 
                        -status.
- add: sfk find: option -head=n to read 
                         only n lines.
- add: sfk batch, alias of sfk samp sfkbat. 
       may also create .sh files unde
- add: sfk xf, alias for xmlform.
- fix: command chaining: unexpected drop of 
                         data when chaining
                         to echo, fr
- add: command chaining: +tcall to consume 
                          text data and
                          +tend to return t
- fix: sfk script -from begin: if script 
                   contained a label begin2
                   this was
- chg: sfk xex, xed: improved help examples,
                     separate examples for
                     xex and
- chg: sfk samp sfkbat, sfkbash now use %0 
       or $0 instead of the script fil
- chg: Simple Expressions: now support zero 
                           length tokens
                           like in "/[start
- chg: sfk samp: path now allowed in output 
                 file with some language
                 types.
- add: sfk xex, xed: option -justrc to just 
                             set return
                             code without
                             printi
- add: sfk ... +tovoid to drop current 
                chain text.
- add: sfk stop: optional text to print, 
                 info on rc 9 to stop a
                 script fro
- add: sfk call: improved help text.
- FIX: sfk script, call: missing parameters 
                         produced errors or
                         even crashe
- fix: sfk ... +run was blocked with 
                http:// url's.
- fix: sfk web -status=... +xex didn't work.
- fix: sfk echo: quoted multi line parms 
                 output contained unwanted
                 CR char
- fix: sfk web: always produced rc 9.
- fix: run -stoprc: did not work in a 
                    script.
- fix: script: +if ... stop -all didn't 
                work, as "if"
                misinterpreted optio
- fix: script: +stop no longer requires 
                +then stop.
- fix: gettext: missing linefeeds on 
                terminal output after
                multiple storet
- fix: sfk version -own +filter didn't work.
- fix: expression part info didn't show # 
       chars.
- chg: sfk samp sfkbat, sfkbash new 
       templates.
- add: sfk knxsend: support for alternative 
                    IP group, send of
                    search reque
- add: sfk knxdump: option -verbose to 
                    print search response
                    verbosely.
- doc: extended echo help.
- doc: reworked help for sfk script.
- doc: help text for sfk then.
Additional infos:
- Depeche View now also supports http:// 
  text loading.
------------------------------------
A newer version of SFK is available.
------------------------------------

Add option -get to download from:
http://stahlworks.com/sfk.exe

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