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Note that all of the commands above will perform ''local'' package installs.  E.g., if an update is found for a global package, the updated version will be installed to the ''local'' package location, leaving the old version intact in the ''global'' package location.  This behavior can be changed by calling the install command with the {{Path|-global}} option. For example:
Note that all of the commands above will perform ''local'' package installs.  E.g., if an update is found for a global package, the updated version will be installed to the ''local'' package location, leaving the old version intact in the ''global'' package location.  This behavior can be changed by calling the install command with the {{Path|-global}} option. For example:


To update all global packages to the latest version, use:
To update all global packages to the latest version (requires write-access to the global-list location) you can use:


   >> pkg update -global
   >> pkg update -global
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