core

core gives a compact health snapshot of the running lil-terminal without turning a quick check into a diagnostic report. It combines the current core release, the unique Core ID of this generated build, PHP runtime, interface storage, installed extension count, update count, and the physical path to lil.php. ver is the short alias for the same snapshot.

SystemVersion 1.5.13Stable
lil-terminal

Overview

Use core for identity and state, not deep diagnostics: it tells you exactly which generated core is running, where lil.php lives, how the interface is stored and whether installed modules report pending updates.

Read the installation at a glance

The Core ID identifies this generated build; the release identifies its code line. Interface storage and module update counts are separate signals. Use doctor for capabilities and upgrade -c when you need the full module update plan.

Syntax

lil-terminal
core

Reference

core

show lil core information

ver

show the same compact snapshot through the short alias

Notes

Each generated PHP build receives a Core ID when it is built. The first two characters are the server-configured Core-generation code; generation 1 uses AA. The remaining 23 Base32 characters are generated from random_bytes(), so the identifier still contains 115 random bits. The ID identifies that generated core, but it is not a password, secret or license key. Repository protocol 2 sends the ID together with the Core generation and release, PHP runtime and version, server OS, coarse client OS, installation host and server origin IP. The repository requires this environment signature and asks older cores to download a current free build.

The update count is supplied by the installed upgrade module and is cached briefly. CSS and JavaScript report whether the interface is built into lil.php, stored for the current session, or persisted as .lil.css/.lil.js. Use @doctor for deeper capability diagnostics and @upgrade -c for the complete update report.

Interactive sandbox preview

Run the prepared examples directly on the page. Their results are prebuilt and shown in the browser; no terminal command is executed on the server.

Show lil core information

Install and manage

Install the current compatible version. Choose Base for the complete feature set or Minimum for the reduced package; use upgrade to update a module that is already installed.

Base and Minimum are two packages of the same current module release, not separate command versions.

Built into the core

This command is part of the selected lil-terminal core and is not installed as an ordinary extension.

Examples

Examples are copyable command lines, not actions executed by this website. Review paths, permissions and destructive flags before running them on a real project.

Show lil core information
pwd | core
sandbox/
core
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Show lil core information
core
sandbox/
core
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Show lil core information
ver
sandbox/
core
+
Show lil core information
@doctor | core
sandbox/
core
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Core · @upgrade
@upgrade -c
sandbox/
core
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Related documentation

How do I install a module? →Why does a command say “command not found”? →

Current release

v1.5.132026-08-14

Generation-coded Core ID and repository protocol 2

Adds a two-letter generation code to newly generated Core IDs and requires Core identity, runtime and origin-environment headers on repository requests. First-party telemetry now records these environment dimensions without retaining the raw origin IP.

# Version history