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Suggest --verbose for softwareupdate --all ...

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Gives information about what is being updated, downloaded, etc. Else the updater is quite silent and it's hard to tell what's going on and when it will complete.

Example with the `--verbose` flag:

```
% softwareupdate --all --install --force --verbose

Software Update Tool

Finding available software
Downloading macOS Ventura 13.0
Password: 
Downloading: 65.02%
```

This feature is documented via `--help`; i.e.:

```
% softwareupdate --help
usage: softwareupdate <cmd> [<args> ...]

** Manage Updates:
	-l | --list		List all appropriate update labels (options:  --no-scan, --product-types)
	-d | --download		Download Only
	-i | --install		Install
		<label> ...	specific updates
		-a | --all		All appropriate updates
		-R | --restart		Automatically restart (or shut down) if required to complete installation.
		-r | --recommended	Only recommended updates
		     --os-only	Only OS updates
		     --safari-only	Only Safari updates
		     --stdinpass	Password to authenticate as an owner. Apple Silicon only.
		     --user	Local username to authenticate as an owner. Apple Silicon only.
	--list-full-installers		List the available macOS Installers
	--fetch-full-installer		Install the latest recommended macOS Installer
		--full-installer-version	The version of macOS to install. Ex: --full-installer-version 10.15
	--install-rosetta	Install Rosetta 2
	--background		Trigger a background scan and update operation

** Other Tools:
	--dump-state		Log the internal state of the SU daemon to /var/log/install.log
	--evaluate-products	Evaluate a list of product keys specified by the --products option 
	--history		Show the install history.  By default, only displays updates installed by softwareupdate.  

** Options:
	--no-scan		Do not scan when listing or installing updates (use available updates previously scanned)
	--product-types <type>		Limit a scan to a particular product type only - ignoring all others
		Ex:  --product-types macOS  || --product-types macOS,Safari 
	--products		A comma-separated (no spaces) list of product keys to operate on. 
	--force			Force an operation to complete.  Use with --background to trigger a background scan regardless of "Automatically check" pref 
	--agree-to-license		Agree to the software license agreement without user interaction.

	--verbose		Enable verbose output
	--help			Print this help
```
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<<~EOS
Update them from Software Update in #{software_update_location} or run:
softwareupdate --all --install --force
softwareupdate --all --install --force --verbose
If that doesn't show you any updates, run:
sudo rm -rf /Library/Developer/CommandLineTools