> ## Documentation Index
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# kosli update control

> Update a Kosli control.

<Warning>
  This is a beta feature. Beta features provide early access to product
  functionality. These features may change between releases without warning, or
  can be removed in a future release. Please contact us to enable this feature
  for your organization.
</Warning>

## Synopsis

```shell theme={"theme":"dracula","languages":{"custom":["/languages/rego.json"]}}
kosli update control CONTROL-IDENTIFIER [flags]
```

Update a Kosli control.

Only the flags you provide are changed; omitted fields are left untouched.
Providing `--link` replaces all of the control's existing links.

## Flags

| Flag                         | Description                                                                                                                          |
| :--------------------------- | :----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- |
| `-d`, `--description` string | \[optional] The control description.                                                                                                 |
| `-D`, `--dry-run`            | \[optional] Run in dry-run mode. When enabled, no data is sent to Kosli and the CLI exits with 0 exit code regardless of any errors. |
| `-h`, `--help`               | help for control                                                                                                                     |
| `--link` stringToString      | \[optional] A link for the control, given as 'name=url'. Can be repeated. Replaces all existing links.                               |
| `-n`, `--name` string        | \[optional] The new control name.                                                                                                    |

## Flags inherited from parent commands

| Flag                          | Description                                                                                                                                             |
| :---------------------------- | :------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------ |
| `-a`, `--api-token` string    | The Kosli API token.                                                                                                                                    |
| `-c`, `--config-file` string  | \[optional] The Kosli config file path. (default "kosli")                                                                                               |
| `--debug`                     | \[optional] Print debug logs to stdout.                                                                                                                 |
| `-H`, `--host` string         | \[defaulted] The Kosli endpoint. (default "[https://app.kosli.com](https://app.kosli.com)")                                                             |
| `--http-proxy` string         | \[optional] The HTTP proxy URL including protocol and port number. e.g. `http://proxy-server-ip:proxy-port`                                             |
| `-r`, `--max-api-retries` int | \[defaulted] How many times should API calls be retried when the API host is not reachable. (default 3)                                                 |
| `--org` string                | The Kosli organization.                                                                                                                                 |
| `-q`, `--quiet`               | \[optional] Suppress non-critical warning messages. Errors and normal output are not affected. If both `--quiet` and `--debug` are set, `--debug` wins. |

## Examples Use Cases

These examples all assume that the flags  `--api-token`, `--org`, `--host`, (and `--flow`, `--trail` when required), are [set/provided](/getting_started/install/#assigning-flags-via-environment-variables).

<AccordionGroup>
  <Accordion title="update a control's name">
    ```shell theme={"theme":"dracula","languages":{"custom":["/languages/rego.json"]}}
    kosli update control yourControlIdentifier 
    	--name "New control name" 

    ```
  </Accordion>

  <Accordion title="update a control's description and links">
    ```shell theme={"theme":"dracula","languages":{"custom":["/languages/rego.json"]}}
    kosli update control yourControlIdentifier 
    	--description "what this control checks" 
    	--link runbook=https://example.com/runbook 
    ```
  </Accordion>
</AccordionGroup>