feat(scoop-update): add --allow-running flag to bypass running-process check

CHANGELOG.md

@@ -8,6 +8,7 @@
 - **download|scoop-download:** Add GitHub issue prompt when the default downloader fails ([#6539](https://github.com/ScoopInstaller/Scoop/issues/6539))
 - **download|scoop-config:** Allow disabling automatic fallback to the default downloader when Aria2c download fails ([#6538](https://github.com/ScoopInstaller/Scoop/issues/6538))
 - **checkver:** Set GitHub mode default jsonpath and regex ([#6653](https://github.com/ScoopInstaller/Scoop/issues/6653))
+- **scoop-update:** Add `--allow-running` flag to bypass running-process check ([#6342](https://github.com/ScoopInstaller/Scoop/issues/6342), [#6029](https://github.com/ScoopInstaller/Scoop/issues/6029))
 
 ### Bug Fixes
 

libexec/scoop-update.ps1

@@ -13,6 +13,7 @@
 #   -s, --skip-hash-check  Skip hash validation (use with caution!)
 #   -q, --quiet            Hide extraneous messages
 #   -a, --all              Update all apps (alternative to '*')
+#   -r, --allow-running    Allow updating apps that are currently running
 
 . "$PSScriptRoot\..\lib\getopt.ps1"
 . "$PSScriptRoot\..\lib\json.ps1" # 'save_install_info' in 'manifest.ps1' (indirectly)
@@ -29,7 +30,7 @@ if (get_config USE_SQLITE_CACHE) {
     . "$PSScriptRoot\..\lib\database.ps1"
 }
 
-$opt, $apps, $err = getopt $args 'gfiksqa' 'global', 'force', 'independent', 'no-cache', 'skip-hash-check', 'quiet', 'all'
+$opt, $apps, $err = getopt $args 'gfiksqar' 'global', 'force', 'independent', 'no-cache', 'skip-hash-check', 'quiet', 'all', 'allow-running'
 if ($err) { error "scoop update: $err"; exit 1 }
 $global = $opt.g -or $opt.global
 $force = $opt.f -or $opt.force
@@ -38,6 +39,7 @@ $use_cache = !($opt.k -or $opt.'no-cache')
 $quiet = $opt.q -or $opt.quiet
 $independent = $opt.i -or $opt.independent
 $all = $opt.a -or $opt.all
+$allowRunning = $opt.r -or $opt.'allow-running'
 
 # load config
 $configRepo = get_config SCOOP_REPO
@@ -399,11 +401,19 @@ if (-not ($apps -or $all)) {
     set_config LAST_UPDATE ([System.DateTime]::Now.ToString('o')) | Out-Null
     success 'Scoop was updated successfully!'
 } else {
-    if ($global -and !(is_admin)) {
-        error 'You need admin rights to update global apps.'; exit 1
+    # --allow-running: temporarily bypass running-process check.
+    # Scoop uses versioned directories (e.g., pwsh 7.6.1/ -> 7.6.2/),
+    # so the update creates a new directory without touching the running binary.
+    if ($allowRunning) {
+        $savedIgnoreRunning = get_config IGNORE_RUNNING_PROCESSES
+        set_config IGNORE_RUNNING_PROCESSES $true | Out-Null
     }
+    try {
+        if ($global -and !(is_admin)) {
+            error 'You need admin rights to update global apps.'; exit 1
+        }
 
-    $outdated = @()
+        $outdated = @()
     $updateScoop = $null -ne ($apps | Where-Object { $_ -eq 'scoop' }) -or (is_scoop_outdated)
     $apps = $apps | Where-Object { $_ -ne 'scoop' }
     $apps_param = $apps
@@ -463,6 +473,15 @@ if (-not ($apps -or $all)) {
     $suggested = @{}
     # $outdated is a list of ($app, $global) tuples
     $outdated | ForEach-Object { update @_ $quiet $independent $suggested $use_cache $check_hash }
+    } finally {
+        if ($allowRunning) {
+            if ($null -ne $savedIgnoreRunning) {
+                set_config IGNORE_RUNNING_PROCESSES $savedIgnoreRunning | Out-Null
+            } else {
+                set_config IGNORE_RUNNING_PROCESSES $false | Out-Null
+            }
+        }
+    }
 }
 
 exit 0