Default Commands

This document provides a detailed reference for all the default commands available in the CWP Open Terminal Emulator.

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aafire

Displays an ASCII fire animation.

• Usage: aafire
• Details: Runs a continuous animation. Press Ctrl+C to stop.

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cat

Displays the contents of a file.

• Usage: cat [file]
• Example:

  cat /etc/motd
  

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cd

Changes the current working directory.

• Usage: cd [directory]
• Details: Supports absolute paths (e.g., /home/user) and relative paths (e.g., ../ or mydir). Running cd without an argument or with ~ will return you to the home directory (/home/user).
• Examples:

  # Navigate to a directory
  cd /usr/bin
  
  # Go up one level
  cd ..
  
  # Go to home directory
  cd
  

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chmod

Simulates changing file permissions. This is a mock command.

• Usage: chmod [permissions] [file]
• Example:

  chmod 755 my_script.sh
  

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chown

Simulates changing file ownership. This is a mock command.

• Usage: chown [user] [file]
• Example:

  chown new_owner my_file.txt
  

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chgrp

Simulates changing file group. This is a mock command.

• Usage: chgrp [group] [file]
• Example:

  chgrp new_group my_file.txt
  

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clear

Clears all previous output from the terminal screen.

• Usage: clear

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cmatrix

Displays a Matrix-style falling text animation.

• Usage: cmatrix
• Details: Runs a continuous animation. Press Ctrl+C to stop.

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cp

Copies a file from a source to a destination.

• Usage: cp [source_file] [destination_file]
• Example:

  cp /docs/guide.txt /home/user/guide-copy.txt
  

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curl

Simulates fetching a URL. This is a mock command.

• Usage: curl [url]
• Example:

  curl https://example.com
  

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date

Displays the current system date and time.

• Usage: date

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df

Simulates displaying disk usage.

• Usage: df

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du

Simulates displaying directory usage.

• Usage: du [directory]

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echo

Prints text to the terminal.

• Usage: echo [text]
• Example:

  echo "Hello, World!"
  

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edit

Starts the text editor addon to edit a file.

• Alias: vim
• Usage: edit [file_path]
• Example:

  edit my_document.txt
  

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exit

Exits the currently running addon and returns to the main terminal prompt. This command has no effect in the main terminal.

• Usage: exit

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find

Simulates finding files. This is a mock command.

• Usage: find [path] -name [pattern]

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free

Simulates displaying memory information.

• Usage: free

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grep

Searches for a pattern within a file.

• Usage: grep [pattern] [file]
• Example:

  grep "hello" /docs/guide.txt
  

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head

Displays the first few lines of a file.

• Usage: head [file] [lines]
• Default: Shows the first 10 lines.
• Example:

  # Show the first 5 lines of a file
  head /docs/guide.txt 5
  

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help

Lists all available commands.

• Usage: help

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hclear

Clears the entire command history.

• Usage: hclear
• Details: Removes all commands from the current session’s history and also deletes the history from persistent storage (localStorage).

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history

Displays a list of previously executed commands.

• Usage: history

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kill

Simulates killing a process. This is a mock command.

• Usage: kill [pid]

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ln

Simulates creating a symbolic link. This is a mock command.

• Usage: ln -s [target] [link_name]

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ls

Lists the files and directories in the current directory or a specified path.

• Usage: ls [path]
• Example:

  ls /etc
  

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mkdir

Creates a new directory. Supports the -p flag to create parent directories recursively.

• Usage: mkdir [-p] [directory_name]
• Example:

  mkdir my-project
  mkdir -p my/nested/project
  

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mv

Moves or renames a file.

• Usage: mv [source] [destination]
• Example:

  # Rename a file
  mv old.txt new.txt
  
  # Move a file to a new directory
  mv new.txt /docs
  

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pgrep

Simulates finding a process by name. This is a mock command.

• Usage: pgrep [process_name]

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ping

Simulates sending a ping to a host.

• Usage: ping [host]
• Example:

  ping example.com
  

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pkill

Simulates killing a process by name. This is a mock command.

• Usage: pkill [process_name]

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ps

Simulates listing active processes.

• Usage: ps

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pwd

Prints the current working directory path.

• Usage: pwd

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rm

Deletes a file. This action is permanent.

• Usage: rm [file]
• Example:

  rm old_data.txt
  

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rmdir

Deletes an empty directory.

• Usage: rmdir [directory]
• Example:

  rmdir my-empty-folder
  

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rps

Starts the Rock, Paper, Scissors game addon.

• Usage: rps

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run

Starts a registered addon.

• Usage: run [addon_command] [args...]
• Example:

  run edit my_document.txt
  

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tail

Displays the last few lines of a file.

• Usage: tail [file] [lines]
• Default: Shows the last 10 lines.
• Example:

  # Show the last 5 lines of a file
  tail /docs/guide.txt 5
  

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top

Simulates a process monitor. This is a mock command.

• Usage: top

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touch

Creates a new, empty file.

• Usage: touch [file_name]
• Example:

  touch log.txt
  

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tree

Displays the directory structure as a tree.

• Usage: tree [path]

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umask

Simulates showing the umask value.

• Usage: umask

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uname

Displays system information.

• Usage: uname

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uptime

Simulates showing the system uptime.

• Usage: uptime

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whoami

Displays the current user.

• Usage: whoami