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+# Update apps
+
+You can use the `update-app.sh` script to update an app, e.g. like this:
+
+```
+./update-app.sh akismet
+```
+
+To update all apps at once, use this command:
+
+```
+find ../wp-content/plugins/ -maxdepth 1 -type d | xargs -L1 basename | xargs -L1 ./update-app.sh
+```
+