# rootform update

Change a selection in rootform.lock

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Change a selection in rootform.lock.

## Usage

```text
rootform update <command> [options]
```

## Options

### Global options

| Flag | Type | Default | Description |
| --- | --- | --- | --- |
| ` -h, --help ` | ` bool ` | ` false ` | show how to use rootform update |
| ` --color ` | ` mode ` | ` auto ` | color human output: `auto\|always\|never`; default: auto |
| ` --no-pager ` | ` bool ` | ` false ` | print a long report in full instead of opening it in less |

## Behavior

Record new content for one selected Dialect or Policy Pack, or switch
it to another exact source.

## Exit status

| Status | Description |
| --- | --- |
| `0` | help was shown |
| `2` | the command was used incorrectly |

## Subcommands

| Command | Purpose |
| --- | --- |
| [` rootform update dialect `](https://docs.rootform.dev/reference/cli/update/dialect/) | Change one selected Dialect |
| [` rootform update policy-pack `](https://docs.rootform.dev/reference/cli/update/policy-pack/) | Change one selected Policy Pack |

## Examples

```sh
rootform update dialect payments
rootform update dialect payments ./dialects/payments-next
rootform update dialect payments \
  registry.example.com/acme/dialects:dialect-payments-0.2.0
rootform update policy-pack baseline
rootform update policy-pack baseline ./policies
rootform update policy-pack baseline \
  registry.example.com/acme/policies:policy-pack-baseline-0.2.0
```