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title: stack kb security-exceptions-api update-exception-list-item cli command
description: Update an exception list item Behaviour flags: --dry-run — validate all inputs and exit without performing any action 
url: https://docs-v3-preview.elastic.dev/elastic/cli/pull/472/cli/stack/kb/security-exceptions-api/update-exception-list-item
---

# stack kb security-exceptions-api update-exception-list-item cli command
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```bash
elastic stack kb security-exceptions-api update-exception-list-item [options]
```

Update an exception list item
**Behaviour flags:**
`--dry-run` — validate all inputs and exit without performing any action

## Options

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  <definition term="--[no-]dry-run">
    validate all inputs and exit without performing any action (preview changes without applying them)
  </definition>
</definitions>


## Global Options

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  <definition term="--[no-]json">
    output as JSON
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</definitions>