What is the purpose of the force flag in upcp?

Question

upcp, the cPanel update script, has a flag, "--force." What does it do? When should I use it?

Answer

upcp --force tells the update script to update no matter what, even if updates are set to Disabled, or if your server is still set to wait during a staged rollout.

Be warned, this flag will update to the latest version available in your current tier. You can view your current tier in the WHM interface > Update Preferences, or via the command line:

# cat /etc/cpupdate.conf
CPANEL=RELEASE
RPMUP=daily
SARULESUP=daily
STAGING_DIR=/usr/local/cpanel
UPDATES=daily

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