Working from the command line

In Extension Manager CC, you can use the command line to perform various operations you would normally perform in the Extension Manager workspace.

You can manage extensions from the command line, using certain syntax, commands, and attributes. The command line syntax in Extension Manager CC has changed remarkably. For command line syntax used in Extension Manager CS6 or earlier, refer to this article.

In Windows, open the command prompt by selecting Start > All Programs > Accessories > Command Prompt. In Mac OS, open Terminal by double-clicking its icon in the Applications/Utilities folder.
Navigate to the following folder:
- Windows: C:\Program Files\Adobe\Adobe Extension Manager CC\
- Mac OS: /Applications/Adobe Extension Manager CC/Adobe Extension Manager CC.app/Contents/MacOS
On the command line, enter the executable as follows (including the double quotes):
- Windows: "ExManCmd.exe"
- Mac OS: “./ExManCmd”
After the executable, enter the desired command.

The following list describes the available commands:

Command on Windows	Command on MAC	Description	Required Attributes
/help	--help	Display help information of the command line.
/launch	--launch	Launch Extension Manager from the command line
/install	--install	Install an extension.	ZXP(file path)
/remove	--remove	Remove an extension.	Name of the extension
/enable	--enable	Enable an extension.	Name of the extension
/disable	--disable	Disable an extension.	Name of the extension
/list all	--list all	Lists all extensions that are installed.
/list	--list	Display the specified product extensions.	Name of the product
/update	--update	Update an extension	Name of the extension
/list_update all	--list_update all	List of extensions that have fresh updates to be installed
/list_update	--list_update	List the specified product updated extensions	Name of the product
/locale	--locale	Specify a locale for Extension Manager at startup	lang
/list_update_extension	--list_update_extension	List update of an extension	Name of the extension
/install_for_all	--install_for_all	Install extension for all user accounts in the machine	ZXP(file path)
/remove_for_all	--remove_for_all	Remove extension for all user accounts in the machine	Name of the extension
/disableSendResult	--disableSendResult	Do not send install or remove result to other Adobe products	True/False

The following table describes the list of available attributes:

Attributes	Description
zxp(file path)	Specifies the name and location of the package file in ZXP format.
lang	Specifies the locale language code, such as en_US.
extension name	Specifies the name of the extension (as specified in the MXI file).
product display name	Specifies the product that uses the extension.

Navigate to the Extension Manager application folder.
(Windows) Enter the following command, specifying your own attribute values:
- (CS4): "Adobe Extension Manager CS4.exe" -package mxi="c:\myfile.mxi" mxp="c:\myfile.mxp"
- (CS5 and CS5.5, MXP format): "XManCommand.exe" -package mxi="c:\myfile.mxi" mxp="c:\myfile.mxp"
- (CS5, CS5.5, and CS6, ZXP format): "XManCommand.exe" -package mxi="c:\myfile.mxi" zxp="c:\myfile.zxp"
(Macintosh) Enter the following command, specifying your own attribute values:
- (CS4/CS5/CS5.5, MXP format): "./Adobe Extension Manager CSx" -package mxi="/myfolder/mysubfolder/myfile.mxi" mxp="/myfolder/mysubfolder/myfile.mxp"
- (CS5, CS5.5, and CS6, ZXP format): "./Adobe Extension Manager CSx" -package mxi="/myfolder/mysubfolder/myfile.mxi" zxp="/myfolder/mysubfolder/myfile.zxp"
Install and test the extension to make sure that everything works as intended.

Navigate to the Extension Manager application folder.
(Windows) Enter the following command, specifying your own attribute value:
(ZXP format): ExManCmd.exe /install "c:\myfile.zxp"
(Macintosh) Enter the following command, specifying your own attribute value:
(ZXP format): ./ExManCmd --install "/myfolder/mysubfolder/myfile.zxp"
To specify a locale, add the locale command and specify the lang attribute before the install command, as follows:
ExManCmd.exe /locale "en_US" /install "c:\myfile.zxp"
Test the extension to make sure that everything works as intended

Navigate to the Extension Manager application folder.

