lil-terminal documentation
Reference for lil-terminal commands and practical guides for files, archives, data, databases, networking and server work — directly in the browser, without SSH.
New to lil-terminal? Start with Install lil-terminal, then continue with Getting started. For the project background and principles, see About the project.
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Files
attrExtended filesystem attributesattr [path [key]] [-x|-d|-s <value>]cdDirectory navigation and current-directory listingscd [path|-] [-s|-S] [-d|-D]copyCopying files and directory treescopy [options] <dst> · <src> <dst>delSafe removal of files, links and directoriesdel <path>... [-r|-a] [-f]dirDirectory trees, masks, sorting and metadatadir [depth] [path] [mask] [options]echoreadReading, filtering and slicing text filesecho <file> [text] [options]findRecursive name and text searchfind <query> [options]imgInspection, resizing and conversion of common web imagesimg <file> [options] · img -f [dir] [mask] [options] · img [options] < <list>mdDirectory creationmd <path> [-MODE|-m MODE]mfFile creation and timestampsmf <file> [-MODE|-m MODE|-edit|-code]modPermissions and timestampsmod <path> [-0755|-m 0755] [-YYYYMMDD] [-HHMMSS] [-o|-s]movMoving files and directory treesmov <src> <dst> [-f]pwdCurrent and base directoriespwd [~|\|-b|-s]renRenaming files and directoriesren [-f] <new> · <src> <new>statFilesystem metadatastat [path] [-f] [-L]uploaddownloadBrowser uploads and controlled downloadsupload [dst] [-f]
Development
codeSource-code editing with syntax highlightingcode <file> [-n] [-l <lang>|-<lang>]diffpatchUnified text diffs and controlled patch applicationdiff <old> <new> [options]editLightweight editing of ordinary text filesedit <file> [options]phpPHP runtime diagnostics and explicit code executionphp [info|version|modules|eval|file] ...replacePreview-first text and regular-expression replacementreplace <old> <new> [path] [options]
Archive tools
Data
confDirect work with common key/value and section-based configuration filesconf <file> [key|options] · conf dump <file>exifImage metadata and GPS dataexif <file> [options]iniDirect inspection, search and focused editing of INI filesini <file> [key|options] · ini dump <file>jsonDirect inspection, search and focused editing of JSON filesjson <file> [key|options] · json dump <file>mathMathematical constants and functionsmath <function> [args]propertiesDirect inspection, search and focused editing of Java-style properties filesproperties <file> [key|options] · properties dump <file>tomlDirect work with common TOML configuration filestoml <file> [key|options] · toml dump <file>xmlDirect inspection, search and focused editing of XML filesxml <file> [key|options] · xml dump <file>ymlDirect work with common YAML configuration filesyml <file> [key|options] · yml dump <file>
Database
dbDatabase-driver selection and common database operationsdb [driver] [options]mongodbMongoDB collections, documents, native commands and logical backupsmongodb [options] · mongodb : <json-command>mysqlmariadbMySQL and MariaDB connections, inspection, edits, exports and SQL backupsmysql [options] · mysql : <sql>postgresqlPostgreSQL connections, inspection, edits, exports and native SQLpostgresql [options] · postgresql : <sql>redisRedis keys, values, native commands and logical backupsredis [options] · redis : <command>sqliteSQLite files, schema, rows, native SQL and SQL backupssqlite [options] · sqlite : <sql>
Network
curlHTTP requests and remote responsescurl <url|host|me> [options]dnsDNS records and reverse lookupsdns <host|ip|me> [types] [-c]geoIP geolocation and network ownershipgeo [host|ip|me] [options]ipIP address forms and CIDR networksip <address|integer|hex|me|server>[/prefix]mailIMAP mailboxes and PHP mailmail [subcommand] [arguments] [options]netServer network interfaces and addressesnet [interface] [-4|-6|-l]pingHTTP reachability from the hosting serverping <host|url|me> [options]tcpTCP ports and TLS connectionstcp <host|ip|me> <port> [options]
Diagnostics
diskFilesystem capacity and directory sizedisk [path] [-r]doctorHosting and lil-terminal health checksdoctor [group] [-q|-j]envPHP environment, server and request valuesenv [env|server|request] [<name>]logLog discovery, bounded reading and filteringlog [file] [options]sescooPHP session data and browser cookiesses [path] [options] [: value]sysSystem information visible to PHPsys [os|host|user|time|uptime|load|memory]
Security
authexitPassword access, delays and session exitauth [-p|-e] [-a <attempts>] [-d <minutes>] [-k <attempts>]certTLS certificates, keys, CSRs and PKCS#12cert <operation> [args] [options]encAuthenticated file encryption and decryptionenc · enc -info <file> · enc <src> [dst] [options]hashDigests, HMAC and integrity verificationhash [<file>|-s "<text>"] [-a <algo>] [-h|-K <file>] [-b] · hash -c <digest> <file> [-b]randSecure random values, strings and UUIDsrand [min [max]]
Automation
System
clearTerminal output and history cleanupclear [-h|-H]coreCurrent core and interface statuscorehelpCommand discovery and help levelshelp [cmd] [-i|-l] · help -a · help me · help licensehistoryBrowser history, last result and persistent transcripthistory [-c|-o|-l [on|off|status|clear]]includeInterface packages and CSS/JavaScript storageinclude [package] [options]installModule installation, dependencies and removalinstall [mod ...] [repo] [options]killSafe removal of lil-terminal layerskill [-install|-include|-cache]upgradeModule checks, updates and repairupgrade [module] [-c] · upgrade -auto <check|update|off> · upgrade -infowhichHistorical command-origin lookup (retired)which <command>