On platforms like Linux, the upd utility can be used manually to trigger updates ( -u ), list current module versions ( -l ), or roll back to previous versions ( -r ).
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Mara printed the screen, as if tangible paper could anchor her skepticism. She also pinged a co-worker, Jonah, a network tech with a taste for conspiracy forums and a spare skepticism to lend. Jonah laughed when she told him and called the file "maybe a coder's creepypasta." Then he asked, less humorously, which IP sent it. She didn't have one. It had appeared in their internal update server without provenance, as if the hospital itself had coughed it up. On platforms like Linux, the upd utility can