Enter the following command, specifying your own attribute values:

(Windows): ExManCmd.exe /remove "Sample"
(Macintosh): ./ExManCmd --remove "Sample"

Use the extension attribute to specify the name of the extension.

Navigate to the Extension Manager application folder.
Enter the following command, specifying your own attribute value:
- (Windows) ExManCmd.exe /install_for_all "c:\myfile.zxp"
- (Macintosh) ./ExManCmd --install_for_all "/myfolder/mysubfolder/myfile.zxp"
Test the extension to ensure it works as intended.

Navigate to the Extension Manager application folder.
Enter the following command, specifying your own attribute values:
- (Windows) ExManCmd.exe /remove_for_all "Sample"
- (Macintosh) ./ExManCmd --remove_for_all "Sample"
Use the extension attribute to specify the name of the extension.

Navigate to the Extension Manager application folder.

Enter the following command, specifying your own attribute values:

(Windows): ExManCmd.exe /enable "Sample"
(Macintosh): ./ExManCmd --enable "Sample"

Use the extension attribute to specify the name of the extension.

Navigate to the Extension Manager application folder.

Enter the following command, specifying your own attribute values:

(Windows): ExManCmd.exe /disable "Sample"
(Macintosh): ./ExManCmd --disable "Sample"

Use the extension attribute to specify the name of the extension.

Navigate to the Extension Manager application folder.

Enter the following command, specifying your own attribute values:

(Windows): ExManCmd.exe /launch "en_US"
(Macintosh): ./ExManCmd --launch "en_US"

Use the lang attribute to specify the locale language code for Extension Manager.

Navigate to the Extension Manager application folder.
Enter the following command, specifying your own attribute values:
- (Windows): ExManCmd.exe/update "Sample"
- (Macintosh): ./ExManCmd --update "Sample"

Use the extension attribute to specify the name of the extension

Navigate to the Extension Manager application folder.
Enter the following command, specifying your own attribute values:
- (Windows): ExManCmd.exe /list "all"
- (Windows): ExManCmd.exe /list "Photoshop CC 64"
- (Macintosh): ./ExManCmd --list "Photoshop CC 64"

Use the all attribute to list all extensions installed on the system. Use the product name attribute to list extensions specifically installed for the product.

Navigate to the Extension Manager application folder.
Enter the following command, specifying your own attribute values:
- (Windows): ExManCmd.exe /list_update "all"
- (Windows): ExManCmd.exe /list_update "Photoshop CC 64"
- (Macintosh): ./ExManCmd --list_update "Photoshop CC 64"

Use the all attribute to list all updatable extensions installed on the system. Use the product name attribute to list extensions specifically installed for the product.

Navigate to the Extension Manager application folder.
Enter the following command, specifying your own attribute values:
- (Windows) ExManCmd.exe /list_update_extension "Sample"
- (Macintosh) ./ExManCmd --list_update_extension "Sample"
Use the extension name attribute to list whether this extension need to be updated.

The Extension Manager Command Line tool sends the result of extension installation or removal to the other Adobe product by default. Please use disableSendResult to disable the function.

Navigate to the Extension Manager application folder.
Enter the following command, specifying your own attribute values:
- (Windows) ExManCmd.exe /disableSendResult true /install "c:\myfile.zxp"
- (Macintosh) ./ExManCmd --disableSendResult true --install "/myfolder/mysubfolder/myfile.zxp"

Extension Manager can execute install commands passed through BridgeTalk. To send commands to the Extension Manager, specify the target BridgeTalk Identifier as "exman-7.0"

Windows:

var bt = new BridgeTalk();
bt.target = "exman-7.0"; 
bt.body = "C:\\test.zxp"; 
bt.send()

Mac OS:

var bt = new BridgeTalk(); 
bt.target = "exman-7.0";
bt.body = "/Volumes/x1/test.zxp"; 
bt.send();

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