https://github.com/sangafabrice/silent-install-kb

Central repo for some windows application updaters.
https://github.com/sangafabrice/silent-install-kb

7zip curl jq pup vbscript windows-shell xmlstarlet

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Central repo for some windows application updaters.

• Host: GitHub
• URL: https://github.com/sangafabrice/silent-install-kb
• Owner: sangafabrice
• Created: 2021-09-06T16:05:19.000Z (over 3 years ago)
• Default Branch: main
• Last Pushed: 2022-06-07T10:48:20.000Z (almost 3 years ago)
• Last Synced: 2025-04-13T04:04:18.027Z (about 1 month ago)
• Topics: 7zip, curl, jq, pup, vbscript, windows-shell, xmlstarlet
• Language: Batchfile
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• Size: 81.1 KB
• Stars: 4
• Watchers: 1
• Forks: 0
• Open Issues: 0
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  • Readme: Readme.md

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README

        
## **Use cURL, Jq, Pup, XmlStarlet and 7zip**

### **To update Windows 10 applications from the command line**

---

##### Author: Fabrice Sanga




## **`cURL`**

`cURL` is used to:

- Get update information (latest version, setup location, checksum) in the form of an HTTP response header or body. 

- To download the requested resource, provided that the setup location is retrieved from the HTTP request.




## **`Jq`, `Pup`, `XMLStarlet`**

The response body is in either JSON, HTML, or XML formats. Then `Jq`, `Pup` and `XMLStarlet` are used to parse the body in the previous data formats taken respectively and retrieve the requested update information as tokens.




## **`Find` and `FindStr` batch commands**

They are equivalent to `grep` in Linux and help parse HTTP response headers that are not in the previously listed formats.




## **`7zip`**

It is used to unzip compressed setups in zip archives files and self-extracting files like chromium setups.







## **Usage**

The `profile.init.bat` file contains the installation folders of the apps to update and the path to the batchfile autorun script that is run at `cmd` startup. If the app id is not this script, then it is installed in the default folder or the autorun folder in case it is a console app.

```batfile

@Echo OFF

If %~1==autorun_parent Echo Path\To\Autorun\Profile\Folder

If %~1==app_id Set program_data=Path\To\Installation\Folder

```




The usage :

```batfile

Update-App [CopyToDirectory]

CopyToDirectory     The directory where to backup the installer

App                 GoogleChrome, AvastSecure, Chocolatey, 7zip, Hugo, GitHubCLI,

                    Jq, Yq, Pup, XML, WmiExplorer, Rufus, Rainmeter, FirefoxDev, 

                    MJML, VLC, YoutubeDL, etc.

```




### **Examples**

Update curl and save the setup to C:\Backup\Curl.

```batchfile

> Update-Curl.bat C:\Backup\Curl

> curl --version

  7.83.1_3

```




Update chrome and save the setup to C:\Backup\Chrome.

```batchfile

> Type assets\profile.init.bat

  If %~1==autorun_parent Echo %ProgramData%\Autorun

  If %~1==app_id Set program_data=%ProgramData%\Chrome

> Update-GoogleChrome.bat C:\Backup\Chrome

> chrome --version

  102.0.5005.63

```