Function: updateExtension()

function updateExtension(
   dirs, 
   name, 
   options?
): Promise<{
  from?: string;
  name: string;
  scope: keyof ExtensionDirs;
  to?: string;
}>;

Defined in: core/extensionCatalog.ts:186

Updates an installed extension from the marketplace it came from: a fresh copy of the marketplace, then installed again in the same scope (its data and options kept). One that didn't come from a marketplace is installed again with extension add.

Parameters

Parameter	Type
dirs	ExtensionDirs
name	string
options	{ official?: string; }
options.official?	string

Returns

Promise<{ from?: string; name: string; scope: keyof ExtensionDirs; to?: string; }>