diff --git a/cmd/stbak/cmd/update.go b/cmd/stbak/cmd/update.go
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+package cmd
+
+import (
+	"archive/tar"
+	"context"
+	"os"
+
+	"github.com/pojntfx/stfs/pkg/adapters"
+	"github.com/pojntfx/stfs/pkg/converters"
+	"github.com/pojntfx/stfs/pkg/formatting"
+	"github.com/pojntfx/stfs/pkg/persisters"
+	"github.com/spf13/cobra"
+	"github.com/spf13/viper"
+	"github.com/volatiletech/sqlboiler/v4/boil"
+)
+
+const (
+	contentFlag = "content"
+)
+
+var updateCmd = &cobra.Command{
+	Use:     "update",
+	Aliases: []string{"u"},
+	Short:   "Update a file's content and metadata",
+	RunE: func(cmd *cobra.Command, args []string) error {
+		if err := viper.BindPFlags(cmd.PersistentFlags()); err != nil {
+			return err
+		}
+
+		if viper.GetBool(verboseFlag) {
+			boil.DebugMode = true
+		}
+
+		// dirty := false
+		// tw, _, cleanup, err := openTapeWriter(viper.GetString(tapeFlag))
+		// if err != nil {
+		// 	return err
+		// }
+		// defer cleanup(&dirty)
+
+		metadataPersister := persisters.NewMetadataPersister(viper.GetString(metadataFlag))
+		if err := metadataPersister.Open(); err != nil {
+			return err
+		}
+
+		stat, err := os.Stat(viper.GetString(contentFlag))
+		if err != nil {
+			return err
+		}
+
+		link := ""
+		if stat.Mode()&os.ModeSymlink == os.ModeSymlink {
+			if link, err = os.Readlink(viper.GetString(srcFlag)); err != nil {
+				return err
+			}
+		}
+
+		hdr, err := tar.FileInfoHeader(stat, link)
+		if err != nil {
+			return err
+		}
+
+		if err := adapters.EnhanceHeader(viper.GetString(srcFlag), hdr); err != nil {
+			return err
+		}
+
+		hdr.Name = viper.GetString(srcFlag)
+		hdr.Format = tar.FormatPAX
+
+		if !viper.GetBool(contentFlag) {
+			oldhdr, err := metadataPersister.GetHeader(context.Background(), viper.GetString(srcFlag))
+			if err != nil {
+				return err
+			}
+
+			newHdr, err := converters.TarHeaderToDBHeader(-1, -1, hdr)
+			if err != nil {
+				return err
+			}
+
+			// Metadata-only update; use the old record & block
+			newHdr.Record = oldhdr.Record
+			newHdr.Block = oldhdr.Block
+
+			// Add the update header to the index
+			if err := metadataPersister.UpdateHeaderMetadata(context.Background(), newHdr); err != nil {
+				return nil
+			}
+
+			if err := formatting.PrintCSV(formatting.TARHeaderCSV); err != nil {
+				return err
+			}
+		}
+
+		// TODO: Append the headers to the tape
+		// Append update headers to the tape/tar file
+		// hdr, err := converters.DBHeaderToTarHeader(dbhdr)
+		// if err != nil {
+		// 	return err
+		// }
+
+		// hdr.Size = 0 // Don't try to seek after the record
+		// hdr.Name = strings.TrimSuffix(viper.GetString(dstFlag), "/") + strings.TrimPrefix(hdr.Name, strings.TrimSuffix(viper.GetString(srcFlag), "/"))
+		// hdr.PAXRecords[pax.STFSRecordVersion] = pax.STFSRecordVersion1
+		// hdr.PAXRecords[pax.STFSRecordAction] = pax.STFSRecordActionUpdate
+		// hdr.PAXRecords[pax.STFSRecordReplacesName] = dbhdr.Name
+
+		// if err := tw.WriteHeader(hdr); err != nil {
+		// 	return err
+		// }
+
+		// dirty = true
+
+		// if err := formatting.PrintCSV(formatting.GetTARHeaderAsCSV(-1, -1, hdr)); err != nil {
+		// 	return err
+		// }
+
+		return nil
+	},
+}
+
+func init() {
+	updateCmd.PersistentFlags().IntP(recordSizeFlag, "e", 20, "Amount of 512-bit blocks per record")
+	updateCmd.PersistentFlags().StringP(srcFlag, "s", "", "Path of the file or directory to update")
+	updateCmd.PersistentFlags().BoolP(contentFlag, "c", false, "Replace the content on the tape/tar file")
+
+	viper.AutomaticEnv()
+
+	rootCmd.AddCommand(updateCmd)
+}